Essex County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Essex County, Virginia?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in Essex County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 71% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Essex County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,220 of Essex County’s 8,571 eligible citizens voted: 49.2% turnout. That’s 1.4 points higher than Virginia overall (47.8%) and 3.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 4,351 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 70.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Essex County ranks #80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince William County | #77 | 48.7% | 2.1 |
| Rockbridge County | #78 | 48.7% | 2.1 |
| Franklin city | #79 | 48.8% | 2.0 |
| Essex County | #80 | 49.2% | 2.0 |
| Pittsylvania County | #81 | 49.2% | 2.0 |
| Rockingham County | #82 | 49.2% | 2.0 |
| Gloucester County | #83 | 49.3% | 2.0 |
See all 133 Virginia counties ranked →