CDC Votes in Lofa County Increased Significantly From 2017 to 2023, but Did Not Reach 37%

Published: June 3, 2026

Resigned officials of the Lofa County Chapter of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) claimed that the party secured 7% of the total votes cast in Lofa County during the 2017 elections, adding that this figure increased to 37% in the 2023 elections.

The claim was made in a resignation statement read by the group’s secretary as they pledged support to the National Independent Movement for Boakai (NIMBO), a political movement established by Deputy House Speaker and Lofa County Lawmaker, Thomas Fallah.

According to the secretary, the increase in the CDC’s vote share was driven by the chapter’s “tireless grassroots mobilization, political education efforts, and deliberate cultivation of public trust”.

The Claim

An excerpt from the statement reads: “During the 2017 election, the CDC obtained a mere 7% of the total votes cast in Lofa County. However, through tireless grassroots mobilization, political education, and the deliberate cultivation of public trust, the party recorded an extraordinary lead of 37% of the total votes cast in Lofa County during the 2023 elections — a staggering increase of 30 percentage points.”

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The claim was made during the resignation of the some members of the CDC Lofa County’s Chapter

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Rating Justification

To verify the claim, we reviewed the official 2017 and 2023 election results published by the National Elections Commission (NEC).

Our findings show that during the first round of the 2017 elections, the CDC obtained 7% of the votes cast in Lofa County, while the Unity Party (UP) secured 78%. In the runoff election, the CDC received 15.7% of the county’s votes, compared to the UP’s 84%.

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In the 2023 elections, the CDC again obtained 27% of the votes in the county during the first round, while the Unity Party secured 56%. In the runoff election, the CDC received 35.4% of the votes cast in Lofa County, while the Unity Party obtained 64.6%.

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Conclusion

Based on a review of the official election results, the claim by former officials of the CDC Lofa County Chapter is mostly correct.

While it is true that the CDC obtained 7% of the vote in the first round of the 2017 election in Lofa County, it did not obtain 37% in 2023.

The official results show that the party received 35.4% of the total votes in the county’s

Editor’s Note:

This fact check explainer was produced by Local Voices Liberia with support from the European Union through the Liberia Media Empowerment Program (LMEP). The funder had no say in the editorial decision leading to the production of this fact-check report.  Read the original fact-check report here.