Virginia — 1924 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1924 presidential electionVirginia · PresidentDavisD+29.7
How it voted
Share of the 1924 vote
| John W. Davis ✓Democratic | 62.5% | 139,714 |
|---|---|---|
| Calvin CoolidgeRepublican | 32.8% | 73,312 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.7% | 10,576 |
1924presidential margin
D+60R+60
118 counties, each filled by 1924 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Virginia cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (118 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Accomack County, VA | Democratic | D+73.3 |
| Albemarle County, VA | Democratic | D+56.4 |
| Alexandria city, VA | Democratic | D+29.6 |
| Alleghany County, VA | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Amelia County, VA | Democratic | D+40.6 |
| Amherst County, VA | Democratic | D+72.6 |
| Appomattox County, VA | Democratic | D+79.3 |
| Arlington County, VA | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Augusta County, VA | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Bath County, VA | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Bedford County, VA | Democratic | D+60.6 |
| Bland County, VA | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Botetourt County, VA | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Bristol city, VA | Democratic | D+39.6 |
| Brunswick County, VA | Democratic | D+83.7 |
| Buchanan County, VA | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Buckingham County, VA | Democratic | D+48.2 |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Campbell County, VA | Democratic | D+55.3 |
| Caroline County, VA | Democratic | D+57.0 |
| Carroll County, VA | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Charles City County, VA | Democratic | D+25.4 |
| Charlotte County, VA | Democratic | D+68.5 |
| Charlottesville city, VA | Democratic | D+52.8 |
| Chesapeake city, VA | Democratic | D+47.5 |
| Chesterfield County, VA | Democratic | D+51.7 |
| Clarke County, VA | Democratic | D+78.4 |
| Craig County, VA | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Culpeper County, VA | Democratic | D+61.9 |
| Cumberland County, VA | Democratic | D+69.2 |
| Danville city, VA | Democratic | D+49.3 |
| Dickenson County, VA | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | Democratic | D+67.8 |
| Essex County, VA | Democratic | D+66.4 |
| Fairfax County, VA | Democratic | D+32.2 |
| Fauquier County, VA | Democratic | D+54.4 |
| Floyd County, VA | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Fluvanna County, VA | Democratic | D+51.2 |
| Franklin County, VA | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| Frederick County, VA | Democratic | D+45.4 |
| Fredericksburg city, VA | Democratic | D+41.4 |
| Giles County, VA | Democratic | D+20.9 |
| Gloucester County, VA | Democratic | D+69.5 |
| Goochland County, VA | Democratic | D+38.5 |
| Grayson County, VA | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Greene County, VA | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Greensville County, VA | Democratic | D+49.7 |
| Halifax County, VA | Democratic | D+70.2 |
| Hampton city, VA | Democratic | D+42.2 |
| Hanover County, VA | Democratic | D+66.0 |
| Harrisonburg city, VA | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Henrico County, VA | Democratic | D+39.6 |
