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Elections / 1924 · President · VA

John W. Davis carried Virginia D+29.7.

John W. Davis (D) vs Calvin Coolidge (R) in Virginia, 1924. The state ran 54.8 points more Democratic than the nation (R+25.1 nationally).

Nominees: John W. Davis (D) · Calvin Coolidge (R) · Robert M. La Follette (Progressive)

Virginia result
223,602 votes counted
Davis (D)
139,714
62.5%
Coolidge (R)
73,312
32.8%
Follette + others
10,576
4.7%
Margin
D+29.7
1924 presidential election
Virginia, 1924
DavisD+29.7
1924 presidential margin by county for Virginia — 1924 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Virginia — 1924 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1924 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Accomack County, VA · D+73.3Albemarle County, VA · D+56.4Alexandria city, VA · D+29.6Alleghany County, VA · R+1.7Amelia County, VA · D+40.6Amherst County, VA · D+72.6Appomattox County, VA · D+79.3Arlington County, VA · R+3.4Augusta County, VA · D+20.1Bath County, VA · TiedBedford County, VA · D+60.6Bland County, VA · TiedBotetourt County, VA · D+5.9Bristol city, VA · D+39.6Brunswick County, VA · D+83.7Buchanan County, VA · R+10.7Buckingham County, VA · D+48.2Buena Vista city, VA · D+21.9Campbell County, VA · D+55.3Caroline County, VA · D+57.0Carroll County, VA · R+16.1Charles City County, VA · D+25.4Charlotte County, VA · D+68.5Charlottesville city, VA · D+52.8Chesapeake city, VA · D+47.5Chesterfield County, VA · D+51.7Clarke County, VA · D+78.4Craig County, VA · D+25.5Culpeper County, VA · D+61.9Cumberland County, VA · D+69.2Danville city, VA · D+49.3Dickenson County, VA · D+10.6Dinwiddie County, VA · D+67.8Essex County, VA · D+66.4Fairfax County, VA · D+32.2Fauquier County, VA · D+54.4Floyd County, VA · R+31.0Fluvanna County, VA · D+51.2Franklin County, VA · D+27.6Frederick County, VA · D+45.4Fredericksburg city, VA · D+41.4Giles County, VA · D+20.9Gloucester County, VA · D+69.5Goochland County, VA · D+38.5Grayson County, VA · D+5.5Greene County, VA · D+8.4Greensville County, VA · D+49.7Halifax County, VA · D+70.2Hampton city, VA · D+42.2Hanover County, VA · D+66.0Harrisonburg city, VA · R+0.6Henrico County, VA · D+39.6Henry County, VA · D+31.3Highland County, VA · D+5.6Hopewell city, VA · D+14.5Isle of Wight County, VA · D+53.3James City County, VA · D+49.6King and Queen County, VA · D+39.8King George County, VA · D+14.7King William County, VA · D+42.0Lancaster County, VA · D+71.0Lee County, VA · R+1.6Loudoun County, VA · D+80.8Louisa County, VA · D+40.6Lunenburg County, VA · D+53.7Lynchburg city, VA · D+52.5Madison County, VA · D+24.9Mathews County, VA · D+54.7Mecklenburg County, VA · D+69.7Middlesex County, VA · D+68.8Montgomery County, VA · D+8.2Nelson County, VA · D+48.4New Kent County, VA · D+33.0Newport News city, VA · D+27.3Norfolk city, VA · D+33.0Northampton County, VA · D+65.7Northumberland County, VA · D+63.0Nottoway County, VA · D+56.8Orange County, VA · D+61.1Page County, VA · D+6.3Patrick County, VA · D+18.4Petersburg city, VA · D+69.2Pittsylvania