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United States presidential elections in Virginia

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United States presidential elections in Virginia

Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Virginia, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1788, Virginia has participated in every U . presidential election except the election of 1864 during the American Civil War, when the state had seceded to join the Confederacy, and the election of 1868, when the state was undergoing Reconstruction. As of 2024, it is the only state of the former Confederacy to vote reliably Democratic, having done so in every election since 2008. It was carried by a Democratic nominee who lost the popular vote in 2024. Winners of the state are in bold. The shading refers to the state winner, and not the national winner.

Infobox

Number of elections
58
Voted Democratic
31
Voted Republican
16
Voted Democratic-Republican
8
Voted other
3
Voted for winning candidate
40
Voted for losing candidate
17

Tables

· Elections from 1864 to present
2024
2024
Year
2024
Winner (nationally)
Donald Trump
Votes
2,075,085
Percent
46
Runner-up (nationally)
Kamala Harris
Votes
2,335,395
Percent
51
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
13
2020
2020
Year
2020
Winner (nationally)
Joe Biden
Votes
2,413,568
Percent
54
Runner-up (nationally)
Donald Trump
Votes
1,962,430
Percent
44
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
13
2016
2016
Year
2016
Winner (nationally)
Donald Trump
Votes
1,769,443
Percent
44
Runner-up (nationally)
Hillary Clinton
Votes
1,981,473
Percent
49
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
13
2012
2012
Year
2012
Winner (nationally)
Barack Obama
Votes
1,971,820
Percent
51
Runner-up (nationally)
Mitt Romney
Votes
1,822,522
Percent
47
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
13
2008
2008
Year
2008
Winner (nationally)
Barack Obama
Votes
1,959,532
Percent
52
Runner-up (nationally)
John McCain
Votes
1,725,005
Percent
46
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
13
2004
2004
Year
2004
Winner (nationally)
George W. Bush
Votes
1,716,959
Percent
53
Runner-up (nationally)
John Kerry
Votes
1,454,742
Percent
45
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
13
2000
2000
Year
2000
Winner (nationally)
George W. Bush
Votes
1,437,490
Percent
52
Runner-up (nationally)
Al Gore
Votes
1,217,290
Percent
44
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
13
1996
1996
Year
1996
Winner (nationally)
Bill Clinton
Votes
1,091,060
Percent
45
Runner-up (nationally)
Bob Dole
Votes
1,138,350
Percent
47
Other national candidates
Ross Perot
Votes
159,861
Percent
6
Electoral votes
13
1992
1992
Year
1992
Winner (nationally)
Bill Clinton
Votes
1,038,650
Percent
40
Runner-up (nationally)
George H. W. Bush
Votes
1,150,517
Percent
44
Other national candidates
Ross Perot
Votes
348,639
Percent
13
Electoral votes
13
1988
1988
Year
1988
Winner (nationally)
George H. W. Bush
Votes
1,309,162
Percent
59
Runner-up (nationally)
Michael Dukakis
Votes
859,799
Percent
39
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
12
1984
1984
Year
1984
Winner (nationally)
Ronald Reagan
Votes
1,337,078
Percent
62
Runner-up (nationally)
Walter Mondale
Votes
796,250
Percent
37
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
12
1980
1980
Year
1980
Winner (nationally)
Ronald Reagan
Votes
989,609
Percent
53
Runner-up (nationally)
Jimmy Carter
Votes
752,174
Percent
40
Other national candidates
John B. Anderson
Votes
95,418
Percent
5
Electoral votes
12
1976
1976
Year
1976
Winner (nationally)
Jimmy Carter
Votes
813,896
Percent
47
Runner-up (nationally)
Gerald Ford
Votes
836,554
Percent
49
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
12
1972
1972
Year
1972
Winner (nationally)
Richard Nixon
Votes
988,493
Percent
67
Runner-up (nationally)
George McGovern
Votes
438,887
Percent
30
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
12
Notes
electoral vote split: 11 to Nixon, 1 to John Hospers (faithless elector)
1968
1968
Year
1968
Winner (nationally)
Richard Nixon
Votes
590,319
Percent
43
Runner-up (nationally)
Hubert Humphrey
Votes
442,387
Percent
32
Other national candidates
George Wallace
Votes
321,833
Percent
23
Electoral votes
12
1964
1964
Year
1964
Winner (nationally)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Votes
558,038
Percent
53
Runner-up (nationally)
Barry Goldwater
Votes
481,334
Percent
46
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
12
1960
1960
Year
1960
Winner (nationally)
John F. Kennedy
Votes
362,327
Percent
46
Runner-up (nationally)
Richard Nixon
Votes
404,521
Percent
52
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
12
1956
1956
Year
1956
Winner (nationally)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Votes
386,459
Percent
55
Runner-up (nationally)
Adlai Stevenson II
Votes
267,760
