Powhatan County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Powhatan County, Virginia?
Only 59% of eligible citizens in Powhatan County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 82% turnout · 1.2 people per vote
Turnout in Powhatan County
In the November 2022 midterm, 14,931 of Powhatan County’s 25,478 eligible citizens voted: 58.6% turnout. That’s 10.8 points higher than Virginia overall (47.8%) and 12.6 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 10,547 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 81.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 23.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Powhatan County ranks #118 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County | #115 | 58.4% | 1.7 |
| 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 |
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