County, VA · D+47.3Portsmouth city, VA · D+46.9Powhatan County, VA · D+37.2Prince Edward County, VA · D+66.5Prince George County, VA · D+49.6Prince William County, VA · D+49.4Pulaski County, VA · D+10.5Radford city, VA · D+9.9Rappahannock County, VA · D+60.6Richmond city, VA · D+54.4Richmond County, VA · D+45.6Roanoke city, VA · D+33.9Roanoke County, VA · D+20.3Rockbridge County, VA · D+33.5Rockingham County, VA · D+1.4Russell County, VA · D+15.8Scott County, VA · R+10.0Shenandoah County, VA · R+0.6Smyth County, VA · R+7.8Southampton County, VA · D+65.2Spotsylvania County, VA · D+26.2Stafford County, VA · D+1.8Staunton city, VA · D+29.4Suffolk city, VA · D+57.9Surry County, VA · D+62.9Sussex County, VA · D+63.6Tazewell County, VA · R+1.2Virginia Beach city, VA · D+64.5Warren County, VA · D+61.8Washington County, VA · D+3.9Westmoreland County, VA · D+49.9Williamsburg city, VA · D+72.4Winchester city, VA · D+31.8Wise County, VA · D+10.2Wythe County, VA · R+2.5York County, VA · D+58.2
How it voted
Share of the 1924 vote
John W. Davis ✓Democratic62.5%139,714
Calvin CoolidgeRepublican32.8%73,312
Robert La FolletteProgressive4.7%10,576
D+60
R+60
118 counties, each filled by 1924 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1924 contest in context
Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +5.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+5.8%DR18922024
Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+17.5%
1896+6.6%
1900+11.5%
1904+24.8%
1908+22.2%
1912+48.9%
1916+34.7%
1920+23.5%
1924+29.7%
1928−8.0%
1932+38.4%
1936+40.8%
1940+36.5%
1944+25.0%
1948+6.8%
1952−13.0%
1956−17.0%
1960−5.4%
1964+7.1%
1968−10.9%
1972−37.7%
1976−1.3%
1980−12.7%
1984−25.2%
1988−20.5%
1992−4.4%
1996−2.0%
2000−8.1%
2004−8.2%
2008+6.3%
2012+3.9%
2016+5.3%
2020+10.1%
2024+5.8%
County results — 1924
118 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Accomack CountyD
+73.3%
2,0873072,429
Albemarle CountyD
+56.4%
1,3833661,802
Alexandria cityD
+29.6%
1,1365561,960
Alleghany CountyR
−1.7%
1,0361,0812,600
Amelia CountyD
+40.6%
372153540
Amherst CountyD
+72.6%
1,0921291,327
Appomattox CountyD
+79.3%
9521011,073
Arlington CountyR
−3.4%
1,2091,3072,921
Augusta CountyD
+20.1%
1,9201,2653,265
Bath CountyR
−0.4%
404407835
Bedford CountyD
+60.6%
1,8114322,274
Bland CountyR
−0.4%
6046091,219
Botetourt CountyD
+5.9%
1,4271,2642,754
Bristol cityD
+39.6%
1,0364401,506
Brunswick CountyD
+83.7%
88765982
Buchanan CountyR
−10.7%
8701,0801,966
Buckingham CountyD
+48.2%
623213851
Buena Vista cityD
+21.9%
235149392
Campbell CountyD
+55.3%
1,4683721,983
Caroline CountyD
+57.0%
8402231,083
Carroll CountyR
−16.1%
1,2571,7433,016
Charles City CountyD
+25.4%
14182232
Charlotte CountyD
+68.5%
1,0061541,244
Charlottesville cityD
+52.8%
8312181,160
Chesapeake cityD
+47.5%
1,2814231,808
Chesterfield CountyD
+51.7%
9672821,324
Clarke CountyD
+78.4%
68776779
Craig CountyD
+25.5%
512300833
Culpeper CountyD
+61.9%
8761901,108
Cumberland CountyD
+69.2%
39861487
Danville cityD
+49.3%
1,5774732,241
Dickenson CountyD
+10.6%
1,6181,2943,047
Dinwiddie CountyD
+67.8%
685122830
