VPAP has more complete picture of turnout in 2024 elections

Two and a half weeks have now passed now since the 2024 election and now attention turns to future elections. There are races for governor in both Virginia and New Jersey as well as all 100 seats in the House of Delegates. 

The results of the November 5 election are still unofficial until being accepted by the State Board of Elections at their meeting on December 2. But there’s a more accurate picture of how many people participated in the election. 

The Virginia Public Access Project has put together a map that visualizes turnout for each locality from 2024 compared to the statewide average. Across the entire Commonwealth, 70.2 percent of registered voters cast a ballot. 

The counties of Goochland, Powhatan, and Hanover had the highest participation rates with 83.2 percent, 82.8 percent, and 81.7 percent respectively. 

The City of Petersburg had the lowest turnout with 53.2 percent. The City of Emporia is next at 54.3 percent. The City of Hopewell was at 55.9 percent. 

In the localities of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District, Nelson County had the highest turnout with 78.2 percent. Louisa County is next with 76.8 percent of registered voters casting a ballot. Fluvanna was close to that amount with 76.7 percent. 

Greene County was next with 76.3 percent. 

Turnout in Albemarle is at 72.9 percent. 

Charlottesville follows the trend of most Virginia cities having a lower turnout than the statewide average. The rate in the city is at 65.7 percent. 

Only the cities of Fairfax and Staunton had turnout above the statewide average with 72.1 percent and 71.3 percent respectively. In the Fifth Congressional District, turnout in Lynchburg is at 58.8 percent and Danville is at 60.9 percent. 

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