Pocahontas County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Pocahontas County, West Virginia?
Only 43% of eligible citizens in Pocahontas County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 61% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Pocahontas County
In the November 2022 midterm, 2,731 of Pocahontas County’s 6,401 eligible citizens voted: 42.7% turnout. That’s 9.2 points higher than West Virginia overall (33.5%) and 3.3 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,670 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 60.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Pocahontas County ranks #52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun County | #49 | 42.0% | 2.4 |
| Greenbrier County | #50 | 42.1% | 2.4 |
| Wirt County | #51 | 42.3% | 2.4 |
| Pocahontas County | #52 | 42.7% | 2.3 |
| Monroe County | #53 | 43.9% | 2.3 |
| Pendleton County | #54 | 44.3% | 2.3 |
| Tucker County | #55 | 45.1% | 2.2 |
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