Wise County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Wise County, Virginia?
Only 33% of eligible citizens in Wise County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 59% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Wise County
In the November 2022 midterm, 9,315 of Wise County’s 28,414 eligible citizens voted: 32.8% turnout. That’s 15.0 points lower than Virginia overall (47.8%) and 13.2 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 19,099 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 59.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 26.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Wise County ranks #12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista city | #9 | 31.7% | 3.2 |
| Lee County | #10 | 31.9% | 3.1 |
| Manassas Park city | #11 | 32.3% | 3.1 |
| Wise County | #12 | 32.8% | 3.1 |
| Norton city | #13 | 32.9% | 3.0 |
| Bristol city | #14 | 33.0% | 3.0 |
| Prince George County | #15 | 33.0% | 3.0 |
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