The number of voters who used same-day registration this election doubled compared with the last odd-year election.

The number of same-day registration votes on Election Day in 2023 was 15,981, according to the Virginia Department of Elections. Unofficial results from the state Department of Elections website show at least 31,881 people used same-day registration on Election Day this year. 

Nearly 90,000 people used same-day registration in the November 2024 presidential election, according to the department. 

Turnout this year, at 54% of registered voters, closely rivaled the 2021 election, according to the department’s website. However, this election saw the highest total voter numbers for a nonpresidential election, with more than 3.4 million Virginians voting. 

Many Northern Virginia localities had more than 1,000 voters register on Election Day, with 3,800 registering in Fairfax County. The city of Richmond had the second-highest total and the highest for localities with a college or university. The city of Harrisonburg and Montgomery County, both home to colleges, also had high numbers of same-day registration.