{"id":234264,"date":"2026-10-26T09:48:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T13:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/?p=234264"},"modified":"2026-10-26T09:48:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T13:48:37","slug":"early-voting-northern-virginia-2026-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/early-voting-northern-virginia-2026-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Voting is Up Throughout Virginia, With Northern Virginia Leading the Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/virginia-early-voting-data-800x533.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"virginia early voting data\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/virginia-early-voting-data-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/virginia-early-voting-data-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/virginia-early-voting-data-585x390.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/virginia-early-voting-data-263x175.png 263w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/virginia-early-voting-data.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"custom_category\" style=\"display:none;\">News<\/div><p>Early voting in Virginia began on September 18th, 2026 for the <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/virginia-2026-election-guide-northern-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 3rd election<\/a>. Voters throughout the state have been casting early ballots, with Northern Virginia counties leading the way. As of October 21st, 2026, more than 824,000 early ballots had been cast statewide through a combination of in-person and mail-in voting. <strong>Read on for more about early voting in Virginia in the 2026 election.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-234270\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/virginia-early-voting-data.png\" alt=\"virginia early voting data\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/virginia-early-voting-data.png 1000w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/virginia-early-voting-data-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/virginia-early-voting-data-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/virginia-early-voting-data-585x390.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/virginia-early-voting-data-263x175.png 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Early Voting Across Virginia<\/h3>\n<p>As of October 21st, Virginia had recorded approximately 824,514 early ballots, including 586,350 in-person votes and 238,164 returned mail ballots. That means in-person voting accounted for roughly 71 percent of early ballots recorded at that point, while returned mail ballots made up the remaining 29 percent. Early voting began across Virginia on September 18th, giving residents several weeks to cast a ballot before Election Day on November 3rd. Only three other states, Idaho, Minnesota, and South Dakota, opened early voting on the same day.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Northern Virginia continues to account for some of the largest early voting totals in the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fairfax County reported the highest overall total among the Northern Virginia jurisdictions reviewed, with 49,833 in-person votes and 40,586 returned mail ballots, for a combined total of 90,419 early votes.<\/li>\n<li>Prince William County reported 26,468 in-person votes and 15,336 returned mail ballots, bringing its total to 41,804.<\/li>\n<li>Loudoun County followed with 25,342 in-person votes and 14,480 mail ballots returned, for a combined total of 39,822.<\/li>\n<li>Arlington County reported 15,444 in-person early votes and 7,464 returned mail ballots, for a total of 22,908.<\/li>\n<li>Alexandria recorded 10,306 in-person votes and 5,914 returned mail ballots, for a combined total of 16,220.<\/li>\n<li>Other Northern Virginia-area jurisdictions included Stafford County, with 14,080 early ballots; Spotsylvania County, with 14,069; and Fauquier County, with 8,519.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Across those eight jurisdictions, approximately 247,841 early ballots had been recorded as of the reporting period used for the data, approximately 30% of the state&#8217;s overall early votes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/fall-foliage-northern-virginia-best-spots\/\">The Fairfax Girl\u2019s Favorite Spots for Fall Leaves<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Where to Follow Virginia Early Voting Data<\/h3>\n<p>Several public data tools are tracking early voting throughout the state.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/election.lab.ufl.edu\/early-vote\/2026-early-voting\/2026-general-election-early-vote-virginia\/\">University of Florida Election Lab<\/a> publishes statewide early voting figures and comparisons.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.statenavigate.com\/interactives\/va\/early-vote-2026\/?m=s\">State Navigate<\/a> provides an interactive look at voting activity across Virginia.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpap.org\/elections\/early-voting\/2026-november-general-election\/\">Virginia Public Access Project<\/a> also maintains an early voting dashboard with locality-level data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DezlBvAl26d\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; 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width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DezlBvAl26d\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Virginia Public Access Project (@vpapupdates)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>How 2026 Early Voting Compares With 2022<\/h3>\n<p>Early voting in Virginia is running well ahead of the pace seen during the last midterm election. As of October 26th, approximately 1,076,424 early ballots had been cast statewide in 2026, compared with 681,706 ballots at the same point in the 2022 election cycle, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/onpointpolitics.us\/maps\/early-vote\/virginia\">On Point Politics\u2019 Virginia early vote tracker<\/a>. That puts the 2026 early vote about 58% ahead of 2022, with nearly 395,000 more ballots already cast. The gap was also visible earlier in the voting period. Seventeen days before Election Day, Virginia had recorded 677,939 early votes in 2026, compared with 378,823 at the same point in 2022, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sethjlevyhub.github.io\/fl-early-vote\/va.html\">Virginia early voting comparison tracker<\/a>. That represents an increase of roughly 79%at that stage of the election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>The October 26th total included 812,765 in-person early votes and 263,659 returned mail ballots, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/onpointpolitics.us\/maps\/early-vote\/virginia\">On Point Politics<\/a>. By the end of the 2022 early voting period, Virginia had recorded roughly 977,000 to 992,000 early ballots, depending on the source and reporting methodology used. That means the 2026 statewide total has already surpassed the full 2022 early-vote total with several days of early voting still remaining. <a href=\"https:\/\/bluevirginia.us\/2026\/10\/with-just-one-week-of-early-voting-left-where-do-things-stand-in-virginia-at-this-point\/\">Blue Virginia<\/a> also noted the year-over-year difference in its analysis of the 2026 early vote.<\/p>\n<p>The higher early-voting total does not necessarily mean overall voter turnout will increase by the same amount. Available data show that early voting participation in 2026 is running substantially ahead of the pace seen during the 2022 midterm election.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>See more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/capital-bikeshare-fairfax-county-ridership-2026\/\">Fairfax County\u2019s Capital New Bike Share Stations Set Records<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Virginia residents <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/virginia-voter-information-registration-2026\/\">can vote early<\/a> in person through Saturday, October 31st, at designated early voting locations in the locality where they are registered. Voters do not need to provide a reason for voting early. Residents can also check their voter registration status, find registration information, and review voting details through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elections.virginia.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia Department of Elections<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Follow @thefairfaxgirl on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thefairfaxgirl\/\"><span class=\"s2\">Instagram <\/span><\/a>+&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thefairfaxgirl\"><span class=\"s2\">TikTok<\/span><\/a> for the latest Northern Virginia updates, and check out our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/events\/\"><span class=\"s2\">events calendar<\/span><\/a>, which has over 100+ events weekly to peruse. 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