Petersburg city voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Petersburg city, Virginia?
Only 31% of eligible citizens in Petersburg city voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 53% turnout · 1.9 people per vote
Turnout in Petersburg city
In the November 2022 midterm, 7,600 of Petersburg city’s 24,863 eligible citizens voted: 30.6% turnout. That’s 17.2 points lower than Virginia overall (47.8%) and 15.4 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 17,263 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 3.3 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 52.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.9 people. Midterm turnout here ran 22.0 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Petersburg city ranks #6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Buena Vista city | #9 | 31.7% | 3.2 |
See all 133 Virginia counties ranked →