Virginia · 2020 presidential election
Virginia presidential election results 2020
Joseph R. Biden carried Virginia by 10.11 points (451,138 votes), winning 13 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 13
- Votes counted
- 4,460,524
- VA result
- D+10.1
- Compared with the nation
- 5.7 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 2016
- 4.8 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph R. Biden | Democratic | 2,413,568 | 54.11% | 13 | |
| Donald J. Trump | Republican | 1,962,430 | 44.00% | — | |
| Others | Others | 84,526 | 1.89% | — | |
| Total votes | 4,460,524 | ||||
Sources: va-2020.pdf · 2020
County resultsMedia count
Download CSV| County | Joseph R. Biden | Donald J. Trump | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | 7,578 | 9,172 | 212 | 16,962 | 9.4 |
| Albemarle County | 42,466 | 20,804 | 1,387 | 64,657 | 33.5 |
| Alexandria city | 66,240 | 14,544 | 1,724 | 82,508 | 62.7 |
| Alleghany County | 2,243 | 5,859 | 101 | 8,203 | 44.1 |
| Amelia County | 2,411 | 5,390 | 92 | 7,893 | 37.7 |
| Amherst County | 5,672 | 11,041 | 292 | 17,005 | 31.6 |
| Appomattox County | 2,418 | 6,702 | 148 | 9,268 | 46.2 |
| Arlington County | 105,344 | 22,318 | 3,037 | 130,699 | 63.5 |
| Augusta County | 10,840 | 30,714 | 724 | 42,278 | 47.0 |
| Bath County | 646 | 1,834 | 21 | 2,501 | 47.5 |
| Bedford County | 12,176 | 35,600 | 893 | 48,669 | 48.1 |
| Bland County | 532 | 2,903 | 44 | 3,479 | 68.2 |
| Botetourt County | 5,700 | 15,099 | 321 | 21,120 | 44.5 |
| Bristol city | 2,313 | 5,347 | 146 | 7,806 | 38.9 |
| Brunswick County | 4,552 | 3,357 | 39 | 7,948 | 15.0 |
| Buchanan County | 1,587 | 8,311 | 55 | 9,953 | 67.6 |
| Buckingham County | 3,471 | 4,544 | 111 | 8,126 | 13.2 |
| Buena Vista city | 825 | 1,863 | 88 | 2,776 | 37.4 |
| Campbell County | 8,070 | 21,245 | 577 | 29,892 | 44.1 |
| Caroline County | 7,657 | 8,336 | 295 | 16,288 | 4.2 |
| Carroll County | 2,842 | 12,659 | 150 | 15,651 | 62.7 |
| Charles City County | 2,624 | 1,761 | 56 | 4,441 | 19.4 |
| Charlotte County | 2,317 | 3,815 | 59 | 6,191 | 24.2 |
| Charlottesville city | 20,696 | 3,094 | 415 | 24,205 | 72.7 |
| Chesapeake city | 66,377 | 58,180 | 2,551 | 127,108 | 6.4 |
| Chesterfield County | 106,935 | 93,326 | 3,623 | 203,884 | 6.7 |
| Clarke County | 3,920 | 5,192 | 225 | 9,337 | 13.6 |
| Colonial Heights city | 2,972 | 6,007 | 167 | 9,146 | 33.2 |
| Covington city | 964 | 1,580 | 59 | 2,603 | 23.7 |
| Craig County | 587 | 2,536 | 46 | 3,169 | 61.5 |
| Culpeper County | 10,617 | 16,012 | 487 | 27,116 | 19.9 |
| Cumberland County | 2,227 | 3,019 | 64 | 5,310 | 14.9 |
| Danville city | 11,710 | 7,428 | 251 | 19,389 | 22.1 |
| Dickenson County | 1,503 | 5,748 | 52 | 7,303 | 58.1 |
| Dinwiddie County | 6,224 | 8,695 | 173 | 15,092 | 16.4 |
| Emporia city | 1,612 | 754 | 15 | 2,381 | 36.0 |
| Essex County | 3,038 | 3,075 | 65 | 6,178 | 0.6 |
| Fairfax County | 419,943 | 168,401 | 12,479 | 600,823 | 41.9 |
| Fairfax city | 9,174 | 4,007 | 302 | 13,483 | 38.3 |
| Falls Church city | 7,146 | 1,490 | 183 | 8,819 | 64.1 |
| Fauquier County | 17,565 | 25,106 | 990 | 43,661 | 17.3 |
| Floyd County | 3,004 | 6,225 | 179 | 9,408 | 34.2 |
| Fluvanna County | 7,414 | 8,155 | 271 | 15,840 | 4.7 |
| Franklin County | 8,381 | 20,895 | 426 | 29,702 | 42.1 |
| Franklin city | 2,525 | 1,487 | 46 | 4,058 | 25.6 |
| Frederick County | 17,207 | 30,558 | 938 | 48,703 | 27.4 |
| Fredericksburg city | 8,517 | 4,037 | 308 | 12,862 | 34.8 |
| Galax city | 777 | 1,838 | 23 | 2,638 | 40.2 |
| Giles County | 2,156 | 6,876 | 144 | 9,176 | 51.4 |
