Highland County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Highland County, Virginia?
Only 61% of eligible citizens in Highland County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 78% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Highland County
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,191 of Highland County’s 1,958 eligible citizens voted: 60.8% turnout. That’s 13.0 points higher than Virginia overall (47.8%) and 14.8 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 767 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 78.1%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Highland County ranks #128 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fauquier County | #125 | 60.2% | 1.7 |
| Mathews County | #126 | 60.4% | 1.7 |
| Clarke County | #127 | 60.5% | 1.7 |
| Highland County | #128 | 60.8% | 1.6 |
| Fairfax city | #129 | 61.0% | 1.6 |
| Falls Church city | #130 | 61.8% | 1.6 |
| Surry County | #131 | 61.8% | 1.6 |
See all 133 Virginia counties ranked →