Galax city voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Galax city, Virginia?
Only 33% of eligible citizens in Galax city voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 56% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Galax city
In the November 2022 midterm, 1,605 of Galax city’s 4,854 eligible citizens voted: 33.1% turnout. That’s 14.7 points lower than Virginia overall (47.8%) and 12.9 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,249 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 56.0%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 22.9 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Galax city ranks #16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton city | #13 | 32.9% | 3.0 |
| Bristol city | #14 | 33.0% | 3.0 |
| Prince George County | #15 | 33.0% | 3.0 |
| Galax city | #16 | 33.1% | 3.0 |
| Covington city | #17 | 34.9% | 2.9 |
| Prince Edward County | #18 | 34.9% | 2.9 |
| Dickenson County | #19 | 35.1% | 2.8 |
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