| Gloucester County | 6,964 | 14,875 | 443 | 22,282 | 35.5 |
| Goochland County | 6,685 | 9,966 | 299 | 16,950 | 19.4 |
| Grayson County | 1,535 | 6,529 | 67 | 8,131 | 61.4 |
| Greene County | 4,163 | 6,866 | 282 | 11,311 | 23.9 |
| Greensville County | 2,627 | 1,914 | 33 | 4,574 | 15.6 |
| Halifax County | 7,666 | 10,418 | 164 | 18,248 | 15.1 |
| Hampton city | 46,220 | 18,430 | 1,251 | 65,901 | 42.2 |
| Hanover County | 25,307 | 44,318 | 1,342 | 70,967 | 26.8 |
| Harrisonburg city | 11,022 | 5,591 | 473 | 17,086 | 31.8 |
| Henrico County | 116,572 | 63,440 | 3,140 | 183,152 | 29.0 |
| Henry County | 9,127 | 16,725 | 253 | 26,105 | 29.1 |
| Highland County | 417 | 1,092 | 24 | 1,533 | 44.0 |
| Hopewell city | 5,430 | 4,020 | 158 | 9,608 | 14.7 |
| Isle of Wight County | 9,399 | 13,707 | 350 | 23,456 | 18.4 |
| James City County | 25,553 | 23,153 | 916 | 49,622 | 4.8 |
| King George County | 5,404 | 8,446 | 374 | 14,224 | 21.4 |
| King William County | 3,260 | 7,320 | 156 | 10,736 | 37.8 |
| King and Queen County | 1,590 | 2,450 | 75 | 4,115 | 20.9 |
| Lancaster County | 3,368 | 3,697 | 87 | 7,152 | 4.6 |
| Lee County | 1,489 | 8,365 | 92 | 9,946 | 69.1 |
| Lexington city | 1,791 | 906 | 65 | 2,762 | 32.0 |
| Loudoun County | 138,372 | 82,088 | 4,402 | 224,862 | 25.0 |
| Louisa County | 8,269 | 13,294 | 352 | 21,915 | 22.9 |
| Lunenburg County | 2,418 | 3,537 | 45 | 6,000 | 18.7 |
| Lynchburg city | 18,048 | 17,097 | 1,218 | 36,363 | 2.6 |
| Madison County | 2,698 | 5,300 | 131 | 8,129 | 32.0 |
| Manassas Park city | 3,992 | 1,979 | 116 | 6,087 | 33.1 |
| Manassas city | 10,356 | 6,256 | 356 | 16,968 | 24.2 |
| Martinsville city | 3,766 | 2,165 | 82 | 6,013 | 26.6 |
| Mathews County | 1,825 | 3,901 | 100 | 5,826 | 35.6 |
| Mecklenburg County | 6,803 | 9,266 | 135 | 16,204 | 15.2 |
| Middlesex County | 2,491 | 4,196 | 98 | 6,785 | 25.1 |
| Montgomery County | 23,218 | 20,629 | 1,190 | 45,037 | 5.7 |
| Nelson County | 4,327 | 4,812 | 177 | 9,316 | 5.2 |
| New Kent County | 4,621 | 9,631 | 211 | 14,463 | 34.6 |
| Newport News city | 53,099 | 26,377 | 1,727 | 81,203 | 32.9 |
| Norfolk city | 64,440 | 23,443 | 1,998 | 89,881 | 45.6 |
| Northampton County | 3,667 | 2,955 | 110 | 6,732 | 10.6 |
| Northumberland County | 3,252 | 4,485 | 78 | 7,815 | 15.8 |
| Norton city | 464 | 1,109 | 28 | 1,601 | 40.3 |
| Nottoway County | 2,971 | 4,027 | 80 | 7,078 | 14.9 |
| Orange County | 7,995 | 12,426 | 321 | 20,742 | 21.4 |
| Page County | 3,007 | 9,345 | 162 | 12,514 | 50.6 |
| Patrick County | 1,954 | 7,485 | 95 | 9,534 | 58.0 |
| Petersburg city | 12,389 | 1,584 | 145 | 14,118 | 76.5 |
| Pittsylvania County | 10,115 | 23,751 | 361 | 34,227 | 39.8 |
| Poquoson city | 2,054 | 5,605 | 198 | 7,857 | 45.2 |
| Portsmouth city | 30,948 | 12,755 | 879 | 44,582 | 40.8 |
| Powhatan County | 5,320 | 14,055 | 355 | 19,730 | 44.3 |
| Prince Edward County | 4,973 | 4,434 | 167 | 9,574 | 5.6 |
| Prince George County | 7,103 | 10,103 | 226 | 17,432 | 17.2 |
| Prince William County | 142,863 | 81,222 | 3,971 | 228,056 | 27.0 |
| Pulaski County | 4,925 | 12,127 | 324 | 17,376 | 41.4 |
| Radford city | 3,358 | 2,786 | 176 | 6,320 | 9.1 |
| Rappahannock County | 2,096 | 2,812 | 70 | 4,978 | 14.4 |
| Richmond County | 1,513 | 2,547 | 42 | 4,102 | 25.2 |
| Richmond city | 92,175 | 16,603 | 2,381 | 111,159 | 68.0 |
| Roanoke County | 21,801 | 34,268 | 1,115 | 57,184 | 21.8 |
| Roanoke city | 26,773 | 15,607 | 943 | 43,323 | 25.8 |
| Rockbridge County | 4,086 | 8,088 | 199 | 12,373 | 32.3 |
