Mathews County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Mathews County, Virginia?
Only 60% of eligible citizens in Mathews County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 81% turnout · 1.2 people per vote
Turnout in Mathews County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,399 of Mathews County’s 7,281 eligible citizens voted: 60.4% turnout. That’s 12.6 points higher than Virginia overall (47.8%) and 14.4 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 2,882 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 81.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Mathews County ranks #126 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson County | #123 | 60.0% | 1.7 |
| James City County | #124 | 60.1% | 1.7 |
| 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 |
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