Buchanan County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Buchanan County, Virginia?
Only 30% of eligible citizens in Buchanan County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 58% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Buchanan County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,745 of Buchanan County’s 16,100 eligible citizens voted: 29.5% turnout. That’s 18.3 points lower than Virginia overall (47.8%) and 16.5 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 11,355 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 57.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 28.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Buchanan County ranks #3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radford city | #1 | 26.0% | 3.8 |
| Harrisonburg city | #2 | 27.6% | 3.6 |
| Buchanan County | #3 | 29.5% | 3.4 |
| Lexington city | #4 | 30.1% | 3.3 |
| Norfolk city | #5 | 30.5% | 3.3 |
| Petersburg city | #6 | 30.6% | 3.3 |
See all 133 Virginia counties ranked →