Norfolk city voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Norfolk city, Virginia?
Only 30% of eligible citizens in Norfolk city voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 48% turnout · 2.1 people per vote
Turnout in Norfolk city
In the November 2022 midterm, 54,371 of Norfolk city’s 178,481 eligible citizens voted: 30.5% turnout. That’s 17.3 points lower than Virginia overall (47.8%) and 15.5 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 124,110 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 48.0%, so each ballot spoke for 2.1 people. Midterm turnout here ran 17.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Norfolk city ranks #5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisonburg city | #2 | 27.6% | 3.6 |
| Buchanan County | #3 | 29.5% | 3.4 |
| Lexington city | #4 | 30.1% | 3.3 |
| Norfolk city | #5 | 30.5% | 3.3 |
| Petersburg city | #6 | 30.6% | 3.3 |
| Greensville County | #7 | 31.1% | 3.2 |
| Hopewell city | #8 | 31.2% | 3.2 |
See all 133 Virginia counties ranked →