Arlington County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Arlington County, Virginia?
Only 54% of eligible citizens in Arlington County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 76% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Arlington County
In the November 2022 midterm, 91,334 of Arlington County’s 169,651 eligible citizens voted: 53.8% turnout. That’s 6.0 points higher than Virginia overall (47.8%) and 7.8 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 78,317 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 75.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Arlington County ranks #107 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| King and Queen County | #104 | 53.1% | 1.9 |
| Botetourt County | #105 | 53.4% | 1.9 |
| Accomack County | #106 | 53.8% | 1.9 |
| Arlington County | #107 | 53.8% | 1.9 |
| Greene County | #108 | 54.0% | 1.9 |
| Craig County | #109 | 55.5% | 1.8 |
| Orange County | #110 | 55.9% | 1.8 |
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