Virginia presidential election results and history

Virginia has voted in 49 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 30 of the 49 with a recorded winner (61%).

Current members of Congress from Virginia (13)

Tim Kaine Senator · Democrat
Mark R. Warner Senator · Democrat
Robert J. Wittman District 1 · Republican
Jennifer A. Kiggans District 2 · Republican
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott District 3 · Democrat
Jennifer L. McClellan District 4 · Democrat
John J. McGuire III District 5 · Republican
Ben Cline District 6 · Republican
Eugene Simon Vindman District 7 · Democrat
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. District 8 · Democrat
H. Morgan Griffith District 9 · Republican
Suhas Subramanyam District 10 · Democrat
James R. Walkinshaw District 11 · Democrat

Latest (2024): Kamala Harris5.8 pts
Electoral votes: 13
Democratic wins: 32
Republican wins: 15

Virginia, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Virginia

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Kamala Harris	51.8%	Donald J. Trump	5.8	13	4,505,941	Donald J. Trump ✗
2020	Joseph R. Biden	54.1%	Donald J. Trump	10.1	13	4,460,524	Joseph R. Biden ✓
2016	Hillary Clinton	49.8%	Donald J. Trump	5.3	13	3,982,752	Donald J. Trump ✗
2012	Barack Obama	51.2%	Mitt Romney	3.9	13	3,854,490	Barack Obama ✓
2008	Barack Obama	52.6%	John McCain	6.3	13	3,723,260	Barack Obama ✓
2004	George W. Bush	53.7%	John Kerry	8.2	13	3,198,367	George W. Bush ✓
2000	George W. Bush	52.5%	Albert Gore, Jr.	8.0	13	2,739,447	George W. Bush ✓
1996	Robert Dole	47.1%	William J. Clinton	2.0	13	2,416,642	William J. Clinton ✗
1992	George H. W. Bush	45.0%	William J. Clinton	4.4	13	2,558,665	William J. Clinton ✗
1988	George H. W. Bush	59.7%	Michael Dukakis	20.5	12	2,191,609	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	62.3%	Walter Mondale	25.2	12	2,146,635	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	53.0%	Jimmy Carter	12.7	12	1,866,032	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Gerald R. Ford	49.3%	Jimmy Carter	1.3	12	1,697,094	Jimmy Carter ✗
1972	Richard M. Nixon	67.8%	George McGovern	37.7	11	1,457,019	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Richard M. Nixon	43.4%	Hubert Humphrey	10.9	12	1,361,491	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	53.5%	Barry Goldwater	7.4	12	1,042,267	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	Richard M. Nixon	52.4%	John F. Kennedy	5.5	12	771,449	John F. Kennedy ✗
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	55.4%	Adlai Stevenson	17.0	12	697,978	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	56.3%	Adlai Stevenson	13.0	12	619,689	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Harry S Truman	47.9%	Thomas E. Dewey	6.9	11	419,256	Harry S Truman ✓
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	62.4%	Thomas E. Dewey	25.0	11	388,485	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	68.1%	Wendell L. Willkie	36.5	11	346,608	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	70.2%	Alfred M. Landon	40.8	11	334,590	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	68.5%	Herbert Hoover	38.4	11	297,942	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Herbert Hoover	53.9%	Alfred E. Smith	8.0	12	305,364	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	John W. Davis	62.5%	Calvin Coolidge	29.7	12	223,603	Calvin Coolidge ✗
1920	James M. Cox	61.3%	Warren G. Harding	23.5	12	231,000	Warren G. Harding ✗
1916	Woodrow Wilson	66.8%	Charles E. Hughes	34.7	12	153,993	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1912	Woodrow Wilson	65.9%	William Howard Taft	49.0	12	136,975	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Jennings Bryan	60.5%	William Howard Taft	22.2	12	137,065	William Howard Taft ✗
1904	Alton B. Parker	61.8%	Theodore Roosevelt	24.9	12	130,410	Theodore Roosevelt ✗
1900	William Jennings Bryan	55.3%	William McKinley	11.5	12	264,208	William McKinley ✗
1896	William Jennings Bryan	52.5%	William McKinley	6.6	12	294,674	William McKinley ✗
1892	Grover Cleveland	56.2%	Benjamin Harrison	17.5	12	292,238	Grover Cleveland ✓
1888	Grover Cleveland	50.0%	Benjamin Harrison	0.5	12	304,087	Benjamin Harrison ✗
1884	Grover Cleveland	51.1%	James G. Blaine	2.2	12	284,977	Grover Cleveland ✓
1880	Winfield S. Hancock	60.5%	James A. Garfield	21.2	11	212,660	James A. Garfield ✗
1876	Samuel Tilden	59.6%	Rutherford B. Hayes	19.2	11	236,288	Rutherford B. Hayes ✗
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	50.5%	Horace Greeley	1.0	11	185,195	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1860	John Bell	44.7%	John C. Breckinridge	0.2	15	167,301	Abraham Lincoln ✗
1856	James Buchanan	60.0%	Millard Fillmore	19.9	15	150,233	James Buchanan ✓
1852	Franklin Pierce	55.7%	Winfield Scott	11.4	15	132,604	Franklin Pierce ✓
1848	Lewis Cass	50.8%	Zachary Taylor	1.6	17	92,004	Zachary Taylor ✗
1844	James K. Polk	53.0%	Henry Clay	6.1	17	95,539	James K. Polk ✓
1840	Martin Van Buren	50.6%	William Henry Harrison	1.3	23	86,394	William Henry Harrison ✗
1836	Martin Van Buren	56.6%	Hugh Lawson White	13.3	23	53,945	Martin Van Buren ✓
1832	Andrew Jackson	75.0%	Henry Clay	49.9	23	45,682	Andrew Jackson ✓
1828	Andrew Jackson	69.0%	John Quincy Adams	38.0	24	38,924	Andrew Jackson ✓
1824	William H. Crawford	55.7%	John Quincy Adams	33.4	24	15,371	John Quincy Adams ✗

Counties

Questions and answers

How has Virginia voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Kamala Harris by 5.8 points; 2020: Joseph R. Biden by 10.1 points; 2016: Hillary Clinton by 5.3 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 3.9 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 6.3 points.

When did Virginia last vote Democratic for president?

In 2024, for Kamala Harris.

When did Virginia last vote Republican for president?

In 2004, for George W. Bush.

How often does Virginia vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Virginia backed the national winner in 30 of 49 elections in this record (61%).

Is Virginia a swing state?

It is competitive but leans one way: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 3.9 points, Democratic by 5.3 points, Democratic by 10.1 points and Democratic by 5.8 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data