Franklin County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Franklin County, Virginia?
Only 46% of eligible citizens in Franklin County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 70% turnout · 1.4 people per vote
Turnout in Franklin County
In the November 2022 midterm, 20,412 of Franklin County’s 44,374 eligible citizens voted: 46.0% turnout. That’s 1.8 points lower than Virginia overall (47.8%) and about the same as the national rate (46.0%). With 23,962 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 69.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 23.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Franklin County ranks #64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mecklenburg County | #61 | 45.5% | 2.2 |
| Warren County | #62 | 45.5% | 2.2 |
| Campbell County | #63 | 46.0% | 2.2 |
| Franklin County | #64 | 46.0% | 2.2 |
| Shenandoah County | #65 | 47.2% | 2.1 |
| Westmoreland County | #66 | 47.2% | 2.1 |
| Amherst County | #67 | 47.3% | 2.1 |
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