| Henry County, VA | Democratic | D+31.3 |
| Highland County, VA | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Hopewell city, VA | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Isle of Wight County, VA | Democratic | D+53.3 |
| James City County, VA | Democratic | D+49.6 |
| King and Queen County, VA | Democratic | D+39.8 |
| King George County, VA | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| King William County, VA | Democratic | D+42.0 |
| Lancaster County, VA | Democratic | D+71.0 |
| Lee County, VA | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Loudoun County, VA | Democratic | D+80.8 |
| Louisa County, VA | Democratic | D+40.6 |
| Lunenburg County, VA | Democratic | D+53.7 |
| Lynchburg city, VA | Democratic | D+52.5 |
| Madison County, VA | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Mathews County, VA | Democratic | D+54.7 |
| Mecklenburg County, VA | Democratic | D+69.7 |
| Middlesex County, VA | Democratic | D+68.8 |
| Montgomery County, VA | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Nelson County, VA | Democratic | D+48.4 |
| New Kent County, VA | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Newport News city, VA | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Norfolk city, VA | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Northampton County, VA | Democratic | D+65.7 |
| Northumberland County, VA | Democratic | D+63.0 |
| Nottoway County, VA | Democratic | D+56.8 |
| Orange County, VA | Democratic | D+61.1 |
| Page County, VA | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Patrick County, VA | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Petersburg city, VA | Democratic | D+69.2 |
| Pittsylvania County, VA | Democratic | D+47.3 |
| Portsmouth city, VA | Democratic | D+46.9 |
| Powhatan County, VA | Democratic | D+37.2 |
| Prince Edward County, VA | Democratic | D+66.5 |
| Prince George County, VA | Democratic | D+49.6 |
| Prince William County, VA | Democratic | D+49.4 |
| Pulaski County, VA | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Radford city, VA | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Democratic | D+60.6 |
| Richmond city, VA | Democratic | D+54.4 |
| Richmond County, VA | Democratic | D+45.6 |
| Roanoke city, VA | Democratic | D+33.9 |
| Roanoke County, VA | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Rockbridge County, VA | Democratic | D+33.5 |
| Rockingham County, VA | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Russell County, VA | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Scott County, VA | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Shenandoah County, VA | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Smyth County, VA | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Southampton County, VA | Democratic | D+65.2 |
| Spotsylvania County, VA | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Stafford County, VA | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Staunton city, VA | Democratic | D+29.4 |
| Suffolk city, VA | Democratic | D+57.9 |
| Surry County, VA | Democratic | D+62.9 |
| Sussex County, VA | Democratic | D+63.6 |
| Tazewell County, VA | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Virginia Beach city, VA | Democratic | D+64.5 |
| Warren County, VA | Democratic | D+61.8 |
