Virginia 2012 vs 2016: county swing
106 of 134 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 9 changed hands.
| County | 2012 | 2016 | Swing | Votes 2012 | Votes 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alleghany County | R+2.7 | R+36.9 | R+34.2 | 7,173 | 7,325 |
| Covington city flipped | D+14.8 | R+18.2 | R+33.0 | 2,330 | 2,382 |
| Dickenson County | R+26.1 | R+55.9 | R+29.8 | 6,904 | 6,440 |
| Buchanan County | R+34.6 | R+60.3 | R+25.7 | 9,646 | 9,247 |
| Bath County | R+17.1 | R+41.9 | R+24.8 | 2,223 | 2,253 |
| Page County | R+25.6 | R+49.5 | R+23.9 | 10,228 | 10,740 |
| Giles County | R+25.6 | R+48.3 | R+22.7 | 7,558 | 8,212 |
| Craig County | R+34.8 | R+57.2 | R+22.4 | 2,667 | 2,794 |
| Smyth County | R+33.0 | R+54.9 | R+21.9 | 12,777 | 12,890 |
| Russell County | R+36.9 | R+58.7 | R+21.8 | 12,088 | 12,246 |
| Norton city | R+22.1 | R+43.7 | R+21.6 | 1,492 | 1,460 |
| Carroll County | R+39.1 | R+59.3 | R+20.2 | 12,918 | 13,668 |
| Bland County | R+47.8 | R+67.6 | R+19.8 | 2,948 | 3,139 |
| Galax city | R+19.0 | R+38.8 | R+19.8 | 2,277 | 2,376 |
| Grayson County | R+38.4 | R+57.5 | R+19.1 | 7,121 | 7,285 |
| Lee County | R+44.4 | R+63.0 | R+18.6 | 9,598 | 9,399 |
| Wythe County | R+36.8 | R+54.5 | R+17.7 | 12,358 | 13,343 |
| Warren County | R+20.5 | R+36.8 | R+16.3 | 16,698 | 17,960 |
| Patrick County | R+38.8 | R+55.0 | R+16.2 | 8,259 | 8,525 |
| Pulaski County | R+24.8 | R+40.6 | R+15.8 | 14,680 | 15,167 |
| Scott County | R+50.4 | R+66.0 | R+15.6 | 9,992 | 10,100 |
| Henry County | R+14.7 | R+29.1 | R+14.4 | 24,963 | 24,106 |
| Westmoreland County flipped | D+7.0 | R+7.2 | R+14.2 | 8,120 | 8,574 |
| King and Queen County | R+3.3 | R+17.1 | R+13.8 | 3,655 | 3,697 |
| Buckingham County flipped | D+2.4 | R+11.2 | R+13.6 | 7,457 | 7,295 |
| Franklin County | R+28.6 | R+41.9 | R+13.3 | 26,707 | 26,971 |
| Madison County | R+18.6 | R+31.7 | R+13.1 | 6,614 | 6,979 |
| Wise County | R+48.8 | R+61.9 | R+13.1 | 15,018 | 15,163 |
| Caroline County flipped | D+8.2 | R+4.8 | R+13.0 | 13,652 | 14,863 |
| Southampton County | R+3.2 | R+16.2 | R+13.0 | 9,264 | 8,878 |
| Bristol city | R+31.0 | R+43.5 | R+12.5 | 7,387 | 7,032 |
| Lunenburg County | R+5.0 | R+17.5 | R+12.5 | 5,734 | 5,586 |
| Nottoway County | R+1.0 | R+13.1 | R+12.1 | 6,846 | 6,744 |
| Orange County | R+14.5 | R+26.4 | R+11.9 | 16,354 | 17,270 |
| Floyd County | R+25.4 | R+37.1 | R+11.7 | 7,644 | 8,051 |
| Pittsylvania County | R+27.4 | R+39.1 | R+11.7 | 30,681 | 31,598 |
| Shenandoah County | R+31.3 | R+43.0 | R+11.7 | 19,373 | 20,513 |
| Rockbridge County | R+17.8 | R+29.4 | R+11.6 | 10,177 | 10,795 |
| Gloucester County | R+27.8 | R+39.3 | R+11.5 | 19,283 | 19,619 |
| King William County | R+23.8 | R+35.1 | R+11.3 | 8,923 | 9,161 |
| Cumberland County | R+2.3 | R+13.5 | R+11.2 | 5,048 | 4,906 |
| Halifax County | R+5.6 | R+16.5 | R+10.9 | 16,692 | 17,001 |
| Louisa County | R+13.7 | R+24.5 | R+10.8 | 16,452 | 17,631 |
