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Elections / 2016 · President · VA

Hillary Clinton carried Virginia D+5.3.

Hillary Clinton (D) vs Donald Trump (R) in Virginia, 2016. The state ran 3.2 points more Democratic than the nation (D+2.1 nationally).

Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)

Virginia result
3,982,752 votes counted
Clinton (D)
1,981,473
49.8%
Trump (R)
1,769,443
44.4%
All others
231,836
5.8%
Margin
D+5.3
Virginia, 2016
ClintonD+5.3
2016 presidential margin by county for Virginia — 2016 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Virginia — 2016 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2016 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Accomack County, VA · R+11.7Albemarle County, VA · D+24.8Alexandria city, VA · D+58.0Alleghany County, VA · R+37.0Amelia County, VA · R+36.6Amherst County, VA · R+30.3Appomattox County, VA · R+46.2Arlington County, VA · D+59.2Augusta County, VA · R+49.5Bath County, VA · R+41.9Bedford County, VA · R+49.1Bland County, VA · R+67.5Botetourt County, VA · R+47.4Bristol city, VA · R+43.5Brunswick County, VA · D+18.7Buchanan County, VA · R+60.3Buckingham County, VA · R+11.3Buena Vista city, VA · R+30.6Campbell County, VA · R+46.8Caroline County, VA · R+5.0Carroll County, VA · R+59.3Charles City County, VA · D+24.8Charlotte County, VA · R+22.8Charlottesville city, VA · D+66.5Chesapeake city, VA · R+1.3Chesterfield County, VA · R+2.3Clarke County, VA · R+19.6Colonial Heights city, VA · R+39.2Covington city, VA · R+18.3Craig County, VA · R+57.3Culpeper County, VA · R+25.2Cumberland County, VA · R+13.5Danville city, VA · D+19.8Dickenson County, VA · R+55.9Dinwiddie County, VA · R+12.4Emporia city, VA · D+31.3Essex County, VA · R+2.1Fairfax city, VA · D+30.5Fairfax County, VA · D+35.8Falls Church city, VA · D+57.9Fauquier County, VA · R+24.4Floyd County, VA · R+37.2Fluvanna County, VA · R+9.3Franklin city, VA · D+27.0Franklin County, VA · R+41.9Frederick County, VA · R+35.0Fredericksburg city, VA · D+26.3Galax city, VA · R+38.8Giles County, VA · R+48.2Gloucester County, VA · R+39.2Goochland County, VA · R+24.9Grayson County, VA · R+57.4Greene County, VA · R+31.4Greensville County, VA · D+18.8Halifax County, VA · R+16.5Hampton city, VA · D+37.6Hanover County, VA · R+32.3Harrisonburg city, VA · D+22.0Henrico County, VA · D+20.8Henry County, VA · R+29.1Highland County, VA · R+42.2Hopewell city, VA · D+9.3Isle of Wight County, VA · R+20.5James City County, VA · R+5.1King and Queen County, VA · R+17.1King George County, VA · R+27.7King William County, VA · R+35.2Lancaster County, VA · R+9.8Lee County, VA · R+62.9Lexington city, VA · D+30.3Loudoun County, VA · D+16.9Louisa County, VA · R+24.5Lunenburg County, VA · R+17.5Lynchburg city, VA · R+8.9Madison County, VA · R+31.8Manassas city, VA · D+16.0Manassas Park city, VA · D+28.1Martinsville city, VA · D+23.4Mathews County, VA · R+36.8Mecklenburg County, VA · R+13.4Middlesex County, VA · R+26.0Montgomery County, VA · D+1.3Nelson County, VA · R+5.6New Kent County, VA · R+37.4Newport News city, VA · D+26.6Norfolk city, VA · D+42.5Northampton County, VA · D+9.2Northumberland County, VA · R+19.6Norton city, VA · R+43.7Nottoway County, VA · R+13.1Orange County, VA · R+26.4Page County, VA · R+49.5Patrick County, VA · R+55.0Petersburg city, VA · D+76.7Pittsylvania County, VA · R+39.1Poquoson city, VA · R+48.6Portsmouth