Pleasants County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Pleasants County, West Virginia?
Only 36% of eligible citizens in Pleasants County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 55% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Pleasants County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,204 of Pleasants County’s 6,049 eligible citizens voted: 36.4% turnout. That’s 2.9 points higher than West Virginia overall (33.5%) and 9.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,845 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 55.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Pleasants County ranks #38 of 55 counties in West Virginia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wetzel County | #35 | 35.4% | 2.8 |
| Morgan County | #36 | 35.7% | 2.8 |
| Hancock County | #37 | 35.8% | 2.8 |
| Pleasants County | #38 | 36.4% | 2.7 |
| Putnam County | #39 | 36.7% | 2.7 |
| Tyler County | #40 | 36.7% | 2.7 |
| Marshall County | #41 | 37.0% | 2.7 |
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