Elections / 2020 · Dem primary · VA
Biden led Virginia's 2020 Democratic presidential primary.
County-level returns aggregated statewide; Biden led by 30.2 points. This is the Democratic nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.
Statewide result
Virginia 2020 Democratic presidential primary — county returns aggregated statewide.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Biden | 705,501 | 53.3% |
| Sanders | 306,388 | 23.2% |
| Warren | 142,546 | 10.8% |
| Bloomberg | 128,030 | 9.7% |
| Gabbard | 11,288 | 0.9% |
| Buttigieg | 11,199 | 0.9% |
| Klobuchar | 8,414 | 0.6% |
| Other | 5,310 | 0.4% |
| Yang | 3,361 | 0.3% |
| Steyer | 1,472 | 0.1% |
By county (133)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| County | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County | Biden | +26.5 | 244,714 |
| Loudoun County | Biden | +25.3 | 71,685 |
| Prince William County | Biden | +26.9 | 70,547 |
| Arlington County | Biden | +28.3 | 70,493 |
| Henrico County | Biden | +34.9 | 66,240 |
| Virginia Beach city | Biden | +30.9 | 61,094 |
| Chesterfield County | Biden | +34.0 | 58,731 |
| Richmond city | Biden | +9.6 | 55,696 |
| Alexandria city | Biden | +31.6 | 41,663 |
| Chesapeake city | Biden | +43.3 | 35,020 |
| Norfolk city | Biden | +32.0 | 33,630 |
| Albemarle County | Biden | +22.4 | 26,848 |
| Newport News city | Biden | +40.6 | 25,447 |
| Hampton city | Biden | +47.8 | 23,880 |
| Stafford County | Biden | +30.7 | 21,239 |
| Spotsylvania County | Biden | +30.9 | 16,946 |
| James City County | Biden | +41.5 | 15,863 |
| Portsmouth city | Biden | +48.2 | 15,440 |
| Hanover County | Biden | +31.5 | 15,373 |
| Suffolk city | Biden | +51.9 | 14,728 |
| Montgomery County | Biden | +3.3 | 14,338 |
| Charlottesville city | Sanders | +1.9 | 13,730 |
| Roanoke city | Biden | +25.0 | 13,316 |
| Roanoke County | Biden | +28.8 | 11,390 |
| York County | Biden | +36.4 | 9,990 |
| Fauquier County | Biden | +30.4 | 9,822 |
| Frederick County | Biden | +25.3 | 8,711 |
| Lynchburg city | Biden | +35.7 | 8,497 |
| Rockingham County | Biden | +20.9 | 7,076 |
| Bedford County | Biden | +33.8 | 6,514 |
| Harrisonburg city | Sanders | +7.7 | 6,483 |
| Augusta County | Biden | +25.8 | 6,040 |
| Fairfax city | Biden | +18.8 | 5,928 |
| Danville city | Biden | +58.0 | 5,399 |
| Petersburg city | Biden | +60.1 | 5,341 |
| Isle of Wight County | Biden | +48.1 | 5,330 |
| Pittsylvania County | Biden | +52.4 | 5,069 |
| Culpeper County | Biden | +29.0 | 4,969 |
| Manassas city | Biden | +17.8 | 4,958 |
| Falls Church city | Biden | +29.5 | 4,895 |
| Fredericksburg city | Biden | +18.6 | 4,643 |
| Franklin County | Biden | +36.4 | 4,473 |
| Louisa County | Biden | +36.7 | 4,429 |
| Orange County | Biden | +31.5 | 4,167 |
| Goochland County | Biden | +44.2 | 4,111 |
| Staunton city | Biden | +13.8 | 4,089 |
| Gloucester County | Biden | +31.3 | 4,005 |
| Caroline County | Biden | +45.4 | 3,952 |
| Henry County | Biden | +52.9 | 3,900 |
| Fluvanna County | Biden | +30.9 | 3,777 |
| Williamsburg city | Biden | +8.5 | 3,567 |
| Prince George County | Biden | +50.0 | 3,564 |
| Winchester city | Biden | +19.6 | 3,513 |
| Campbell County | Biden | +43.5 | 3,494 |
| Shenandoah County | Biden | +24.3 | 3,383 |
| Warren County | Biden | +20.6 | 3,313 |
