Hanover County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Hanover County, Virginia?
Only 60% of eligible citizens in Hanover County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 84% turnout · 1.2 people per vote
Turnout in Hanover County
In the November 2022 midterm, 51,937 of Hanover County’s 86,732 eligible citizens voted: 59.9% turnout. That’s 12.1 points higher than Virginia overall (47.8%) and 13.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 34,795 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 84.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 24.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Hanover County ranks #122 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster County | #119 | 58.8% | 1.7 |
| Northumberland County | #120 | 59.2% | 1.7 |
| Isle of Wight County | #121 | 59.8% | 1.7 |
| Hanover County | #122 | 59.9% | 1.7 |
| Nelson County | #123 | 60.0% | 1.7 |
| James City County | #124 | 60.1% | 1.7 |
| Fauquier County | #125 | 60.2% | 1.7 |
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