| Washington County, VA | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Westmoreland County, VA | Democratic | D+49.9 |
| Williamsburg city, VA | Democratic | D+72.4 |
| Winchester city, VA | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Wise County, VA | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Wythe County, VA | Republican | R+2.5 |
| York County, VA | Democratic | D+58.2 |
Virginia results by county
118 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | John W. Davis+1,780 | 2,08785.9% | 30712.6% | 351.4% | 2,429 |
| Albemarle County | John W. Davis+1,017 | 1,38376.7% | 36620.3% | 532.9% | 1,802 |
| Alexandria city | John W. Davis+580 | 1,13658.0% | 55628.4% | 26813.7% | 1,960 |
| Alleghany County | Calvin Coolidge+45 | 1,03639.8% | 1,08141.6% | 48318.6% | 2,600 |
| Amelia County | John W. Davis+219 | 37268.9% | 15328.3% | 152.8% | 540 |
| Amherst County | John W. Davis+963 | 1,09282.3% | 1299.7% | 1068.0% | 1,327 |
| Appomattox County | John W. Davis+851 | 95288.7% | 1019.4% | 201.9% | 1,073 |
| Arlington County | Calvin Coolidge+98 | 1,20941.4% | 1,30744.7% | 40513.9% | 2,921 |
| Augusta County | John W. Davis+655 | 1,92058.8% | 1,26538.7% | 802.5% | 3,265 |
| Bath County | Calvin Coolidge+3 | 40448.4% | 40748.7% | 242.9% | 835 |
| Bedford County | John W. Davis+1,379 | 1,81179.6% | 43219.0% | 311.4% | 2,274 |
| Bland County | Calvin Coolidge+5 | 60449.5% | 60950.0% | 60.5% | 1,219 |
| Botetourt County | John W. Davis+163 | 1,42751.8% | 1,26445.9% | 632.3% | 2,754 |
| Bristol city | John W. Davis+596 | 1,03668.8% | 44029.2% | 302.0% | 1,506 |
| Brunswick County | John W. Davis+822 | 88790.3% | 656.6% | 303.1% | 982 |
| Buchanan County | Calvin Coolidge+210 | 87044.3% | 1,08054.9% | 160.8% | 1,966 |
| Buckingham County | John W. Davis+410 | 62373.2% | 21325.0% | 151.8% | 851 |
| Buena Vista city | John W. Davis+86 | 23559.9% | 14938.0% | 82.0% | 392 |
| Campbell County | John W. Davis+1,096 | 1,46874.0% | 37218.8% | 1437.2% | 1,983 |
| Caroline County | John W. Davis+617 | 84077.6% | 22320.6% | 201.8% | 1,083 |
| Carroll County | Calvin Coolidge+486 | 1,25741.7% | 1,74357.8% | 160.5% | 3,016 |
| Charles City County | John W. Davis+59 | 14160.8% | 8235.3% | 93.9% | 232 |
| Charlotte County | John W. Davis+852 | 1,00680.9% | 15412.4% | 846.8% | 1,244 |
| Charlottesville city | John W. Davis+613 | 83171.6% | 21818.8% | 1119.6% | 1,160 |
| Chesapeake city | John W. Davis+858 | 1,28170.9% | 42323.4% | 1045.8% | 1,808 |
| Chesterfield County | John W. Davis+685 | 96773.0% | 28221.3% | 755.7% | 1,324 |
| Clarke County | John W. Davis+611 | 68788.2% | 769.8% | 162.1% | 779 |
| Craig County | John W. Davis+212 | 51261.5% | 30036.0% | 212.5% | 833 |
| Culpeper County | John W. Davis+686 | 87679.1% | 19017.1% | 423.8% | 1,108 |
| Cumberland County | John W. Davis+337 | 39881.7% | 6112.5% | 285.7% | 487 |
| Danville city | John W. Davis+1,104 | 1,57770.4% | 47321.1% | 1918.5% | 2,241 |
| Dickenson County | John W. Davis+324 | 1,61853.1% | 1,29442.5% | 1354.4% | 3,047 |
| Dinwiddie County | John W. Davis+563 | 68582.5% | 12214.7% | 232.8% | 830 |
| Essex County | John W. Davis+255 | 31582.0% | 6015.6% | 92.3% | 384 |
| Fairfax County | John W. Davis+821 | 1,58662.2% | 76530.0% | 1997.8% | 2,550 |
| Fauquier County | John W. Davis+932 | 1,27774.5% | 34520.1% | 915.3% | 1,713 |
| Floyd County | Calvin Coolidge+469 | 51534.0% | 98465.0% | 140.9% | 1,513 |
