Mecklenburg County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Mecklenburg County, Virginia?
Only 46% of eligible citizens in Mecklenburg County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 67% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Mecklenburg County
In the November 2022 midterm, 11,120 of Mecklenburg County’s 24,440 eligible citizens voted: 45.5% turnout. That’s 2.3 points lower than Virginia overall (47.8%) and about the same as the national rate (46.0%). With 13,320 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 66.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Mecklenburg County ranks #61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staunton city | #58 | 44.4% | 2.3 |
| Alleghany County | #59 | 44.9% | 2.2 |
| Halifax County | #60 | 45.4% | 2.2 |
| 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 |
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