Newport News city voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Newport News city, Virginia?
Only 37% of eligible citizens in Newport News city voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 56% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Newport News city
In the November 2022 midterm, 49,705 of Newport News city’s 135,949 eligible citizens voted: 36.6% turnout. That’s 11.2 points lower than Virginia overall (47.8%) and 9.4 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 86,244 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 55.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Newport News city ranks #24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emporia city | #21 | 35.7% | 2.8 |
| Smyth County | #22 | 36.0% | 2.8 |
| Tazewell County | #23 | 36.5% | 2.7 |
| Newport News city | #24 | 36.6% | 2.7 |
| Danville city | #25 | 36.7% | 2.7 |
| Roanoke city | #26 | 36.8% | 2.7 |
| Portsmouth city | #27 | 37.0% | 2.7 |
See all 133 Virginia counties ranked →