WHAT IS THE VOTER REGISTRATION GAP?

In Virginia, 53% of 18-year-olds are registered to vote, compared to 89% 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 39 states we currently track. 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.

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County
Age Group
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Virginia

53% of 18-year-olds are registered to vote as of Aug 31, 2026.

85%75%65%55%45%35%LowPop
Voter data from a commercial source compiling official state records and the American Community Survey. Last updated on Oct 13, 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 Aug 31, 2026. We omit counties with 18-year-old populations below 100.

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18 vs 45+
Accomack County58%89%39833,335
Albemarle County30%> 90%3,143114,919
Alleghany County63%86%13114,859
Amherst County42%89%47131,485
Appomattox County81%> 90%14816,610
Arlington County81%86%1,695236,254
Augusta County62%88%85778,033
Bedford County74%> 90%80480,894
Botetourt County74%> 90%34234,004
Brunswick County79%86%12615,841
Buchanan County61%84%17219,415
Buckingham County54%81%20916,976
Campbell County67%87%60955,312
Caroline County> 90%> 90%27532,098
Carroll County87%86%22829,157
Charlotte County68%> 90%13311,422
Chesterfield County69%> 90%4,964377,869
Clarke County74%90%15515,216
Culpeper County59%> 90%77954,397
Cumberland County65%> 90%1039,818
Dinwiddie County57%87%33128,191
Essex County45%89%17010,623
Fairfax County64%85%13,7101,147,837
Fauquier County65%> 90%93674,577
Floyd County74%> 90%14415,593
Fluvanna County89%> 90%24928,092
Franklin County58%86%60455,130
Frederick County73%> 90%98195,008
Giles County53%84%15316,557
Gloucester County82%> 90%34539,526
Goochland County67%> 90%29326,410
Grayson County85%84%10815,287
Greene County71%> 90%25121,155
Greensville County35%74%18311,275
Halifax County67%88%31333,639
Hanover County64%> 90%1,369112,879
Henrico County66%> 90%3,659335,744
Henry County57%81%57949,980
Isle of Wight County64%> 90%37639,974
James City County62%> 90%89481,013
King George County79%> 90%32627,896
King William County87%> 90%18418,593
Lee County66%83%19421,900
Loudoun County73%> 90%5,247432,998
Louisa County86%> 90%28839,980
Lunenburg County68%81%12712,016
Madison County43%87%19014,044
Mecklenburg County63%88%27730,516
Montgomery County13%82%5,18799,101
Nelson County64%> 90%11014,732
New Kent County89%> 90%21425,105
Northumberland County53%> 90%11212,188
Nottoway County32%78%26915,597
Orange County84%> 90%31737,822
Page County78%89%24523,727
Patrick County39%82%21817,512
Pittsylvania County80%85%53859,856
Powhatan County74%> 90%28931,555
Prince Edward County10%> 90%1,10821,996
Prince George County21%> 90%1,48443,146
Prince William County67%84%6,176488,880
Pulaski County84%81%25133,687
Roanoke County67%> 90%1,09997,023
Rockbridge County44%84%25722,531
Rockingham County46%89%1,21885,600
Russell County72%86%21325,538
Scott County56%85%18221,479
Shenandoah County66%90%51544,925
Smyth County72%81%28329,420
Southampton County68%81%16717,964
Spotsylvania County79%> 90%1,753146,603
Stafford County80%> 90%2,200163,466
Tazewell County57%79%42539,624
Warren County73%88%39441,531
Washington County60%83%65053,926
Westmoreland County> 90%> 90%12718,826
Wise County50%85%41335,448
Wythe County66%88%25928,188
York County69%> 90%85671,005
Alexandria city78%81%795156,976
Bristol city43%81%24716,849
Buena Vista city13%83%2606,593
Charlottesville city26%81%89145,437
Chesapeake city70%> 90%2,858252,583
Colonial Heights city> 90%90%14018,352
Covington city34%82%1205,680
Danville city55%80%50642,214
Fairfax city59%> 90%28625,026
Falls Church city61%> 90%24514,710
Fredericksburg city21%87%80828,873
Hampton city50%89%1,984137,557
Harrisonburg city9%67%3,32951,392
Hopewell city> 90%87%16222,959
Lexington city4%70%7987,525
Lynchburg city16%> 90%3,64179,497
Manassas city54%72%55042,976
Manassas Park city> 90%68%12416,798
Martinsville city41%89%21613,658
Newport News city38%89%3,071184,216
Norfolk city30%82%4,184233,596
Norton city27%89%1023,577
Petersburg city85%88%27233,537
Poquoson city57%> 90%17012,639
Portsmouth city64%> 90%1,01697,190
Radford city6%83%1,41616,726
Richmond city28%74%4,069229,359
Roanoke city71%81%95798,355
Salem city28%87%53125,618
Staunton city43%89%37425,948
Suffolk city71%> 90%1,06098,796
Virginia Beach city63%> 90%4,830456,349
Waynesboro city> 90%> 90%14322,841
Williamsburg city7%87%1,65315,798
Winchester city33%76%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 Oct 13, 2026. Population estimates come from the American Community Survey. To learn more, read our research model.

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