Percent
38
Other national candidates
T. Coleman Andrews/ Unpledged Electors
Votes
42,964
Percent
6
Electoral votes
12
1952
1952
Year
1952
Winner (nationally)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Votes
349,037
Percent
56
Runner-up (nationally)
Adlai Stevenson II
Votes
268,677
Percent
43
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
12
1948
1948
Year
1948
Winner (nationally)
Harry S. Truman
Votes
200,786
Percent
47
Runner-up (nationally)
Thomas E. Dewey
Votes
172,070
Percent
41
Other national candidates
Strom Thurmond
Votes
43,393
Percent
10
Electoral votes
11
1944
1944
Year
1944
Winner (nationally)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Votes
242,276
Percent
62
Runner-up (nationally)
Thomas E. Dewey
Votes
145,243
Percent
37
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
11
1940
1940
Year
1940
Winner (nationally)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Votes
235,961
Percent
68
Runner-up (nationally)
Wendell Willkie
Votes
109,363
Percent
31
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
11
1936
1936
Year
1936
Winner (nationally)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Votes
234,980
Percent
70
Runner-up (nationally)
Alf Landon
Votes
98,336
Percent
29
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
11
1932
1932
Year
1932
Winner (nationally)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Votes
203,979
Percent
68
Runner-up (nationally)
Herbert Hoover
Votes
89,637
Percent
30
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
11
1928
1928
Year
1928
Winner (nationally)
Herbert Hoover
Votes
164,609
Percent
53
Runner-up (nationally)
Al Smith
Votes
140,146
Percent
45
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
12
1924
1924
Year
1924
Winner (nationally)
Calvin Coolidge
Votes
73,312
Percent
32
Runner-up (nationally)
John W. Davis
Votes
139,716
Percent
62
Other national candidates
Robert M. La Follette
Votes
10,377
Percent
4
Electoral votes
12
1920
1920
Year
1920
Winner (nationally)
Warren G. Harding
Votes
87,456
Percent
37
Runner-up (nationally)
James M. Cox
Votes
141,670
Percent
61
Other national candidates
Parley P. Christensen
Votes
243
Percent
0
Electoral votes
12
1916
1916
Year
1916
Winner (nationally)
Woodrow Wilson
Votes
101,840
Percent
66
Runner-up (nationally)
Charles E. Hughes
Votes
48,384
Percent
31
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
12
1912
1912
Year
1912
Winner (nationally)
Woodrow Wilson
Votes
90,332
Percent
65
Runner-up (nationally)
Theodore Roosevelt
Votes
21,776
Percent
15
Other national candidates
William H. Taft
Votes
23,288
Percent
17
Electoral votes
12
1908
1908
Year
1908
Winner (nationally)
William H. Taft
Votes
52,572
Percent
38
Runner-up (nationally)
William Jennings Bryan
Votes
82,946
Percent
60
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
12
1904
1904
Year
1904
Winner (nationally)
Theodore Roosevelt
Votes
48,180
Percent
36
Runner-up (nationally)
Alton B. Parker
Votes
80,649
Percent
61
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
12
1900
1900
Year
1900
Winner (nationally)
William McKinley
Votes
115,769
Percent
43
Runner-up (nationally)
William Jennings Bryan
Votes
146,079
Percent
55
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
12
1896
1896
Year
1896
Winner (nationally)
William McKinley
Votes
135,379
Percent
45
Runner-up (nationally)
William Jennings Bryan
Votes
154,708
Percent
52
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
12
1892
1892
Year
1892
Winner (nationally)
Grover Cleveland
Votes
164,136
Percent
56
Runner-up (nationally)
Benjamin Harrison
Votes
113,098
Percent
38
Other national candidates
James B. Weaver
Votes
12,275
Percent
4
Electoral votes
12
1888
1888
Year
1888
Winner (nationally)
Benjamin Harrison
Votes
150,399
Percent
49
Runner-up (nationally)
Grover Cleveland
Votes
152,004
Percent
49
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
12
1884
1884
Year
1884
Winner (nationally)
Grover Cleveland
Votes
145,491
Percent
51
Runner-up (nationally)
James G. Blaine
Votes
139,356
Percent
48
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
12
1880
1880
Year
1880
Winner (nationally)
James A. Garfield
Votes
83,533
Percent
39
Runner-up (nationally)
Winfield S. Hancock
Votes
128,083
Percent
60
Other national candidates
James B. Weaver
Votes
—
Percent
—
Electoral votes
11
1876
1876
Year
1876
Winner (nationally)
Rutherford B. Hayes
Votes
95,518
Percent
40
Runner-up (nationally)
Samuel J. Tilden
Votes
140,770
Percent
59
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
11
1872
1872
Year
1872
Winner (nationally)
Ulysses S. Grant
Votes
93,463
Percent
50
Runner-up (nationally)
Horace Greeley
Votes
91,647
Percent
49
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
11
1868
1868
Year
1868
Winner (nationally)
Ulysses S. Grant
Runner-up (nationally)
Horatio Seymour
Other national candidates
—
Notes
No vote due to status of Reconstruction.
