Amherst County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Amherst County, Virginia?
Only 47% of eligible citizens in Amherst County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 69% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Amherst County
In the November 2022 midterm, 11,802 of Amherst County’s 24,968 eligible citizens voted: 47.3% turnout. That’s about the same as Virginia overall (47.8%) and 1.3 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 13,166 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 69.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 22.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Amherst County ranks #67 of 133 counties in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | #64 | 46.0% | 2.2 |
| Shenandoah County | #65 | 47.2% | 2.1 |
| Westmoreland County | #66 | 47.2% | 2.1 |
| Amherst County | #67 | 47.3% | 2.1 |
| Cumberland County | #68 | 47.3% | 2.1 |
| Charlottesville city | #69 | 47.4% | 2.1 |
| Chesapeake city | #70 | 47.4% | 2.1 |
See all 133 Virginia counties ranked →