| Amherst County | R+19.9 | R+30.3 | R+10.4 | 14,970 | 15,396 |
| Surry County | D+21.0 | D+10.7 | R+10.3 | 4,308 | 4,228 |
| Amelia County | R+26.6 | R+36.7 | R+10.1 | 6,915 | 7,040 |
| Dinwiddie County | R+2.4 | R+12.4 | R+10.0 | 13,589 | 13,575 |
| Rappahannock County | R+7.6 | R+17.6 | R+10.0 | 4,357 | 4,483 |
| Washington County | R+43.2 | R+53.2 | R+10.0 | 25,632 | 25,847 |
| Appomattox County | R+36.4 | R+46.0 | R+9.6 | 7,935 | 8,011 |
| Essex County flipped | D+7.2 | R+2.1 | R+9.3 | 5,675 | 5,408 |
| Highland County | R+32.9 | R+42.2 | R+9.3 | 1,413 | 1,391 |
| Charlotte County | R+13.7 | R+22.8 | R+9.1 | 5,898 | 5,808 |
| Botetourt County | R+38.5 | R+47.4 | R+8.9 | 18,241 | 18,739 |
| Culpeper County | R+16.3 | R+25.2 | R+8.9 | 20,211 | 22,218 |
| Greensville County | D+27.7 | D+18.8 | R+8.9 | 4,926 | 4,363 |
| King George County | R+18.8 | R+27.7 | R+8.9 | 11,325 | 12,059 |
| Tazewell County | R+57.5 | R+66.1 | R+8.6 | 17,732 | 18,566 |
| Nelson County flipped | D+2.8 | R+5.6 | R+8.4 | 8,250 | 8,318 |
| Accomack County | R+3.5 | R+11.7 | R+8.2 | 16,051 | 15,818 |
| Richmond County | R+15.5 | R+23.6 | R+8.1 | 3,770 | 3,661 |
| Sussex County | D+24.5 | D+16.4 | R+8.1 | 5,440 | 5,044 |
| Charles City | D+32.5 | D+24.9 | R+7.6 | 4,232 | 4,107 |
| Campbell County | R+39.3 | R+46.8 | R+7.5 | 25,696 | 27,535 |
| Augusta County | R+42.1 | R+49.5 | R+7.4 | 33,672 | 36,343 |
| Prince Edward County | D+12.7 | D+5.3 | R+7.4 | 9,239 | 9,143 |
| Northampton County | D+16.4 | D+9.2 | R+7.2 | 6,491 | 6,172 |
| Frederick County | R+27.9 | R+35.0 | R+7.1 | 36,394 | 40,440 |
| Hopewell city | D+15.9 | D+9.3 | R+6.6 | 9,031 | 9,008 |
| Brunswick County | D+25.2 | D+18.7 | R+6.5 | 8,037 | 7,669 |
| Portsmouth city | D+42.8 | D+36.3 | R+6.5 | 45,922 | 43,265 |
| Mecklenburg County | R+7.0 | R+13.4 | R+6.4 | 15,077 | 14,945 |
| Greene County | R+25.2 | R+31.5 | R+6.3 | 9,023 | 9,608 |
| Clarke County | R+13.6 | R+19.7 | R+6.1 | 7,762 | 8,213 |
| Isle of Wight County | R+14.6 | R+20.5 | R+5.9 | 20,827 | 21,075 |
| Mathews County | R+31.3 | R+36.8 | R+5.5 | 5,374 | 5,311 |
| Middlesex County | R+20.5 | R+26.0 | R+5.5 | 6,080 | 6,017 |
| Prince George County | R+11.7 | R+16.9 | R+5.2 | 16,046 | 16,184 |
| Bedford County | R+44.0 | R+49.1 | R+5.1 | 37,425 | 42,525 |
| Buena Vista city | R+25.5 | R+30.6 | R+5.1 | 2,526 | 2,407 |
| Spotsylvania County | R+11.5 | R+16.6 | R+5.1 | 57,974 | 62,562 |
| Hampton city | D+42.6 | D+37.6 | R+5.0 | 66,490 | 62,356 |
| Northumberland County | R+14.8 | R+19.6 | R+4.8 | 7,558 | 7,398 |
| Fauquier County | R+19.9 | R+24.5 | R+4.6 | 35,555 | 37,467 |
| Salem city | R+20.7 | R+24.7 | R+4.0 | 12,318 | 12,225 |
| Roanoke city | D+22.8 | D+19.0 | R+3.8 | 40,155 | 39,466 |
| Rockingham County | R+40.5 | R+44.3 | R+3.8 | 34,866 | 37,487 |
| Franklin city | D+30.7 | D+27.0 | R+3.7 | 4,360 | 4,070 |
| New Kent County | R+33.7 | R+37.3 | R+3.6 | 10,953 | 12,242 |
