Top 100 cities by population |
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities.
This page includes the following resources:
Click the links in the table below for information about the cities in Ballotpedia's coverage scope and the county governments that overlap those cities:
City | County |
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Chesapeake | Independent city |
Norfolk | Independent city |
Richmond | Independent city |
Virginia Beach | Independent city |
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 95 counties, 228 cities, towns, and villages, and 193 special districts. There are 38 independent cities in the state.[1]
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
Ballotpedia expanded its coverage of local elections in Virginia in 2022. Click here to find your county, or click the links below for additional information about the following municipalities:
Past elections
The initiative process is available in the four of the 229 Virginia charter municipalities that have exercised their home rule authority to institute such a process. They are Hampton, Lynchburg, Norfolk, and Portsmouth.[2]
Virginia | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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