About 61% of Floyd's registered voters deliver in 2025 General Election
The Floyd County Board of Elections said this week that the voter turnout this year was “strong,” with a total of 7,403 ballots cast, equating to about 61% of all registered voters in the county. Of those ballots, 3,277 were cast during the early voting period that started in September.
Voter participation continues to be about 7,000 in Floyd County when compared with the turnout of the Gubernatorial election in 2021. While participation has increased throughout the past decade, more Floyd County voters cast their ballots on Nov. 4 to support the Democratic candidate than in past races, reflecting state-wide trends on a local level.
Across state races, Floyd County shifted about 10.5% to support Democratic candidates over their Republican counterparts, according to this graphic from the Virginia Public Access Project (which was made with data from the Virginia Department of Elections and the Associated Press).
The Floyd County Board of Elections said this week that the voter turnout this year was “strong,” with a total of 7,403 ballots cast, equating to about 61% of all registered voters in the county. Of those ballots, 3,277 were cast during the early voting period that started in September.
Electoral Board members said the amount of participation in early voting gave them a “good indication of what to expect on Election Day.” They added that Floyd County Registrar Sarah Campbell had “anticipated the high turnout and was well prepared.”
The Board, which includes Chair Paul Kitchen, Secretary Robert Smith, and Vice-Chair Becky Howell, said they expect to certify the local results this week (on Wednesday, Nov. 12), and the state Board of Elections will meet to certify state-wide results on Dec. 1.
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During the 2021 Gubernatorial race, which saw about the same turn out of registered voters locally as the 2025 election cycle (a total of 7,433), Democratic Terry McAuliffe received 2,203 votes, about 300 fewer than Governor-Elect Abigail Spanberger (D) did this year, and Glenn Youngkin (R) received 5,230, about 450 more than this year's Republican candidate Winsome Earle-Sears, who received 4,789.
About 65% of Floyd Countians who voted cast their votes for Earle-Sears, John Reid II (Lt. Governor), and Wren Williams (47th District House of Delegates). Jason Miyares (Attorney General) received about 67% of the local vote.
While the 2017 race for Governor saw about 2,000 less Floyd County voters overall (a total of 5,414), Republican candidate Ed Gillespie received more than 60% of the vote, claiming 3,468. Democratic candidate Ralph Northam received 1,946 votes, and Libertarian Cliff Hyra received 72.
Only about 4,000 registered voters in Floyd County cast their ballots in 2013, with 2,636 supporting Republican Ken Cuccinelli, and 1,488 voting for Democrat Terry McAuliffe. Libertarian Robert Sarvis received 427 votes in 2013.
In Floyd County races for School Board, Board of Supervisors, and Floyd Town Council, the results were as follows as of Nov. 11:
Board of Supervisors:
Courthouse District — Jerry Boothe: 1,163; Write-In: 40
Indian Valley District — Walter Phillips: 932; Write-In (including votes for Darren Marshall): 452
School Board:
Courthouse District — Deborah Snellings: 1,134; Write-In: 51
Indian Valley District — Gene Bishop: 1,277; Write-In: 52
Town Council:
Mayor — William Griffin: 178; Write-In: 6
Council Seats (two highest win) — Bruce Turner: 138; Chris Bond: 113; Lisa Thompson: 84
Floyd County Republican Committee Chair David Whitaker said this year’s election results show “the future of the Floyd County Republican Party is bright.”
“Floyd County is a Christian Conservative community, and as such, voted their faith, and overwhelmingly rejected the progressive platform of the Democratic Party,” he said. Whitaker noted that results throughout all of the local precincts endorsed the conservative candidates on the state level by 65% or more.
The local Republican Committee, Whitaker said, “will continue to fight for fiscal responsibility in Floyd County government, funding only what is required for safety and health of Floyd County citizens as mandated by state code, parental rights in our public schools, voter integrity, law and order, protecting our borders, governmental transparency, and our God-given rights. We will stand against abortion on demand, restricting our right to defend ourselves, boys in girls sports and private spaces, retail sale of marijuana, and sanctuary for illegals.”
Floyd Democratic Committee Chair Karen Baker said their group is “proud that every county in the state, including Floyd, increased its democratic percentage of the vote in this election.”
The Floyd County Democratic Committee, Baker said, “has been hard at work for months to elect our statewide and local candidates, because we are committed to the things the democratic party stands for: the rule of law, affordable healthcare, vibrant public schools, solutions for affordable housing, women's reproductive health, defending our beautiful Virginia land, air and water, and compassion, dignity and care toward all people.”
She added that local members feel “gratified that Virginia elected all three of our statewide candidates, and that our House of Delegates will be solidly blue to support Abigail Spanberger's vision for making Virginia affordable.”
Figures from past elections and the unofficial results from last week’s General Election can be found online at www.elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/election-results, and additional information can be found on the Virginia Public Access Project website.