Virginia — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionVirginia · PresidentObamaD+6.3
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 52.6% | 1,958,261 |
|---|---|---|
| John McCainRepublican | 46.3% | 1,723,508 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.0% | 38,694 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
133 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Virginia cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (133 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Accomack County, VA | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Albemarle County, VA | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Alexandria city, VA | Democratic | D+44.5 |
| Alleghany County, VA | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Amelia County, VA | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Amherst County, VA | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Appomattox County, VA | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Arlington County, VA | Democratic | D+44.6 |
| Augusta County, VA | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Bath County, VA | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Bedford County, VA | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Bland County, VA | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Botetourt County, VA | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Bristol city, VA | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Brunswick County, VA | Democratic | D+26.5 |
| Buchanan County, VA | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Buckingham County, VA | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Campbell County, VA | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Caroline County, VA | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Carroll County, VA | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Charles City County, VA | Democratic | D+37.3 |
| Charlotte County, VA | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Charlottesville city, VA | Democratic | D+58.0 |
| Chesapeake city, VA | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Chesterfield County, VA | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Clarke County, VA | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Colonial Heights city, VA | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Covington city, VA | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Craig County, VA | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Culpeper County, VA | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Cumberland County, VA | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Danville city, VA | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Dickenson County, VA | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Emporia city, VA | Democratic | D+30.8 |
| Essex County, VA | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Fairfax city, VA | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Fairfax County, VA | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Falls Church city, VA | Democratic | D+40.4 |
| Fauquier County, VA | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Floyd County, VA | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Fluvanna County, VA | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Franklin city, VA | Democratic | D+28.1 |
| Franklin County, VA | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Frederick County, VA | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Fredericksburg city, VA | Democratic | D+28.3 |
| Galax city, VA | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Giles County, VA | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Gloucester County, VA | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Goochland County, VA | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Grayson County, VA | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Greene County, VA | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Greensville County, VA | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Halifax County, VA | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Hampton city, VA | Democratic | D+38.9 |
