Fairfax city voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Fairfax city, Virginia?
Only 61% of eligible citizens in Fairfax city voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 85% turnout · 1.2 people per vote
Turnout in Fairfax city
In the November 2022 midterm, 9,641 of Fairfax city’s 15,814 eligible citizens voted: 61.0% turnout. That’s 13.2 points higher than Virginia overall (47.8%) and 15.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 6,173 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 85.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 24.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Fairfax city ranks #129 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathews County | #126 | 60.4% | 1.7 |
| Clarke County | #127 | 60.5% | 1.7 |
| Highland County | #128 | 60.8% | 1.6 |
| Fairfax city | #129 | 61.0% | 1.6 |
| Falls Church city | #130 | 61.8% | 1.6 |
| Surry County | #131 | 61.8% | 1.6 |
| Goochland County | #132 | 62.4% | 1.6 |
See all 133 Virginia counties ranked →