West Augusta, Virginia Public Records

The West Augusta Police Department, along with the Augusta County Sheriff's Office, serves as the primary law enforcement agencies for the community. The Sheriff's Office is responsible for the management of the Augusta County Jail, where individuals are detained pending trial. For those seeking arrest records, mugshots, booking records, or a comprehensive criminal history in West Augusta, the process begins with the local police records unit. Requesters can visit the West Augusta Police Department in person or contact them via phone for guidance.

West Augusta residents vote in Augusta County elections administered by the Augusta County Registrar's Office, located at 18 Government Center Lane, Suite 107, Verona, VA 24482, phone (540) 245-5656, website https://www.co.augusta.va.us/government/registrar. Virginia voters can register online through the Virginia Department of Elections at https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/Registration/Eligibility, with registration deadlines of 22 days before any election. Voters must provide their Virginia driver's license or DMV ID number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number; online registration is available to U.S. citizens who are Virginia residents, at least 18 years old by the next election, and not currently declared mentally incapacitated by a court or convicted of a felony (unless rights have been restored). West Augusta has no municipal government and therefore no city elections; residents vote in county, state, and federal elections. Augusta County Board of Supervisors elections occur in November of odd-numbered years (next in November 2025 and 2027), with the North River District supervisor representing the West Augusta area; the supervisor position is elected to a four-year term. Virginia holds statewide elections for all 100 House of Delegates seats and all 40 State Senate seats in odd-numbered years following redistricting. West Augusta voters can find their assigned polling location by using the Virginia Department of Elections polling place lookup tool at https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation/PublicContactLookup or by contacting the Augusta County Registrar. Virginia provides extensive public access to election records: voter registration lists (excluding certain personal information) are available for purchase for legitimate political purposes; campaign finance reports are searchable online through the Virginia Department of Elections at https://www.elections.virginia.gov/candidatepac-info/candidate-and-pac-disclosure-reports/; candidate filings and precinct-level election results are published online after each election. In the November 2024 presidential election, Augusta County reported approximately 55-58% voter turnout with roughly 33,000-35,000 ballots cast from about 60,000 registered voters, with the county trending conservative in recent elections. The November 3, 2026 election will be significant for West Augusta and Augusta County voters. Virginia does not hold gubernatorial elections in 2026 (the governor is elected in odd-numbered years, last in 2025), but voters will decide the U.S. Senate race as Virginia's Class 2 Senate seat will be on the ballot in 2026, currently held by Mark Warner (Democrat), along with all 11 Virginia U.S. House seats including the 6th Congressional District representing Augusta County. Virginia does not hold state legislative elections in even-numbered years. Augusta County voters will also decide constitutional offices including Sheriff, Commonwealth's Attorney, Commissioner of Revenue, Treasurer, and Clerk of Circuit Court, all of which are four-year terms up for election in 2027, not 2026; however, any special elections or local referenda could appear on the 2026 ballot. Absentee voting in Virginia is available without excuse (any registered voter may vote absentee); applications can be submitted online at https://vote.elections.virginia.gov, by mail, or in person at the Registrar's Office. The absentee ballot request deadline is 11 days before Election Day for mail ballots, or voters can vote absentee in person at the Registrar's Office starting 45 days before the election through the Saturday before Election Day. Returned mail ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received by noon the third day after the election, or delivered in person by 7:00 PM on Election Day.