Lancaster County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Lancaster County, Virginia?
Only 59% of eligible citizens in Lancaster County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 78% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Lancaster County
In the November 2022 midterm, 5,457 of Lancaster County’s 9,273 eligible citizens voted: 58.8% turnout. That’s 11.0 points higher than Virginia overall (47.8%) and 12.8 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,816 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 78.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Lancaster County ranks #119 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poquoson city | #116 | 58.4% | 1.7 |
| Loudoun County | #117 | 58.6% | 1.7 |
| Powhatan County | #118 | 58.6% | 1.7 |
| 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 |
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