| Fluvanna County | John W. Davis+316 | 45273.3% | 13622.0% | 294.7% | 617 |
| Franklin County | John W. Davis+825 | 1,90263.5% | 1,07736.0% | 140.5% | 2,993 |
| Frederick County | John W. Davis+830 | 1,31471.9% | 48426.5% | 291.6% | 1,827 |
| Fredericksburg city | John W. Davis+335 | 55869.0% | 22327.6% | 283.5% | 809 |
| Giles County | John W. Davis+467 | 1,31959.1% | 85238.2% | 592.6% | 2,230 |
| Gloucester County | John W. Davis+507 | 61684.4% | 10914.9% | 50.7% | 730 |
| Goochland County | John W. Davis+230 | 39465.9% | 16427.4% | 406.7% | 598 |
| Grayson County | John W. Davis+169 | 1,61152.4% | 1,44246.9% | 230.7% | 3,076 |
| Greene County | John W. Davis+45 | 28553.3% | 24044.9% | 101.9% | 535 |
| Greensville County | John W. Davis+285 | 41772.8% | 13223.0% | 244.2% | 573 |
| Halifax County | John W. Davis+1,871 | 2,24584.2% | 37414.0% | 461.7% | 2,665 |
| Hampton city | John W. Davis+726 | 1,16767.9% | 44125.7% | 1116.5% | 1,719 |
| Hanover County | John W. Davis+597 | 73280.9% | 13514.9% | 384.2% | 905 |
| Harrisonburg city | Calvin Coolidge+7 | 62449.1% | 63149.7% | 151.2% | 1,270 |
| Henrico County | John W. Davis+636 | 1,05265.5% | 41625.9% | 1378.5% | 1,605 |
| Henry County | John W. Davis+532 | 1,09764.6% | 56533.3% | 352.1% | 1,697 |
| Highland County | John W. Davis+54 | 50852.3% | 45446.7% | 101.0% | 972 |
| Hopewell city | John W. Davis+71 | 27756.4% | 20642.0% | 81.6% | 491 |
| Isle of Wight County | John W. Davis+441 | 63176.3% | 19023.0% | 60.7% | 827 |
| James City County | John W. Davis+119 | 17372.1% | 5422.5% | 135.4% | 240 |
| King and Queen County | John W. Davis+180 | 31469.5% | 13429.6% | 40.9% | 452 |
| King George County | John W. Davis+74 | 28055.7% | 20641.0% | 173.4% | 503 |
| King William County | John W. Davis+224 | 37269.8% | 14827.8% | 132.4% | 533 |
| Lancaster County | John W. Davis+474 | 56484.4% | 9013.5% | 142.1% | 668 |
| Lee County | Calvin Coolidge+80 | 2,37648.0% | 2,45649.7% | 1142.3% | 4,946 |
| Loudoun County | John W. Davis+1,642 | 1,79488.3% | 1527.5% | 854.2% | 2,031 |
| Louisa County | John W. Davis+425 | 70767.6% | 28227.0% | 575.4% | 1,046 |
| Lunenburg County | John W. Davis+466 | 68666.2% | 13012.5% | 22021.2% | 1,036 |
| Lynchburg city | John W. Davis+1,480 | 2,08674.0% | 60621.5% | 1284.5% | 2,820 |
| Madison County | John W. Davis+242 | 58960.7% | 34735.7% | 353.6% | 971 |
| Mathews County | John W. Davis+483 | 67876.8% | 19522.1% | 101.1% | 883 |
| Mecklenburg County | John W. Davis+1,363 | 1,64984.3% | 28614.6% | 211.1% | 1,956 |
| Middlesex County | John W. Davis+360 | 43883.7% | 7814.9% | 71.3% | 523 |
| Montgomery County | John W. Davis+178 | 1,14252.7% | 96444.4% | 632.9% | 2,169 |
| Nelson County | John W. Davis+692 | 1,04272.8% | 35024.5% | 392.7% | 1,431 |
| New Kent County | John W. Davis+92 | 17863.8% | 8630.8% | 155.4% | 279 |
| Newport News city | John W. Davis+847 | 1,82258.7% | 97531.4% | 3099.9% | 3,106 |
| Norfolk city | John W. Davis+2,614 | 5,06163.9% | 2,44730.9% | 4165.2% | 7,924 |
| Northampton County | John W. Davis+761 | 94181.2% | 18015.5% | 383.3% | 1,159 |
| Northumberland County | John W. Davis+459 | 58980.8% | 13017.8% | 101.4% | 729 |
| Nottoway County | John W. Davis+659 | 84072.4% | 18115.6% | 14012.1% | 1,161 |
| Orange County | John W. Davis+653 | 83478.1% | 18116.9% | 535.0% | 1,068 |
