Pickens County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Pickens County, South Carolina?
Only 38% of eligible citizens in Pickens County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 57% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Pickens County
In the November 2022 midterm, 40,469 of Pickens County’s 106,554 eligible citizens voted: 38.0% turnout. That’s 4.6 points lower than South Carolina overall (42.6%) and 8.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 66,085 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 56.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Pickens County ranks #6 of 46 counties in South Carolina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamberg County | #3 | 37.6% | 2.7 |
| Chesterfield County | #4 | 37.9% | 2.6 |
| Cherokee County | #5 | 38.0% | 2.6 |
| Pickens County | #6 | 38.0% | 2.6 |
| Laurens County | #7 | 38.3% | 2.6 |
| Marion County | #8 | 38.3% | 2.6 |
| Spartanburg County | #9 | 38.6% | 2.6 |
See all 46 South Carolina counties ranked →