Counties in Virginia

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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. Ballotpedia also covers mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in all state capitals.

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Counties[edit]

County government[edit]

Ballotpedia does not have any county governments in this state in its coverage scope.

Full list of counties[edit]

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]


The following table defaults to displaying only 25 counties at a time. To change the number of counties displayed, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table. You can also use the search bar above the upper-right corner of the table to look up a specific county.

Map of counties[edit]

Counties in blue on the map below are part of Ballotpedia's county coverage scope:

Elections[edit]

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.

2025[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2025 and School board elections, 2025

2024[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2024 and School board elections, 2024

2023[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2023 and School board elections, 2023

2022[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2022 and School board elections, 2022

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:

2021[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2021 and School board elections, 2021

2020[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2020 and School board elections, 2020

Past elections


Initiative process availability[edit]

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Virginia

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]

See also[edit]

Virginia Municipal government Other local coverage
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