| Page County | John W. Davis+130 | 1,01549.3% | 88543.0% | 1577.6% | 2,057 |
| Patrick County | John W. Davis+355 | 1,13858.9% | 78340.5% | 110.6% | 1,932 |
| Petersburg city | John W. Davis+1,103 | 1,33183.4% | 22814.3% | 362.3% | 1,595 |
| Pittsylvania County | John W. Davis+1,683 | 2,56372.1% | 88024.7% | 1133.2% | 3,556 |
| Portsmouth city | John W. Davis+1,602 | 2,20664.6% | 60417.7% | 60317.7% | 3,413 |
| Powhatan County | John W. Davis+137 | 24767.1% | 11029.9% | 113.0% | 368 |
| Prince Edward County | John W. Davis+574 | 71482.7% | 14016.2% | 91.0% | 863 |
| Prince George County | John W. Davis+189 | 27973.2% | 9023.6% | 123.1% | 381 |
| Prince William County | John W. Davis+578 | 84772.4% | 26923.0% | 544.6% | 1,170 |
| Pulaski County | John W. Davis+345 | 1,76753.8% | 1,42243.3% | 932.8% | 3,282 |
| Radford city | John W. Davis+80 | 39448.8% | 31438.9% | 9912.3% | 807 |
| Rappahannock County | John W. Davis+306 | 39578.2% | 8917.6% | 214.2% | 505 |
| Richmond city | John W. Davis+7,304 | 9,90473.8% | 2,60019.4% | 9176.8% | 13,421 |
| Richmond County | John W. Davis+215 | 34072.2% | 12526.5% | 61.3% | 471 |
| Roanoke city | John W. Davis+2,183 | 3,93061.1% | 1,74727.1% | 75811.8% | 6,435 |
| Roanoke County | John W. Davis+383 | 1,07857.0% | 69536.8% | 1176.2% | 1,890 |
| Rockbridge County | John W. Davis+714 | 1,39465.4% | 68031.9% | 582.7% | 2,132 |
| Rockingham County | John W. Davis+58 | 2,04049.4% | 1,98248.0% | 1102.7% | 4,132 |
| Russell County | John W. Davis+706 | 2,55457.0% | 1,84841.3% | 761.7% | 4,478 |
| Scott County | Calvin Coolidge+489 | 2,17744.3% | 2,66654.3% | 691.4% | 4,912 |
| Shenandoah County | Calvin Coolidge+28 | 2,18648.2% | 2,21448.8% | 1373.0% | 4,537 |
| Smyth County | Calvin Coolidge+325 | 1,90745.7% | 2,23253.5% | 330.8% | 4,172 |
| Southampton County | John W. Davis+916 | 1,11979.7% | 20314.5% | 825.8% | 1,404 |
| Spotsylvania County | John W. Davis+193 | 44860.9% | 25534.6% | 334.5% | 736 |
| Stafford County | John W. Davis+17 | 45048.4% | 43346.6% | 465.0% | 929 |
| Staunton city | John W. Davis+473 | 1,02263.5% | 54934.1% | 382.4% | 1,609 |
| Suffolk city | John W. Davis+818 | 1,09677.6% | 27819.7% | 382.7% | 1,412 |
| Surry County | John W. Davis+316 | 38877.3% | 7214.3% | 428.4% | 502 |
| Sussex County | John W. Davis+475 | 60781.3% | 13217.7% | 81.1% | 747 |
| Tazewell County | Calvin Coolidge+63 | 2,56846.9% | 2,63148.0% | 2785.1% | 5,477 |
| Virginia Beach city | John W. Davis+553 | 69080.4% | 13716.0% | 313.6% | 858 |
| Warren County | John W. Davis+549 | 69978.7% | 15016.9% | 394.4% | 888 |
| Washington County | John W. Davis+235 | 3,08351.2% | 2,84847.3% | 901.5% | 6,021 |
| Westmoreland County | John W. Davis+327 | 48473.9% | 15724.0% | 142.1% | 655 |
| Williamsburg city | John W. Davis+165 | 19686.0% | 3113.6% | 10.4% | 228 |
| Winchester city | John W. Davis+400 | 82065.2% | 42033.4% | 181.4% | 1,258 |
| Wise County | John W. Davis+835 | 4,15750.5% | 3,32240.4% | 7459.1% | 8,224 |
| Wythe County | Calvin Coolidge+97 | 1,89948.1% | 1,99650.6% | 511.3% | 3,946 |
| York County | John W. Davis+230 | 30577.2% | 7519.0% | 153.8% | 395 |
Nominees: John W. Davis (D) · Calvin Coolidge (R) · Robert M. La Follette (Progressive)
Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1924 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1924 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.