| Hanover County, VA | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Harrisonburg city, VA | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Henrico County, VA | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Henry County, VA | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Highland County, VA | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Hopewell city, VA | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Isle of Wight County, VA | Republican | R+13.4 |
| James City County, VA | Republican | R+9.2 |
| King and Queen County, VA | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| King George County, VA | Republican | R+13.5 |
| King William County, VA | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Lancaster County, VA | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Lee County, VA | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Lexington city, VA | Democratic | D+25.4 |
| Loudoun County, VA | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Louisa County, VA | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Lunenburg County, VA | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Lynchburg city, VA | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Madison County, VA | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Manassas city, VA | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Manassas Park city, VA | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Martinsville city, VA | Democratic | D+28.0 |
| Mathews County, VA | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Mecklenburg County, VA | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Middlesex County, VA | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Montgomery County, VA | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Nelson County, VA | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| New Kent County, VA | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Newport News city, VA | Democratic | D+28.7 |
| Norfolk city, VA | Democratic | D+43.0 |
| Northampton County, VA | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Northumberland County, VA | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Norton city, VA | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Nottoway County, VA | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Orange County, VA | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Page County, VA | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Patrick County, VA | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Petersburg city, VA | Democratic | D+78.4 |
| Pittsylvania County, VA | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Poquoson city, VA | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Portsmouth city, VA | Democratic | D+39.3 |
| Powhatan County, VA | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Prince Edward County, VA | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Prince George County, VA | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Prince William County, VA | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Pulaski County, VA | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Radford city, VA | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Richmond city, VA | Democratic | D+59.1 |
| Richmond County, VA | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Roanoke city, VA | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Roanoke County, VA | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Rockbridge County, VA | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Rockingham County, VA | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Russell County, VA | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Salem city, VA | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Scott County, VA | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Shenandoah County, VA | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Smyth County, VA | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Southampton County, VA | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Spotsylvania County, VA | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Stafford