Galax County, Virginia, elections, 2022

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Voting information[edit]

See also: Voting in Virginia

Election information in Virginia: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 17, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Oct. 17, 2022
  • Online: Oct. 17, 2022

Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 28, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Oct. 28, 2022
  • Online: Oct. 28, 2022

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
  • By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 8, 2022

Is early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What are the early voting start and end dates?

Sep. 24, 2022 to Nov. 5, 2022

Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When are polls open on Election Day?

6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Demographics[edit]

Demographic Data for Galax County, Virginia (2019)
Galax County Virginia
Population 6,517 8,454,463
Land area (sq mi) 8 39,481
Race and ethnicity**
White 89.6% 67.6%
Black/African American 7.5% 19.2%
Asian 0.6% 6.4%
Native American 0% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.1%
Two or more 0.3% 3.8%
Hispanic/Latino 14.5% 9.4%
Education
High school graduation rate 75.7% 89.7%
College graduation rate 14.8% 38.8%
Income
Median household income $33,575 $74,222
Persons below poverty level 23.8% 10.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019)
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential election results by county, 2012-2020[edit]

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 52.2% of Virginians lived in one of the state's 39 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 29.4% lived in one of 81 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Virginia was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Virginia following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.[1]

Other counties in Virginia[edit]

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See also[edit]


  1. This analysis includes Virginia's 95 counties and 38 independent cities, which are treated as county-equivalents for census purposes.

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