| Accomack County | Biden | +43.2 | 3,303 |
| Dinwiddie County | Biden | +58.7 | 3,239 |
| Powhatan County | Biden | +34.5 | 3,222 |
| Mecklenburg County | Biden | +50.7 | 3,196 |
| Halifax County | Biden | +58.3 | 3,190 |
| Washington County | Biden | +25.1 | 3,112 |
| Botetourt County | Biden | +31.5 | 3,107 |
| Rockbridge County | Biden | +36.6 | 2,832 |
| Waynesboro city | Biden | +19.7 | 2,743 |
| New Kent County | Biden | +41.8 | 2,649 |
| King and Queen County | Biden | +33.7 | 2,630 |
| Salem city | Biden | +23.9 | 2,605 |
| Nelson County | Biden | +30.9 | 2,521 |
| Amherst County | Biden | +45.6 | 2,391 |
| Clarke County | Biden | +29.0 | 2,352 |
| Pulaski County | Biden | +27.4 | 2,319 |
| Prince Edward County | Biden | +48.2 | 2,288 |
| Hopewell city | Biden | +44.8 | 2,253 |
| Westmoreland County | Biden | +49.8 | 2,193 |
| Greene County | Biden | +19.8 | 1,973 |
| Southampton County | Biden | +53.6 | 1,940 |
| Lancaster County | Biden | +51.0 | 1,880 |
| Brunswick County | Biden | +60.2 | 1,865 |
| Northampton County | Biden | +48.1 | 1,801 |
| Radford city | Biden | +2.9 | 1,791 |
| Floyd County | Sanders | +6.3 | 1,776 |
| King William County | Biden | +41.5 | 1,731 |
| Manassas Park city | Biden | +10.0 | 1,724 |
| Martinsville city | Biden | +51.5 | 1,650 |
| Northumberland County | Biden | +53.5 | 1,605 |
| Carroll County | Biden | +22.1 | 1,564 |
| Buckingham County | Biden | +44.1 | 1,497 |
| Tazewell County | Biden | +23.7 | 1,453 |
| Colonial Heights city | Biden | +21.7 | 1,448 |
| Madison County | Biden | +31.4 | 1,428 |
| Middlesex County | Biden | +43.2 | 1,406 |
| Wythe County | Biden | +16.8 | 1,389 |
| Surry County | Biden | +56.5 | 1,363 |
| Nottoway County | Biden | +48.0 | 1,357 |
| Poquoson city | Biden | +20.7 | 1,335 |
| Rappahannock County | Biden | +25.9 | 1,332 |
| Page County | Biden | +27.8 | 1,325 |
| Sussex County | Biden | +66.3 | 1,310 |
| Wise County | Biden | +6.6 | 1,253 |
| Franklin city | Biden | +54.9 | 1,229 |
| Lunenburg County | Biden | +57.7 | 1,219 |
| Charles City County | Biden | +57.2 | 1,208 |
| Essex County | Biden | +59.4 | 1,202 |
| Lexington city | Biden | +25.3 | 1,192 |
| Smyth County | Biden | +26.8 | 1,172 |
| Giles County | Biden | +18.3 | 1,144 |
| Amelia County | Biden | +52.5 | 1,132 |
| Greensville County | Biden | +61.3 | 1,115 |
| Mathews County | Biden | +36.3 | 1,093 |
| Alleghany County | Biden | +32.3 | 1,090 |
| Patrick County | Biden | +27.5 | 1,084 |
| Appomattox County | Biden | +41.6 | 1,075 |
| Bristol city | Biden | +18.0 | 1,041 |
| Cumberland County | Biden | +52.7 | 1,010 |
| Russell County | Biden | +25.3 | 992 |
| Charlotte County | Biden | +58.9 | 977 |
| King George County | Biden | +50.5 | 821 |
| Grayson County | Biden | +31.0 | 785 |
| Buchanan County | Biden | +38.7 | 672 |
| Richmond County | Biden | +57.3 | 634 |
| Scott County | Biden | +19.7 | 626 |
| Dickenson County | Biden | +24.0 | 562 |
| Emporia city | Biden | +61.7 | 561 |
| Lee County | Biden | +36.8 | 508 |
| Covington city | Biden | +38.9 | 399 |
| Buena Vista city | Biden | +27.0 | 381 |
| Bath County | Biden | +33.3 | 360 |
| Craig County | Biden | +19.9 | 357 |
| Galax city | Biden | +27.7 | 328 |
| Bland County | Biden | +18.5 | 308 |
| Highland County | Biden | +25.5 | 282 |
| Norton city | Biden | +14.1 | 156 |