New Kent County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in New Kent County, Virginia?
Only 56% of eligible citizens in New Kent County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 85% turnout · 1.2 people per vote
Turnout in New Kent County
In the November 2022 midterm, 11,071 of New Kent County’s 19,772 eligible citizens voted: 56.0% turnout. That’s 8.2 points higher than Virginia overall (47.8%) and 10.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 8,701 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.8 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 84.7%, so each ballot spoke for 1.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 28.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
New Kent County ranks #111 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County | #108 | 54.0% | 1.9 |
| Craig County | #109 | 55.5% | 1.8 |
| Orange County | #110 | 55.9% | 1.8 |
| New Kent County | #111 | 56.0% | 1.8 |
| Middlesex County | #112 | 56.9% | 1.8 |
| Albemarle County | #113 | 57.9% | 1.7 |
| Northampton County | #114 | 58.2% | 1.7 |
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