Pontotoc County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Pontotoc County, Mississippi?
Only 32% of eligible citizens in Pontotoc County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 62% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Pontotoc County
In the November 2022 midterm, 7,238 of Pontotoc County’s 22,708 eligible citizens voted: 31.9% turnout. That’s about the same as Mississippi overall (31.9%) and 14.1 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 15,470 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 62.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 30.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Pontotoc County ranks #26 of 82 counties in Mississippi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claiborne County | #23 | 31.6% | 3.2 |
| Monroe County | #24 | 31.6% | 3.2 |
| Panola County | #25 | 31.7% | 3.2 |
| Pontotoc County | #26 | 31.9% | 3.1 |
| Rankin County | #27 | 31.9% | 3.1 |
| Tate County | #28 | 31.9% | 3.1 |
| Pike County | #29 | 32.0% | 3.1 |
See all 82 Mississippi counties ranked →