Essex CountyD
+66.4%
31560384
Fairfax CountyD
+32.2%
1,5867652,550
Fauquier CountyD
+54.4%
1,2773451,713
Floyd CountyR
−31.0%
5159841,513
Fluvanna CountyD
+51.2%
452136617
Franklin CountyD
+27.6%
1,9021,0772,993
Frederick CountyD
+45.4%
1,3144841,827
Fredericksburg cityD
+41.4%
558223809
Giles CountyD
+20.9%
1,3198522,230
Gloucester CountyD
+69.5%
616109730
Goochland CountyD
+38.5%
394164598
Grayson CountyD
+5.5%
1,6111,4423,076
Greene CountyD
+8.4%
285240535
Greensville CountyD
+49.7%
417132573
Halifax CountyD
+70.2%
2,2453742,665
Hampton cityD
+42.2%
1,1674411,719
Hanover CountyD
+66.0%
732135905
Harrisonburg cityR
−0.6%
6246311,270
Henrico CountyD
+39.6%
1,0524161,605
Henry CountyD
+31.3%
1,0975651,697
Highland CountyD
+5.6%
508454972
Hopewell cityD
+14.5%
277206491
Isle of Wight CountyD
+53.3%
631190827
James City CountyD
+49.6%
17354240
King and Queen CountyD
+39.8%
314134452
King George CountyD
+14.7%
280206503
King William CountyD
+42.0%
372148533
Lancaster CountyD
+71.0%
56490668
Lee CountyR
−1.6%
2,3762,4564,946
Loudoun CountyD
+80.8%
1,7941522,031
Louisa CountyD
+40.6%
7072821,046
Lunenburg CountyD
+53.7%
6861301,036
Lynchburg cityD
+52.5%
2,0866062,820
Madison CountyD
+24.9%
589347971
Mathews CountyD
+54.7%
678195883
Mecklenburg CountyD
+69.7%
1,6492861,956
Middlesex CountyD
+68.8%
43878523
Montgomery CountyD
+8.2%
1,1429642,169
Nelson CountyD
+48.4%
1,0423501,431
New Kent CountyD
+33.0%
17886279
Newport News cityD
+27.3%
1,8229753,106
Norfolk cityD
+33.0%
5,0612,4477,924
Northampton CountyD
+65.7%
9411801,159
Northumberland CountyD
+63.0%
589130729
Nottoway CountyD
+56.8%
8401811,161
Orange CountyD
+61.1%
8341811,068
Page CountyD
+6.3%
1,0158852,057
Patrick CountyD
+18.4%
1,1387831,932
Petersburg cityD
+69.2%
1,3312281,595
Pittsylvania CountyD
+47.3%
2,5638803,556
Portsmouth cityD
+46.9%
2,2066043,413
Powhatan CountyD
+37.2%
247110368
Prince Edward CountyD
+66.5%
714140863
Prince George CountyD
+49.6%
27990381
Prince William CountyD
+49.4%
8472691,170
Pulaski CountyD
+10.5%
1,7671,4223,282
Radford cityD
+9.9%
394314807
Rappahannock CountyD
+60.6%
39589505
Richmond cityD
+54.4%
9,9042,60013,421
Richmond CountyD
+45.6%
340125471
Roanoke cityD
+33.9%
3,9301,7476,435
Roanoke CountyD
+20.3%
1,0786951,890
Rockbridge CountyD
+33.5%
1,3946802,132
Rockingham CountyD
+1.4%
2,0401,9824,132
Russell CountyD
+15.8%
2,5541,8484,478
Scott CountyR
−10.0%
2,1772,6664,912
Shenandoah CountyR
−0.6%
2,1862,2144,537
Smyth CountyR
−7.8%
1,9072,2324,172
Southampton CountyD
+65.2%
1,1192031,404
Spotsylvania CountyD
+26.2%
448255736
Stafford CountyD
+1.8%
450433929
Staunton cityD
+29.4%
1,0225491,609
Suffolk cityD
+57.9%
1,0962781,412
Surry CountyD
+62.9%
38872502
Sussex CountyD
+63.6%
607132747
Tazewell CountyR
−1.2%
2,5682,6315,477
Virginia Beach cityD
+64.5%
690137858
Warren CountyD
+61.8%
699150888
Washington CountyD
+3.9%
3,0832,8486,021
Westmoreland CountyD
+49.9%
484157655
Williamsburg cityD
+72.4%
19631228
Winchester cityD
+31.8%
8204201,258
Wise CountyD
+10.2%
4,1573,3228,224
Wythe CountyR
−2.5%
1,8991,9963,946
York CountyD
+58.2%
30575395