| Petersburg city | D+80.2 | D+76.7 | R+3.5 | 15,908 | 13,786 |
| Newport News city | D+30.0 | D+26.6 | R+3.4 | 79,444 | 75,715 |
| Fluvanna County | R+6.2 | R+9.3 | R+3.1 | 12,749 | 13,597 |
| Suffolk city | D+15.1 | D+12.2 | R+2.9 | 42,566 | 43,240 |
| Norfolk city | D+45.4 | D+42.6 | R+2.8 | 87,043 | 83,388 |
| Chesapeake city flipped | D+1.1 | R+1.3 | R+2.4 | 110,425 | 112,705 |
| Roanoke County | R+25.2 | R+27.6 | R+2.4 | 51,217 | 51,489 |
| Emporia city | D+33.6 | D+31.3 | R+2.3 | 2,696 | 2,367 |
| Staunton city | D+4.1 | D+1.8 | R+2.3 | 11,210 | 11,255 |
| Danville city | D+22.1 | D+19.9 | R+2.2 | 20,204 | 18,952 |
| Lancaster County | R+8.7 | R+9.8 | R+1.1 | 6,961 | 6,645 |
| Martinsville city | D+24.5 | D+23.4 | R+1.1 | 6,284 | 5,907 |
| Virginia Beach city | R+2.5 | R+3.5 | R+1.0 | 196,641 | 203,262 |
| Fredericksburg city | D+26.9 | D+26.3 | R+0.6 | 11,437 | 11,264 |
| Powhatan County | R+45.8 | R+46.3 | R+0.5 | 15,525 | 16,900 |
| Waynesboro city | R+10.8 | R+11.3 | R+0.5 | 8,791 | 9,204 |
| Stafford County | R+8.7 | R+9.1 | R+0.4 | 60,583 | 65,934 |
| Colonial Heights city | R+39.4 | R+39.2 | D+0.2 | 8,624 | 8,457 |
| Radford city | D+3.9 | D+4.7 | D+0.8 | 5,399 | 6,085 |
| Lynchburg city | R+10.5 | R+8.9 | D+1.6 | 36,448 | 35,671 |
| Montgomery County flipped | R+0.3 | D+1.3 | D+1.6 | 41,009 | 43,031 |
| Winchester city | D+1.5 | D+3.5 | D+2.0 | 10,296 | 10,667 |
| Poquoson city | R+51.2 | R+48.6 | D+2.6 | 7,106 | 7,177 |
| Manassas city | D+13.3 | D+16.1 | D+2.8 | 15,200 | 15,411 |
| Manassas Park city | D+25.3 | D+28.1 | D+2.8 | 4,656 | 5,232 |
| Goochland County | R+28.3 | R+24.9 | D+3.4 | 13,315 | 14,037 |
| York County | R+20.7 | R+17.1 | D+3.6 | 33,953 | 34,118 |
| Hanover County | R+36.6 | R+32.3 | D+4.3 | 59,058 | 62,753 |
| Prince William County | D+16.0 | D+21.1 | D+5.1 | 180,195 | 196,538 |
| Chesterfield County | R+7.8 | R+2.3 | D+5.5 | 170,988 | 176,461 |
| Richmond city | D+57.3 | D+63.4 | D+6.1 | 97,569 | 103,484 |
| James City | R+12.0 | R+5.1 | D+6.9 | 41,240 | 43,173 |
| Harrisonburg city | D+13.4 | D+22.0 | D+8.6 | 15,593 | 17,993 |
| Henrico County | D+11.8 | D+20.8 | D+9.0 | 162,241 | 163,654 |
| Bedford city flipped | R+10.7 | Even | D+10.7 | 2,805 | 0 |
| Loudoun County | D+4.5 | D+16.9 | D+12.4 | 160,060 | 183,097 |
| Albemarle County | D+12.0 | D+24.8 | D+12.8 | 53,907 | 56,726 |
| Charlottesville city | D+53.5 | D+66.5 | D+13.0 | 21,797 | 22,472 |
| Fairfax city | D+16.1 | D+30.4 | D+14.3 | 11,629 | 12,030 |
| Williamsburg city | D+28.7 | D+43.1 | D+14.4 | 7,748 | 7,626 |
| Alexandria city | D+43.5 | D+58.0 | D+14.5 | 73,411 | 75,770 |
| Fairfax County | D+20.5 | D+35.8 | D+15.3 | 529,287 | 551,183 |
| Lexington city | D+12.7 | D+30.3 | D+17.6 | 2,687 | 2,465 |
| Falls Church city | D+39.4 | D+57.9 | D+18.5 | 7,276 | 7,757 |
| Arlington County | D+39.8 | D+59.2 | D+19.4 | 117,608 | 121,356 |
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data