Bedford County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Bedford County, Virginia?
Only 52% of eligible citizens in Bedford County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 79% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Bedford County
In the November 2022 midterm, 33,688 of Bedford County’s 64,205 eligible citizens voted: 52.5% turnout. That’s 4.7 points higher than Virginia overall (47.8%) and 6.5 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 30,517 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 79.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 26.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Bedford County ranks #98 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisa County | #95 | 51.9% | 1.9 |
| Spotsylvania County | #96 | 52.2% | 1.9 |
| York County | #97 | 52.4% | 1.9 |
| Bedford County | #98 | 52.5% | 1.9 |
| Fluvanna County | #99 | 52.9% | 1.9 |
| King William County | #100 | 52.9% | 1.9 |
| Amelia County | #101 | 53.0% | 1.9 |
See all 133 Virginia counties ranked →