Early voting turn-out lower in Charlottesville than rest of TJPDC region

The polls close on the 2023 elections in just over four day and turn-out appears to be lower than the last General Assembly election in 2021. In Albemarle, 11,275 people have voted as of November 2 and that is at a rate of 133.4 voters per 1,000 registered voters. That’s a higher figure than the rest of Virginia  where the turnout rate in early voting is 109 per 1,000 registered voters. 

Turnout is down sharply in Charlottesville compared to the rest of the state with 86.7 ballots cast per 1,000 registered voters. That’s 2,928 votes. There are no contested local races in Charlottesville. 

There are two Supervisor races in Fluvanna and both are contested and the early voting rate there is 141.5 ballots cast per 1,000 registered voters. More on those races tomorrow, as with everything else not Albemarle.

Louisa County has three Supervisor seats on the ballot and the rate there is 114.2 ballots cast per 1,000 registered voters. Greene County also has three Supervisor races and the figure there is 119.9 per 1,000 registered voters. 

Two Supervisor seats are up for election in Nelson and the early voting there is measured at 129.8 ballots cast per 1,000 registered voters. 

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