Montgomery County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Montgomery County, Virginia?
Only 36% of eligible citizens in Montgomery County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 60% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Montgomery County
In the November 2022 midterm, 27,869 of Montgomery County’s 78,340 eligible citizens voted: 35.6% turnout. That’s 12.2 points lower than Virginia overall (47.8%) and 10.4 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 50,471 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 59.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 24.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Montgomery County ranks #20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington city | #17 | 34.9% | 2.9 |
| Prince Edward County | #18 | 34.9% | 2.9 |
| Dickenson County | #19 | 35.1% | 2.8 |
| Montgomery County | #20 | 35.6% | 2.8 |
| Emporia city | #21 | 35.7% | 2.8 |
| Smyth County | #22 | 36.0% | 2.8 |
| Tazewell County | #23 | 36.5% | 2.7 |
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