1864
1864
Year
1864
Winner (nationally)
Abraham Lincoln
Runner-up (nationally)
George B. McClellan
Other national candidates
—
Notes
No vote due to secession.
Year
Winner (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Other national candidates
Votes
Percent
Electoral votes
Notes
2024
Donald Trump
2,075,085
46
Kamala Harris
2,335,395
51
—
13
2020
Joe Biden
2,413,568
54
Donald Trump
1,962,430
44
—
13
2016
Donald Trump
1,769,443
44
Hillary Clinton
1,981,473
49
—
13
2012
Barack Obama
1,971,820
51
Mitt Romney
1,822,522
47
—
13
2008
Barack Obama
1,959,532
52
John McCain
1,725,005
46
—
13
2004
George W. Bush
1,716,959
53
John Kerry
1,454,742
45
—
13
2000
George W. Bush
1,437,490
52
Al Gore
1,217,290
44
—
13
1996
Bill Clinton
1,091,060
45
Bob Dole
1,138,350
47
Ross Perot
159,861
6
13
1992
Bill Clinton
1,038,650
40
George H. W. Bush
1,150,517
44
Ross Perot
348,639
13
13
1988
George H. W. Bush
1,309,162
59
Michael Dukakis
859,799
39
—
12
1984
Ronald Reagan
1,337,078
62
Walter Mondale
796,250
37
—
12
1980
Ronald Reagan
989,609
53
Jimmy Carter
752,174
40
John B. Anderson
95,418
5
12
1976
Jimmy Carter
813,896
47
Gerald Ford
836,554
49
—
12
1972
Richard Nixon
988,493
67
George McGovern
438,887
30
—
12
electoral vote split: 11 to Nixon, 1 to John Hospers (faithless elector)
1968
Richard Nixon
590,319
43
Hubert Humphrey
442,387
32
George Wallace
321,833
23
12
1964
Lyndon B. Johnson
558,038
53
Barry Goldwater
481,334
46
—
12
1960
John F. Kennedy
362,327
46
Richard Nixon
404,521
52
—
12
1956
Dwight D. Eisenhower
386,459
55
Adlai Stevenson II
267,760
38
T. Coleman Andrews/ Unpledged Electors
42,964
6
12
1952
Dwight D. Eisenhower
349,037
56
Adlai Stevenson II
268,677
43
—
12
1948
Harry S. Truman
200,786
47
Thomas E. Dewey
172,070
41
Strom Thurmond
43,393
10
11
1944
Franklin D. Roosevelt
242,276
62
Thomas E. Dewey
145,243
37
—
11
1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt
235,961
68
Wendell Willkie
109,363
31
—
11
1936
Franklin D. Roosevelt
234,980
70
Alf Landon
98,336
29
—
11
1932
Franklin D. Roosevelt
203,979
68
Herbert Hoover
89,637
30
—
11
1928
Herbert Hoover
164,609
53
Al Smith
140,146
45
—
12
1924
Calvin Coolidge
73,312
32
John W. Davis
139,716
62
Robert M. La Follette
10,377
4
12
1920
Warren G. Harding
87,456
37
James M. Cox
141,670
61
Parley P. Christensen
243
0
12
1916
Woodrow Wilson
101,840
66
Charles E. Hughes
48,384
31
—
12
1912
Woodrow Wilson
90,332
65
Theodore Roosevelt
21,776
15
William H. Taft
23,288
17
12
1908
William H. Taft
52,572
38
William Jennings Bryan
82,946
60
—
12
1904
Theodore Roosevelt
48,180
36
Alton B. Parker
80,649
61
—
12
1900
William McKinley
115,769
43
William Jennings Bryan
146,079
55
—
12
1896
William McKinley
135,379
45
William Jennings Bryan
154,708
52
—
12
1892
Grover Cleveland
164,136
56
Benjamin Harrison
113,098
38
James B. Weaver
12,275
4
12
1888
Benjamin Harrison
150,399
49
Grover Cleveland
152,004
49
—
12
1884
Grover Cleveland
145,491
51
James G. Blaine
139,356
48
—
12
1880
James A. Garfield
83,533
39
Winfield S. Hancock
128,083
60
James B. Weaver
—
—
11
1876
Rutherford B. Hayes
95,518
40
Samuel J. Tilden
140,770
59
—
11
1872
Ulysses S. Grant
93,463
50
Horace Greeley
91,647
49
—
11
1868
Ulysses S. Grant
Horatio Seymour
—
No vote due to status of Reconstruction.
1864
Abraham Lincoln
George B. McClellan
—
No vote due to secession.
· Election of 1860
1860
1860
Year
1860
Winner (nationally)