| Rockingham County | 12,644 | 30,349 | 818 | 43,811 | 40.4 |
| Russell County | 2,373 | 10,879 | 134 | 13,386 | 63.5 |
| Salem city | 5,148 | 7,683 | 220 | 13,051 | 19.4 |
| Scott County | 1,692 | 9,063 | 114 | 10,869 | 67.8 |
| Shenandoah County | 6,836 | 16,463 | 385 | 23,684 | 40.6 |
| Smyth County | 3,008 | 10,963 | 165 | 14,136 | 56.3 |
| Southampton County | 3,969 | 5,730 | 87 | 9,786 | 18.0 |
| Spotsylvania County | 34,307 | 39,411 | 1,599 | 75,317 | 6.8 |
| Stafford County | 40,245 | 37,636 | 1,744 | 79,625 | 3.3 |
| Staunton city | 6,981 | 5,695 | 314 | 12,990 | 9.9 |
| Suffolk city | 28,676 | 20,082 | 884 | 49,642 | 17.3 |
| Surry County | 2,397 | 2,025 | 49 | 4,471 | 8.3 |
| Sussex County | 2,827 | 2,219 | 42 | 5,088 | 11.9 |
| Tazewell County | 3,205 | 16,731 | 198 | 20,134 | 67.2 |
| Virginia Beach city | 117,393 | 105,087 | 5,081 | 227,561 | 5.4 |
| Warren County | 6,603 | 14,069 | 475 | 21,147 | 35.3 |
| Washington County | 6,617 | 21,679 | 389 | 28,685 | 52.5 |
| Waynesboro city | 4,961 | 5,507 | 249 | 10,717 | 5.1 |
| Westmoreland County | 4,501 | 5,318 | 114 | 9,933 | 8.2 |
| Williamsburg city | 4,790 | 1,963 | 130 | 6,883 | 41.1 |
| Winchester city | 6,610 | 5,221 | 275 | 12,106 | 11.5 |
| Wise County | 3,110 | 13,366 | 139 | 16,615 | 61.7 |
| Wythe County | 3,143 | 11,733 | 196 | 15,072 | 57.0 |
| York County | 17,683 | 20,241 | 863 | 38,787 | 6.6 |
Candidate votes as printed in the document. “Total” is the document’s total where it prints one, otherwise the sum of the candidate columns. Margin is the leading ticket’s lead in points over the second.
Notes on how this document was read
- Secondary source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document.
Method: Machine-readable dataset; county sums checked against the state totals in The American Presidency Project summary (within 0.5% for both main tickets).
Certified state documentCertified
Every ticket on the ballot, as printed in the certified document (the statewide table above groups minor candidates as “Others” when the source does).
All 3 tickets as printed in the document
| Ticket (as printed) | Code | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph R. Biden | — | 2,413,568 | 54.35% |
| Donald J. Trump | — | 1,962,430 | 44.19% |
| Jo Jorgensen | — | 64,761 | 1.46% |
| Write-in / scattering | 19,765 | ||
Notes on how this document was read
- Statewide table only; the per-congressional-district tables on pages 1-6 are not read (the UCSB summary has no district rows for Virginia).
Method: page image read by Apple Vision (lines), Tesseract (words) and RapidOCR (lines); a number is kept when two engines read the same digits in the same place
Certificate of Ascertainment
The governor’s certificate naming Virginia’s electors was signed on the 14 # day of December (date as read from the scan). Open the certificate (PDF, 3 pages)
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Questions and answers
Who won Virginia in 2020?
Joseph R. Biden won Virginia by 10.11 percentage points (451,138 votes).
How many electoral votes did Virginia have in 2020?
Virginia cast 13 electoral votes in 2020.
How many people voted for president in Virginia in 2020?
4,460,524 votes were counted for president.
How many counties did each candidate win in Virginia in 2020?
Donald J. Trump 87, Joseph R. Biden 46 (out of 133 counties with results).
How did Virginia change from 2016 to 2020?
The margin moved 4.8 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 5.3 points to Democratic by 10.1 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data