city, VA · D+36.3Powhatan County, VA · R+46.3Prince Edward County, VA · D+5.4Prince George County, VA · R+16.9Prince William County, VA · D+21.1Pulaski County, VA · R+40.6Radford city, VA · D+4.7Rappahannock County, VA · R+17.7Richmond city, VA · D+63.5Richmond County, VA · R+23.7Roanoke city, VA · D+19.0Roanoke County, VA · R+27.6Rockbridge County, VA · R+29.4Rockingham County, VA · R+44.3Russell County, VA · R+58.7Salem city, VA · R+24.7Scott County, VA · R+66.0Shenandoah County, VA · R+43.0Smyth County, VA · R+55.0Southampton County, VA · R+16.2Spotsylvania County, VA · R+16.7Stafford County, VA · R+9.0Staunton city, VA · D+1.8Suffolk city, VA · D+12.2Surry County, VA · D+10.7Sussex County, VA · D+16.3Tazewell County, VA · R+66.1Virginia Beach city, VA · R+3.5Warren County, VA · R+36.8Washington County, VA · R+53.3Waynesboro city, VA · R+11.3Westmoreland County, VA · R+7.1Williamsburg city, VA · D+43.0Winchester city, VA · D+3.5Wise County, VA · R+61.9Wythe County, VA · R+54.6York County, VA · R+17.1
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
Hillary ClintonDemocratic49.8%1,981,473
Donald TrumpRepublican44.4%1,769,443
Gary JohnsonLibertarian5.8%231,836
D+60
R+60
133 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2016 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 — 2016
133 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Accomack CountyR
−11.7%
6,7408,58315,818
Albemarle CountyD
+24.8%
33,34519,25956,726
Alexandria cityD
+58.0%
57,24213,28575,762
Alleghany CountyR
−37.0%
2,1664,8747,325
Amelia CountyR
−36.6%
2,1284,7087,040
Amherst CountyR
−30.3%
5,0579,71915,396
Appomattox CountyR
−46.2%
2,0235,7157,997
Arlington CountyD
+59.2%
92,01620,186121,339
Augusta CountyR
−49.5%
8,17726,16336,343
Bath CountyR
−41.9%
6031,5482,253
Bedford CountyR
−49.1%
9,76830,65942,525
Bland CountyR
−67.5%
4532,5733,139
Botetourt CountyR
−47.4%
4,49413,37518,739
Bristol cityR
−43.5%
1,8354,8927,027
Brunswick CountyD
+18.7%
4,4813,0467,669
Buchanan CountyR
−60.3%
1,7217,2969,247
Buckingham CountyR
−11.3%
3,1283,9507,289
Buena Vista cityR
−30.6%
6931,4302,407
Campbell CountyR
−46.8%
6,66419,55127,535
Caroline CountyR
−5.0%
6,4327,14714,248
Carroll CountyR
−59.3%
2,55910,66313,655
Charles City CountyD
+24.8%
2,4961,4764,107
Charlotte CountyR
−22.8%
2,1553,4795,807
Charlottesville cityD
+66.5%
17,9012,96022,467
Chesapeake cityR
−1.3%
52,62754,047112,662
Chesterfield CountyR
−2.3%
81,07485,045176,362
Clarke CountyR
−19.6%
3,0514,6618,213
Colonial Heights cityR
−39.2%
2,3675,6818,457
Covington cityR
−18.3%
9141,3492,382
Craig CountyR
−57.3%
5412,1402,791
Culpeper CountyR
−25.2%
7,75913,34922,218
Cumberland CountyR
−13.5%
2,0362,6974,906
Danville cityD
+19.8%
11,0597,30318,940
Dickenson CountyR
−55.9%
1,3354,9326,440
Dinwiddie CountyR
−12.4%
5,7657,44713,575
Emporia cityD
+31.3%
1,5307892,366
Essex CountyR
−2.1%
2,5422,6575,372
Fairfax cityD
+30.5%
7,3673,70212,028
Fairfax CountyD
+35.8%
355,133157,710551,183
Falls Church cityD
+57.9%
5,8191,3247,757
Fauquier CountyR
−24.4%
12,97122,12737,460
Floyd CountyR
−37.2%
2,3005,2938,050
Fluvanna CountyR
−9.3%
5,7607,02513,592
Franklin cityD
+27.0%
2,5191,4214,061
Franklin CountyR
−41.9%
7,25718,56926,971
Frederick CountyR
−35.0%
11,93226,08340,440
Fredericksburg cityD
+26.3%
6,7073,74411,257
Galax cityR
−38.8%
6811,6032,376
Giles CountyR
−48.2%
1,9505,9108,212
Gloucester CountyR
−39.2%
5,40413,09619,619