County, VA | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Staunton city, VA | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Suffolk city, VA | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Surry County, VA | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Sussex County, VA | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| Tazewell County, VA | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Virginia Beach city, VA | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Warren County, VA | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Washington County, VA | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Waynesboro city, VA | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Westmoreland County, VA | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Williamsburg city, VA | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Winchester city, VA | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Wise County, VA | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Wythe County, VA | Republican | R+32.8 |
| York County, VA | Republican | R+18.1 |
Virginia results by county
133 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 McCain+226 | 7,60748.7% | 7,83350.1% | 1831.2% | 15,623 |
| Albemarle County | Barack Obama+9,153 | 29,72958.4% | 20,57640.4% | 6161.2% | 50,921 |
| Alexandria city | Barack Obama+31,292 | 50,47371.7% | 19,18127.3% | 7101.0% | 70,364 |
| Alleghany County | John McCain+162 | 3,55348.2% | 3,71550.4% | 1011.4% | 7,369 |
| Amelia County | John McCain+1,482 | 2,48838.1% | 3,97060.8% | 711.1% | 6,529 |
| Amherst County | John McCain+2,376 | 6,09441.5% | 8,47057.6% | 1360.9% | 14,700 |
| Appomattox County | John McCain+2,262 | 2,64134.6% | 4,90364.3% | 861.1% | 7,630 |
| Arlington County | Barack Obama+49,118 | 78,99471.7% | 29,87627.1% | 1,2831.2% | 110,153 |
| Augusta County | John McCain+13,295 | 9,82529.5% | 23,12069.4% | 3931.2% | 33,338 |
| Bath County | John McCain+306 | 1,04342.9% | 1,34955.5% | 401.6% | 2,432 |
| Bedford County | John McCain+13,403 | 11,01730.7% | 24,42068.2% | 3931.1% | 35,830 |
| Bland County | John McCain+1,167 | 86429.2% | 2,03168.6% | 642.2% | 2,959 |
| Botetourt County | John McCain+5,778 | 5,69332.7% | 11,47165.9% | 2421.4% | 17,406 |
| Bristol city | John McCain+1,914 | 2,66536.2% | 4,57962.2% | 1151.6% | 7,359 |
| Brunswick County | Barack Obama+2,096 | 4,97362.8% | 2,87736.4% | 640.8% | 7,914 |
| Buchanan County | John McCain+478 | 4,06346.5% | 4,54152.0% | 1301.5% | 8,734 |
| Buckingham County | Barack Obama+61 | 3,48949.9% | 3,42849.0% | 771.1% | 6,994 |
| Buena Vista city | John McCain+174 | 1,10845.7% | 1,28252.9% | 331.4% | 2,423 |
| Campbell County | John McCain+9,353 | 8,09131.3% | 17,44467.6% | 2791.1% | 25,814 |
| Caroline County | Barack Obama+1,546 | 7,16355.4% | 5,61743.5% | 1391.1% | 12,919 |
| Carroll County | John McCain+4,078 | 4,10932.7% | 8,18765.1% | 2832.2% | 12,579 |
| Charles City County | Barack Obama+1,550 | 2,83868.3% | 1,28831.0% | 270.7% | 4,153 |
| Charlotte County | John McCain+667 | 2,70543.9% | 3,37254.8% | 801.3% | 6,157 |
| Charlottesville city | Barack Obama+11,627 | 15,70578.4% | 4,07820.3% | 2611.3% | 20,044 |
| Chesapeake city | Barack Obama+1,369 | 53,99450.2% | 52,62548.9% | 9020.8% | 107,521 |
| Chesterfield County | John McCain+12,103 | 74,31045.8% | 86,41353.3% | 1,3650.8% | 162,088 |
| Clarke County | John McCain+383 | 3,45746.5% | 3,84051.7% | 1341.8% | 7,431 |
| Colonial Heights city | John McCain+3,599 | 2,56229.0% | 6,16169.6% | 1261.4% | 8,849 |
| Covington city | Barack Obama+284 | 1,30455.4% | 1,02043.3% | 301.3% | 2,354 |
| Craig County | John McCain+818 | 87733.5% | 1,69564.7% | 491.9% | 2,621 |
| Culpeper County | John McCain+1,909 | 8,80244.6% | 10,71154.3% | 2281.2% | 19,741 |
| Cumberland County | John McCain+163 | 2,25547.7% | 2,41851.2% | 511.1% | 4,724 |
| Danville city | Barack Obama+3,991 | 12,35259.1% | 8,36140.0% | 1770.8% | 20,890 |
| Dickenson County | John McCain+46 | 3,27848.5% | 3,32449.2% | 1512.2% | 6,753 |
| Dinwiddie County | John McCain+280 | 6,24648.4% | 6,52650.6% | 1200.9% | 12,892 |
| Emporia city | Barack Obama+805 | 1,70265.0% | 89734.3% | 180.7% | 2,617 |
