Richmond city voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Richmond city, Virginia?
Only 39% of eligible citizens in Richmond city voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 61% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Richmond city
In the November 2022 midterm, 69,343 of Richmond city’s 177,988 eligible citizens voted: 39.0% turnout. That’s 8.8 points lower than Virginia overall (47.8%) and 7.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 108,645 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 60.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 21.8 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Richmond city ranks #38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martinsville city | #35 | 38.5% | 2.6 |
| Buckingham County | #36 | 38.8% | 2.6 |
| Henry County | #37 | 39.0% | 2.6 |
| Richmond city | #38 | 39.0% | 2.6 |
| Nottoway County | #39 | 39.1% | 2.6 |
| Pulaski County | #40 | 39.3% | 2.5 |
| Brunswick County | #41 | 40.2% | 2.5 |
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