Abraham Lincoln
Votes
1,887
Percent
1
Runner-up (nationally)
Stephen A. Douglas
Votes
16,198
Percent
9
Runner-up (nationally)
John C. Breckinridge
Votes
74,325
Percent
44
Runner-up (nationally)
John Bell
Votes
74,481
Year
Winner (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
1860
Abraham Lincoln
1,887
1
Stephen A. Douglas
16,198
9
John C. Breckinridge
74,325
44
John Bell
74,481
· Elections from 1828 to 1856
1856
1856
Year
1856
Winner (nationally)
James Buchanan
Votes
90,083
Percent
59
Runner-up (nationally)
John C. Frémont
Votes
no ballots
Other national candidates
Millard Fillmore
Votes
60,150
Percent
40
Electoral votes
15
1852
1852
Year
1852
Winner (nationally)
Franklin Pierce
Votes
73,872
Percent
55
Runner-up (nationally)
Winfield Scott
Votes
58,732
Percent
44
Other national candidates
John P. Hale
Votes
no ballots
Electoral votes
15
1848
1848
Year
1848
Winner (nationally)
Zachary Taylor
Votes
45,265
Percent
49
Runner-up (nationally)
Lewis Cass
Votes
46,739
Percent
50
Other national candidates
Martin Van Buren
Votes
no ballots
Electoral votes
17
1844
1844
Year
1844
Winner (nationally)
James K. Polk
Votes
50,679
Percent
53
Runner-up (nationally)
Henry Clay
Votes
44,860
Percent
46
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
17
1840
1840
Year
1840
Winner (nationally)
William Henry Harrison
Votes
42,637
Percent
49
Runner-up (nationally)
Martin Van Buren
Votes
43,757
Percent
50
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
23
1836
1836
Year
1836
Winner (nationally)
Martin Van Buren
Votes
30,556
Percent
56
Runner-up (nationally)
Hugh Lawson White
Votes
23,384
Percent
43
Other national candidates
various
Electoral votes
23
1832
1832
Year
1832
Winner (nationally)
Andrew Jackson
Votes
34,243
Percent
74
Runner-up (nationally)
Henry Clay
Votes
11,436
Percent
25
Other national candidates
William Wirt
Votes
3
Percent
0
Electoral votes
23
1828
1828
Year
1828
Winner (nationally)
Andrew Jackson
Votes
26,854
Percent
68
Runner-up (nationally)
John Quincy Adams
Votes
12,070
Percent
31
Other national candidates
—
Electoral votes
24
Year
Winner (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Other national candidates
Votes
Percent
Electoral votes
Notes
1856
James Buchanan
90,083
59
John C. Frémont
no ballots
Millard Fillmore
60,150
40
15
1852
Franklin Pierce
73,872
55
Winfield Scott
58,732
44
John P. Hale
no ballots
15
1848
Zachary Taylor
45,265
49
Lewis Cass
46,739
50
Martin Van Buren
no ballots
17
1844
James K. Polk
50,679
53
Henry Clay
44,860
46
—
17
1840
William Henry Harrison
42,637
49
Martin Van Buren
43,757
50
—
23
1836
Martin Van Buren
30,556
56
Hugh Lawson White
23,384
43
various
23
1832
Andrew Jackson
34,243
74
Henry Clay
11,436
25
William Wirt
3
0
23
1828
Andrew Jackson
26,854
68
John Quincy Adams
12,070
31
—
24
· Election of 1824
1824
1824
Year
1824
Winner (nationally)
Andrew Jackson
Votes
2,975
Percent
19
Runner-up (nationally)
John Quincy Adams
Votes
3,419
Percent
22
Runner-up (nationally)
Henry Clay
Votes
419
Percent
2
Runner-up (nationally)
William H. Crawford
Votes
8,558
Year
Winner (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
1824
Andrew Jackson
2,975
19
John Quincy Adams
3,419
22
Henry Clay
419
2
William H. Crawford
8,558
· Elections from 1788-89 to 1820
1820
1820
Year
1820
Winner (nationally)
James Monroe
Runner-up (nationally)
—
Electoral votes
25
Notes
Monroe effectively ran unopposed.