| Essex County | Barack Obama+555 | 2,93454.7% | 2,37944.4% | 511.0% | 5,364 |
| Fairfax city | Barack Obama+1,884 | 6,57557.7% | 4,69141.2% | 1321.2% | 11,398 |
| Fairfax County | Barack Obama+109,365 | 310,35960.1% | 200,99438.9% | 4,9010.9% | 516,254 |
| Falls Church city | Barack Obama+2,725 | 4,69569.6% | 1,97029.2% | 851.3% | 6,750 |
| Fauquier County | John McCain+4,611 | 14,61642.7% | 19,22756.2% | 3761.1% | 34,219 |
| Floyd County | John McCain+1,504 | 2,93739.1% | 4,44159.1% | 1381.8% | 7,516 |
| Fluvanna County | John McCain+235 | 6,18548.6% | 6,42050.4% | 1301.0% | 12,735 |
| Franklin city | Barack Obama+1,243 | 2,81963.7% | 1,57635.6% | 320.7% | 4,427 |
| Franklin County | John McCain+5,796 | 9,61837.9% | 15,41460.7% | 3691.5% | 25,401 |
| Frederick County | John McCain+7,188 | 12,96138.6% | 20,14959.9% | 5021.5% | 33,612 |
| Fredericksburg city | Barack Obama+2,742 | 6,15563.6% | 3,41335.3% | 1091.1% | 9,677 |
| Galax city | John McCain+265 | 1,05243.8% | 1,31754.8% | 331.4% | 2,402 |
| Giles County | John McCain+1,270 | 3,19240.9% | 4,46257.2% | 1411.8% | 7,795 |
| Gloucester County | John McCain+5,173 | 6,91636.0% | 12,08962.9% | 2171.1% | 19,222 |
| Goochland County | John McCain+2,830 | 4,81338.3% | 7,64360.8% | 1060.8% | 12,562 |
| Grayson County | John McCain+2,060 | 2,48034.3% | 4,54062.9% | 2002.8% | 7,220 |
| Greene County | John McCain+1,806 | 3,17438.4% | 4,98060.3% | 1061.3% | 8,260 |
| Greensville County | Barack Obama+1,393 | 3,12263.9% | 1,72935.4% | 360.7% | 4,887 |
| Halifax County | John McCain+474 | 8,12648.2% | 8,60051.0% | 1240.7% | 16,850 |
| Hampton city | Barack Obama+26,441 | 46,91769.1% | 20,47630.1% | 5500.8% | 67,943 |
| Hanover County | John McCain+18,897 | 18,44732.8% | 37,34466.4% | 4570.8% | 56,248 |
| Harrisonburg city | Barack Obama+2,396 | 8,44457.5% | 6,04841.2% | 1831.2% | 14,675 |
| Henrico County | Barack Obama+18,942 | 86,32355.7% | 67,38143.5% | 1,2620.8% | 154,966 |
| Henry County | John McCain+2,640 | 11,11844.1% | 13,75854.6% | 3391.3% | 25,215 |
| Highland County | John McCain+340 | 59038.0% | 93059.8% | 342.2% | 1,554 |
| Hopewell city | Barack Obama+1,136 | 5,28555.5% | 4,14943.6% | 900.9% | 9,524 |
| Isle of Wight County | John McCain+2,685 | 8,57342.9% | 11,25856.3% | 1660.8% | 19,997 |
| James City County | John McCain+3,560 | 17,35244.9% | 20,91254.2% | 3390.9% | 38,603 |
| King and Queen County | Barack Obama+155 | 1,91851.8% | 1,76347.6% | 240.6% | 3,705 |
| King George County | John McCain+1,415 | 4,47342.7% | 5,88856.2% | 1131.1% | 10,474 |
| King William County | John McCain+1,622 | 3,34439.9% | 4,96659.2% | 780.9% | 8,388 |
| Lancaster County | John McCain+412 | 3,23546.6% | 3,64752.6% | 560.8% | 6,938 |
| Lee County | John McCain+2,606 | 3,21934.9% | 5,82563.1% | 1832.0% | 9,227 |
| Lexington city | Barack Obama+629 | 1,54362.2% | 91436.9% | 220.9% | 2,479 |
| Loudoun County | Barack Obama+11,509 | 74,84553.7% | 63,33645.4% | 1,2780.9% | 139,459 |
| Louisa County | John McCain+1,204 | 6,97845.5% | 8,18253.3% | 1931.3% | 15,353 |
| Lunenburg County | John McCain+197 | 2,70347.8% | 2,90051.3% | 470.8% | 5,650 |
| Lynchburg city | John McCain+1,369 | 16,26947.4% | 17,63851.4% | 4341.3% | 34,341 |
| Madison County | John McCain+896 | 2,86242.7% | 3,75856.1% | 791.2% | 6,699 |
| Manassas city | Barack Obama+1,543 | 7,51855.2% | 5,97543.8% | 1341.0% | 13,627 |
| Manassas Park city | Barack Obama+829 | 2,46359.5% | 1,63439.5% | 431.0% | 4,140 |
| Martinsville city | Barack Obama+1,828 | 4,13963.5% | 2,31135.4% | 701.1% | 6,520 |
| Mathews County | John McCain+1,522 | 1,93435.6% | 3,45663.5% | 500.9% | 5,440 |
| Mecklenburg County | John McCain+690 | 7,12747.3% | 7,81751.8% | 1380.9% | 15,082 |
| Middlesex County | John McCain+1,154 | 2,39139.8% | 3,54559.0% | 701.2% | 6,006 |
| Montgomery County | Barack Obama+2,003 | 21,03151.7% | 19,02846.8% | 5941.5% | 40,653 |
| Nelson County | Barack Obama+744 | 4,39154.0% | 3,64744.8% | 951.2% | 8,133 |
| New Kent County | John McCain+2,892 | 3,49335.0% | 6,38563.9% | 1131.1% | 9,991 |
| Newport News city | Barack Obama+23,305 | 51,97263.9% | 28,66735.3% | 6560.8% | 81,295 |
| Norfolk city | Barack Obama+38,005 | 62,81971.0% | 24,81428.1% | 8130.9% | 88,446 |
