Wilkes County has 9,540 residents, making it the #126 county out of 159.
At least 7,167 residents are registered to vote.
On a scale of 1 (most Democratic) to 159 (most Republican), Wilkes County ranks #30.
Wilkes County Voting
1,049 people have voted so far in the 2026 primary election, representing 14.6% of registered voters.
The breakdown is 127 mail votes, and 922 early, in-person votes.
1,058 people have requested a ballot for the 2026 primary election.
561 (53.5%) people have voted with Democratic ballots in the 2026 primary. 476 (45.4%) people have voted with Republican ballots in the 2026 primary. 12 (1.1%) people have voted with Non-Partisan ballots in the 2026 primary.
By Race
Race
Votes
Vote %
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Other
548
464
4
1
31
52.2%
44.2%
0.4%
0.1%
3.0%
By Gender
Gender
Votes
Vote %
Female
Male
Unknown
601
447
1
57.3%
42.6%
0.1%
By Age
Age
Votes
Vote %
18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+
Unknown
27
32
51
246
693
0
2.6%
3.1%
4.9%
23.5%
66.1%
0.0%
Early Voters
537 (51.2%) of 2026 primary election early voters voted early in the 2022 primary election
Day Of Voters
241 (23.0%) of 2026 primary election early voters voted on election day in the 2022 primary election
Non-Voters
271 (25.8%) of 2026 primary election early voters did not vote in the 2022 primary election