WHAT IS THE VOTER REGISTRATION GAP?

In Virginia, 56% of 18-year-olds are registered to vote, compared to 88% of voters 45+

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Virginia Voter Registration Gap

This maps shows the most recent county-level voter registration rates in Virginia, one of a set of 31 states we currently track, with more states coming soon. Rates are shown for both 18-year-olds and adults ages 45 and older. Click a county to learn more about voter registration in there.

State
County
Age Group

Virginia

56% of 18-year-olds are registered to vote as of May 4, 2026.

85%75%65%55%45%35%0
Voter data from a commercial source compiling official state records and the American Community Survey. Last updated on Jun 9, 2026.
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Virginia County Registration Rates

This table shows the voter registration rates in each Virginia county or county-equivalent as of May 4, 2026. We omit counties with populations below 10,000.

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18 vs 45+
Accomack County61%89%39833,335
Albemarle County42%> 90%3,143114,919
Alleghany County69%86%13114,859
Amelia County> 90%> 90%9613,462
Amherst County39%88%47131,485
Appomattox County89%> 90%14816,610
Arlington County80%85%1,695236,254
Augusta County73%87%85778,033
Bedford County78%> 90%80480,894
Botetourt County77%> 90%34234,004
Brunswick County67%85%12615,841
Buchanan County61%84%17219,415
Buckingham County64%80%20916,976
Campbell County68%86%60955,312
Caroline County> 90%> 90%27532,098
Carroll County> 90%86%22829,157
Charlotte County65%> 90%13311,422
Chesterfield County72%> 90%4,964377,869
Clarke County72%90%15515,216
Culpeper County64%89%77954,397
Dickenson County> 90%85%8613,733
Dinwiddie County57%87%33128,191
Essex County44%89%17010,623
Fairfax County64%84%13,7101,147,837
Fauquier County67%> 90%93674,577
Floyd County70%> 90%14415,593
Fluvanna County> 90%> 90%24928,092
Franklin County60%86%60455,130
Frederick County79%> 90%98195,008
Giles County58%84%15316,557
Gloucester County82%> 90%34539,526
Goochland County66%> 90%29326,410
Grayson County> 90%84%10815,287
Greene County70%> 90%25121,155
Greensville County31%73%18311,275
Halifax County69%88%31333,639
Hanover County65%> 90%1,369112,879
Henrico County64%90%3,659335,744
Henry County60%81%57949,980
Isle of Wight County75%> 90%37639,974
James City County65%> 90%89481,013
King George County89%> 90%32627,896
King William County> 90%> 90%18418,593
Lancaster County84%> 90%5710,936
Lee County77%83%19421,900
Loudoun County73%> 90%5,247432,998
Louisa County> 90%> 90%28839,980
Lunenburg County70%80%12712,016
Madison County46%86%19014,044
Mecklenburg County61%87%27730,516
Middlesex County> 90%> 90%5010,847
Montgomery County23%82%5,18799,101
Nelson County65%> 90%11014,732
New Kent County> 90%> 90%21425,105
Northampton County> 90%> 90%8212,059
Northumberland County64%> 90%11212,188
Nottoway County28%77%26915,597
Orange County85%> 90%31737,822
Page County71%89%24523,727
Patrick County40%81%21817,512
Pittsylvania County82%85%53859,856
Powhatan County89%> 90%28931,555
Prince Edward County11%> 90%1,10821,996
Prince George County22%> 90%1,48443,146
Prince William County70%84%6,176488,880
Pulaski County90%81%25133,687
Roanoke County72%90%1,09997,023
Rockbridge County46%84%25722,531
Rockingham County49%88%1,21885,600
Russell County90%86%21325,538
Scott County63%85%18221,479
Shenandoah County68%89%51544,925
Smyth County82%81%28329,420
Southampton County70%81%16717,964
Spotsylvania County83%> 90%1,753146,603
Stafford County80%> 90%2,200163,466
Sussex County81%85%8010,765
Tazewell County62%79%42539,624
Warren County75%87%39441,531
Washington County63%83%65053,926
Westmoreland County> 90%> 90%12718,826
Wise County58%85%41335,448
Wythe County73%87%25928,188
York County73%> 90%85671,005
Alexandria city80%80%795156,976
Bristol city44%81%24716,849
Charlottesville city27%80%89145,437
Chesapeake city74%> 90%2,858252,583
Colonial Heights city> 90%89%14018,352
Danville city52%80%50642,214
Fairfax city65%> 90%28625,026
Falls Church city58%> 90%24514,710
Fredericksburg city27%87%80828,873
Hampton city54%88%1,984137,557
Harrisonburg city17%67%3,32951,392
Hopewell city> 90%86%16222,959
Lynchburg city22%> 90%3,64179,497
Manassas city54%72%55042,976
Manassas Park city> 90%67%12416,798
Martinsville city42%87%21613,658
Newport News city39%88%3,071184,216
Norfolk city32%81%4,184233,596
Petersburg city83%87%27233,537
Poquoson city61%> 90%17012,639
Portsmouth city63%> 90%1,01697,190
Radford city8%82%1,41616,726
Richmond city35%73%4,069229,359
Roanoke city64%80%95798,355
Salem city35%87%53125,618
Staunton city45%88%37425,948
Suffolk city73%> 90%1,06098,796
Virginia Beach city65%> 90%4,830456,349
Waynesboro city> 90%> 90%14322,841
Williamsburg city14%86%1,65315,798
Winchester city37%75%60627,913

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The voter data shown on this page comes from a commercial source that compiles official state records and was last updated on Jun 9, 2026. Population estimates come from the American Community Survey. To learn more, read our research model.

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