Portsmouth city voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Portsmouth city, Virginia?
Only 37% of eligible citizens in Portsmouth city voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 56% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Portsmouth city
In the November 2022 midterm, 27,233 of Portsmouth city’s 73,620 eligible citizens voted: 37.0% turnout. That’s 10.8 points lower than Virginia overall (47.8%) and 9.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 46,387 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.7 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 56.0%, 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.
Portsmouth city ranks #27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Scott County | #28 | 37.3% | 2.7 |
| Lynchburg city | #29 | 37.8% | 2.6 |
| Russell County | #30 | 37.9% | 2.6 |
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