Winchester city voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Winchester city, Virginia?
Only 40% of eligible citizens in Winchester city voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 60% turnout · 1.7 people per vote
Turnout in Winchester city
In the November 2022 midterm, 7,896 of Winchester city’s 19,555 eligible citizens voted: 40.4% turnout. That’s 7.4 points lower than Virginia overall (47.8%) and 5.6 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 11,659 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 60.5%, so each ballot spoke for 1.7 people. Midterm turnout here ran 20.1 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Winchester city ranks #42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottoway County | #39 | 39.1% | 2.6 |
| Pulaski County | #40 | 39.3% | 2.5 |
| Brunswick County | #41 | 40.2% | 2.5 |
| Winchester city | #42 | 40.4% | 2.5 |
| Washington County | #43 | 40.6% | 2.5 |
| Patrick County | #44 | 41.5% | 2.4 |
| Bland County | #45 | 41.6% | 2.4 |
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