1816
1816
Year
1816
Winner (nationally)
James Monroe
Runner-up (nationally)
Rufus King
Electoral votes
25
1812
1812
Year
1812
Winner (nationally)
James Madison
Runner-up (nationally)
DeWitt Clinton
Electoral votes
25
1808
1808
Year
1808
Winner (nationally)
James Madison
Runner-up (nationally)
Charles C. Pinckney
Electoral votes
24
1804
1804
Year
1804
Winner (nationally)
Thomas Jefferson
Runner-up (nationally)
Charles C. Pinckney
Electoral votes
24
1800
1800
Year
1800
Winner (nationally)
Thomas Jefferson
Runner-up (nationally)
John Adams
Electoral votes
21
1796
1796
Year
1796
Winner (nationally)
John Adams
Runner-up (nationally)
Thomas Jefferson
Electoral votes
21
Notes
Electoral vote split, twenty for Jefferson, one for Adams.
1792
1792
Year
1792
Winner (nationally)
George Washington
Runner-up (nationally)
—
Electoral votes
21
Notes
Washington effectively ran unopposed.
1788-89
1788-89
Year
1788-89
Winner (nationally)
George Washington
Runner-up (nationally)
—
Electoral votes
10
Notes
Washington effectively ran unopposed.
Year
Winner (nationally)
Runner-up (nationally)
Electoral votes
Notes
1820
James Monroe
—
25
Monroe effectively ran unopposed.
1816
James Monroe
Rufus King
25
1812
James Madison
DeWitt Clinton
25
1808
James Madison
Charles C. Pinckney
24
1804
Thomas Jefferson
Charles C. Pinckney
24
1800
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
21
1796
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
21
Electoral vote split, twenty for Jefferson, one for Adams.
1792
George Washington
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21
Washington effectively ran unopposed.
1788-89
George Washington
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10
Washington effectively ran unopposed.

References

  1. John Bell, 1860; George Washington, 1788-89, 1792.
  2. For purposes of these lists, other national candidates are defined as those who won at least one electoral vote, or won
  3. Won the electoral college while losing the popular vote
  4. Was allied with a slate of unpledged electors in Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina
  5. Three other candidates ran and received electoral votes nationally as part of the unsuccessful Whig strategy to defeat M
  6. Virginia Department of Elections
    https://enr.elections.virginia.gov/results/public/Virginia/elections/2024NovemberGeneral
  7. 2020 official Federal Election Commission report.
    https://www.fec.gov/documents/4227/federalelections2020.pdf
  8. 2016 official Federal Election Commission report.
    https://transition.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2016/federalelections2016.pdf
  9. 2012 official Federal Election Commission report.
    http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2012/federalelections2012.pdf
  10. 2008 official Federal Election Commission report.
    http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2008/federalelections2008.pdf
  11. "Federal Elections 2004: Election Results for the U . President, the U . Senate and the U . House of Representatives"
    http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2004/federalelections2004.pdf
  12. "2000 Presidential Election Statistics"
    https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=2000&f=1&off=0&elect=0
  13. "1996 Presidential Election Statistics"
    https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1996&f=1&off=0&elect=0
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