| Northampton County | Barack Obama+1,087 | 3,80057.7% | 2,71341.2% | 731.1% | 6,586 |
| Northumberland County | John McCain+729 | 3,31244.7% | 4,04154.6% | 530.7% | 7,406 |
| Norton city | John McCain+1 | 74349.1% | 74449.2% | 251.7% | 1,512 |
| Nottoway County | John McCain+86 | 3,41348.8% | 3,49950.1% | 761.1% | 6,988 |
| Orange County | John McCain+1,399 | 7,10745.0% | 8,50653.8% | 1881.2% | 15,801 |
| Page County | John McCain+1,806 | 4,23540.8% | 6,04158.1% | 1131.1% | 10,389 |
| Patrick County | John McCain+2,612 | 2,87933.7% | 5,49164.4% | 1611.9% | 8,531 |
| Petersburg city | Barack Obama+12,191 | 13,77488.6% | 1,58310.2% | 1831.2% | 15,540 |
| Pittsylvania County | John McCain+7,315 | 11,41537.5% | 18,73061.5% | 2880.9% | 30,433 |
| Poquoson city | John McCain+3,481 | 1,74824.7% | 5,22974.0% | 881.2% | 7,065 |
| Portsmouth city | Barack Obama+18,343 | 32,32769.3% | 13,98430.0% | 3540.8% | 46,665 |
| Powhatan County | John McCain+5,851 | 4,23729.3% | 10,08869.8% | 1310.9% | 14,456 |
| Prince Edward County | Barack Obama+927 | 5,10154.3% | 4,17444.5% | 1131.2% | 9,388 |
| Prince George County | John McCain+1,622 | 7,13044.5% | 8,75254.7% | 1240.8% | 16,006 |
| Prince William County | Barack Obama+25,814 | 93,43557.5% | 67,62141.6% | 1,3900.9% | 162,446 |
| Pulaski County | John McCain+2,939 | 5,91839.3% | 8,85758.9% | 2751.8% | 15,050 |
| Radford city | Barack Obama+512 | 2,93054.0% | 2,41844.5% | 811.5% | 5,429 |
| Rappahannock County | John McCain+122 | 2,10547.8% | 2,22750.6% | 731.7% | 4,405 |
| Richmond city | Barack Obama+54,974 | 73,62379.1% | 18,64920.0% | 8130.9% | 93,085 |
| Richmond County | John McCain+474 | 1,61843.2% | 2,09255.9% | 350.9% | 3,745 |
| Roanoke city | Barack Obama+9,540 | 24,93461.2% | 15,39437.8% | 4441.1% | 40,772 |
| Roanoke County | John McCain+10,759 | 19,81238.9% | 30,57160.0% | 5921.2% | 50,975 |
| Rockbridge County | John McCain+1,385 | 4,34742.6% | 5,73256.2% | 1161.1% | 10,195 |
| Rockingham County | John McCain+12,015 | 10,45331.4% | 22,46867.4% | 4131.2% | 33,334 |
| Russell County | John McCain+1,457 | 4,93242.9% | 6,38955.6% | 1731.5% | 11,494 |
| Salem city | John McCain+1,924 | 5,16441.6% | 7,08857.1% | 1541.2% | 12,406 |
| Scott County | John McCain+4,255 | 2,72527.6% | 6,98070.7% | 1701.7% | 9,875 |
| Shenandoah County | John McCain+5,093 | 6,91236.0% | 12,00562.5% | 3061.6% | 19,223 |
| Smyth County | John McCain+3,578 | 4,23934.5% | 7,81763.5% | 2462.0% | 12,302 |
| Southampton County | John McCain+181 | 4,40248.5% | 4,58350.5% | 820.9% | 9,067 |
| Spotsylvania County | John McCain+3,713 | 24,89746.0% | 28,61052.9% | 5621.0% | 54,069 |
| Stafford County | John McCain+3,505 | 25,71646.4% | 29,22152.7% | 5180.9% | 55,455 |
| Staunton city | Barack Obama+239 | 5,56950.6% | 5,33048.4% | 1161.1% | 11,015 |
| Suffolk city | Barack Obama+5,281 | 22,44656.2% | 17,16543.0% | 2970.7% | 39,908 |
| Surry County | Barack Obama+963 | 2,62660.7% | 1,66338.5% | 360.8% | 4,325 |
| Sussex County | Barack Obama+1,275 | 3,30161.6% | 2,02637.8% | 360.7% | 5,363 |
| Tazewell County | John McCain+5,605 | 5,59632.8% | 11,20165.7% | 2641.5% | 17,061 |
| Virginia Beach city | John McCain+1,434 | 98,88549.1% | 100,31949.8% | 2,0451.0% | 201,249 |
| Warren County | John McCain+1,882 | 6,99743.4% | 8,87955.1% | 2501.6% | 16,126 |
| Washington County | John McCain+8,014 | 8,06332.9% | 16,07765.6% | 3601.5% | 24,500 |
| Waynesboro city | John McCain+909 | 3,90644.1% | 4,81554.3% | 1391.6% | 8,860 |
| Westmoreland County | Barack Obama+858 | 4,57754.6% | 3,71944.4% | 811.0% | 8,377 |
| Williamsburg city | Barack Obama+1,975 | 4,32863.8% | 2,35334.7% | 1061.6% | 6,787 |
| Winchester city | Barack Obama+543 | 5,26852.0% | 4,72546.7% | 1331.3% | 10,126 |
| Wise County | John McCain+3,919 | 4,99535.3% | 8,91463.0% | 2291.6% | 14,138 |
| Wythe County | John McCain+4,100 | 4,10732.9% | 8,20765.7% | 1771.4% | 12,491 |
| York County | John McCain+6,133 | 13,70040.4% | 19,83358.5% | 3641.1% | 33,897 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 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% |
Same ballot, 2008VA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.