Pocahontas County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Pocahontas County, Iowa?
Only 54% of eligible citizens in Pocahontas County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 68% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Pocahontas County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,860 of Pocahontas County’s 5,301 eligible citizens voted: 54.0% turnout. That’s 2.7 points higher than Iowa overall (51.3%) and 8.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 2,441 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 67.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 13.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Pocahontas County ranks #70 of 99 counties in Iowa for vote power (#1 has the lowest turnout, so each vote there counts for the most people).
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — register or check your status at vote.org.
| County | Rank | Turnout | Per vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan County | #67 | 53.7% | 1.9 |
| Ida County | #68 | 53.7% | 1.9 |
| Greene County | #69 | 53.9% | 1.9 |
| Pocahontas County | #70 | 54.0% | 1.9 |
| Linn County | #71 | 54.1% | 1.8 |
| Winnebago County | #72 | 54.3% | 1.8 |
| Humboldt County | #73 | 55.0% | 1.8 |
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