Goochland CountyR
−24.9%
4,8898,38414,037
Grayson CountyR
−57.4%
1,4075,5927,285
Greene CountyR
−31.4%
2,9245,9459,607
Greensville CountyD
+18.8%
2,5581,7374,363
Halifax CountyR
−16.5%
6,8979,70416,994
Hampton cityD
+37.6%
41,31217,90262,277
Hanover CountyR
−32.3%
19,38239,63062,723
Harrisonburg cityD
+22.0%
10,2126,26217,987
Henrico CountyD
+20.8%
93,93559,857163,536
Henry CountyR
−29.1%
8,19815,20824,091
Highland CountyR
−42.2%
3719581,391
Hopewell cityD
+9.3%
4,7243,8859,008
Isle of Wight CountyR
−20.5%
7,88112,20421,075
James City CountyR
−5.1%
19,10521,30643,169
King and Queen CountyR
−17.1%
1,4682,0993,690
King George CountyR
−27.7%
4,0077,34112,050
King William CountyR
−35.2%
2,7605,9759,146
Lancaster CountyR
−9.8%
2,8693,5236,645
Lee CountyR
−62.9%
1,6277,5439,399
Lexington cityD
+30.3%
1,5147662,465
Loudoun CountyD
+16.9%
100,79569,949183,050
Louisa CountyR
−24.5%
6,21210,52817,612
Lunenburg CountyR
−17.5%
2,2273,2045,586
Lynchburg cityR
−8.9%
14,79217,98235,657
Madison CountyR
−31.8%
2,2034,4196,979
Manassas cityD
+16.0%
8,4235,95315,411
Manassas Park cityD
+28.1%
3,2041,7335,232
Martinsville cityD
+23.4%
3,5332,1495,907
Mathews CountyR
−36.8%
1,5633,5175,311
Mecklenburg CountyR
−13.4%
6,2858,28814,945
Middlesex CountyR
−26.0%
2,1083,6706,017
Montgomery CountyD
+1.3%
20,02119,45943,031
Nelson CountyR
−5.6%
3,6894,1548,311
New Kent CountyR
−37.4%
3,5468,11812,233
Newport News cityD
+26.6%
45,61825,46875,637
Norfolk cityD
+42.5%
57,02321,55283,385
Northampton CountyD
+9.2%
3,2552,6866,168
Northumberland CountyR
−19.6%
2,8524,3027,397
Norton cityR
−43.7%
3831,0211,460
Nottoway CountyR
−13.1%
2,8293,7126,744
Orange CountyR
−26.4%
5,95710,52117,267
Page CountyR
−49.5%
2,5147,83110,740
Patrick CountyR
−55.0%
1,7686,4548,525
Petersburg cityD
+76.7%
12,0211,45113,786
Pittsylvania CountyR
−39.1%
9,19921,55431,598
Poquoson cityR
−48.6%
1,6015,0927,177
Portsmouth cityD
+36.3%
28,49712,79543,261
Powhatan CountyR
−46.3%
4,06011,88516,888
Prince Edward CountyD
+5.4%
4,5914,1019,143
Prince George CountyR
−16.9%
6,4199,15716,184
Prince William CountyD
+21.1%
113,14471,721196,442
Pulaski CountyR
−40.6%
4,17210,32215,165
Radford cityD
+4.7%
2,9252,6386,082
Rappahannock CountyR
−17.7%
1,7472,5394,483
Richmond cityD
+63.5%
81,25915,581103,406
Richmond CountyR
−23.7%
1,3472,2133,661
Roanoke cityD
+19.0%
22,28614,78939,466
Roanoke CountyR
−27.6%
17,20031,40851,489
Rockbridge CountyR
−29.4%
3,5086,68010,795
Rockingham CountyR
−44.3%
9,36625,99037,487
Russell CountyR
−58.7%
2,3309,52112,246
Salem cityR
−24.7%
4,2027,22612,225
Scott CountyR
−66.0%
1,5818,24710,100
Shenandoah CountyR
−43.0%
5,27314,09420,508
Smyth CountyR
−55.0%
2,6659,75012,890
Southampton CountyR
−16.2%
3,5955,0358,872
Spotsylvania CountyR
−16.7%
24,20734,62362,549
Stafford CountyR
−9.0%
27,90833,86865,934
Staunton cityD
+1.8%
5,3335,13311,255
Suffolk cityD
+12.2%
23,28018,00643,240
Surry CountyD
+10.7%
2,2721,8194,228
Sussex CountyD
+16.3%
2,8792,0555,044
Tazewell CountyR
−66.1%
2,89515,16818,566
Virginia Beach cityR
−3.5%
91,03298,224203,019
Warren CountyR
−36.8%
5,16911,77317,951
Washington CountyR
−53.3%
5,55319,32025,846
Waynesboro cityR
−11.3%
3,7644,8019,204
Westmoreland CountyR
−7.1%
3,8364,4488,574
Williamsburg cityD
+43.0%
5,2061,9257,626
Winchester cityD
+3.5%
5,1644,79010,665
Wise CountyR
−61.9%
2,70112,08615,163
Wythe CountyR
−54.6%
2,77010,04613,328
York CountyR
−17.1%
12,99918,83734,113