Virginia holds elections every year, and 2026 proved to be a particularly busy one because of a spring special election tied to a proposed constitutional amendment about redistricting.

But many Northern Virginia voters say despite the number of times they had to cast ballots this year, they remain energized and motivated and don’t have voter fatigue.

“We’ll keep voting every single time,” Edward Facundo said after casting a ballot early in Loudoun County. “We haven’t missed an election since we’ve moved here, and we won’t. We’re just going to keep showing up, especially right now.”

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In Fairfax, meanwhile, Chris Moyer said she typically votes early, and this fall, that’s no different.

“No voter fatigue,” Moyer told WTOP. “We always vote. We always take the time to do it. We’ve done it for many, many years, and we will continue to do it as long as we can.”

Eight days before the election in 2022, there were 654,149 early ballots cast. At the same point this year, that figure is 1,183,895 early ballots, according to data from the Virginia Public Access Project.

Staci Tyrrell voted early on Tuesday at the Fairfax County Government Center to “make sure everything goes through, and there’s no problems on Election Day.”

Mawia Zaienelabdien, meanwhile, said he’s always motivated to cast a ballot because, “It’s important to me to vote.”

“I always vote, ever since I became a U.S. citizen,” he said.

Cynthy Matulas was motivated by one of the proposed constitutional amendments, suggesting they provided “even more of an incentive to show up.”

“Because I am Catholic, I think it’s important to make sure that our voices are heard in this climate,” Matulas said.

This fall, Virginians are considering three proposed constitutional amendments and voting for a U.S. Senate seat. All the Commonwealth’s House seats are also on the ballot.

“It is our duty and obligation to vote in every election, if possible,” Jason Branciforte said. “I’m not going to ever have voter fatigue in terms of not wanting to vote.”

Francisco Mejia, a Fairfax resident, said he’s retired and has the time and energy to vote, and “I’m actually pushing people to get out.”

Back in Loudoun County, Jareer Elass described his approach as energized.

“Every election is consequential, and certainly the last three or four have been incredibly consequential,” Elass said.

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