Fairfax County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Fairfax County, Virginia?
Only 53% of eligible citizens in Fairfax County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 76% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Fairfax County
In the November 2022 midterm, 406,686 of Fairfax County’s 767,585 eligible citizens voted: 53.0% turnout. That’s 5.2 points higher than Virginia overall (47.8%) and 7.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 360,899 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 76.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 23.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Fairfax County ranks #102 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fluvanna County | #99 | 52.9% | 1.9 |
| King William County | #100 | 52.9% | 1.9 |
| Amelia County | #101 | 53.0% | 1.9 |
| Fairfax County | #102 | 53.0% | 1.9 |
| Culpeper County | #103 | 53.1% | 1.9 |
| King and Queen County | #104 | 53.1% | 1.9 |
| Botetourt County | #105 | 53.4% | 1.9 |
See all 133 Virginia counties ranked →