Russell County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Russell County, Virginia?
Only 38% of eligible citizens in Russell County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 66% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Russell County
In the November 2022 midterm, 7,829 of Russell County’s 20,636 eligible citizens voted: 37.9% turnout. That’s 9.9 points lower than Virginia overall (47.8%) and 8.1 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 12,807 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 65.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 27.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Russell County ranks #30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth city | #27 | 37.0% | 2.7 |
| Scott County | #28 | 37.3% | 2.7 |
| Lynchburg city | #29 | 37.8% | 2.6 |
| Russell County | #30 | 37.9% | 2.6 |
| Williamsburg city | #31 | 37.9% | 2.6 |
| Sussex County | #32 | 38.1% | 2.6 |
| Hampton city | #33 | 38.4% | 2.6 |
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