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The2016 United States presidential election in Virginia was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the2016 general election in which all 50 states plus theDistrict of Columbia participated.Virginia voters chose electors to represent them in theElectoral College via a popular vote pitting theRepublican nominee, businessmanDonald Trump, and running mateIndiana GovernorMike Pence againstDemocratic nominee, formerSecretary of StateHillary Clinton and her running mate, VirginiaSenatorTim Kaine.
The Democratic candidate,Hillary Clinton ofNew York, carried Virginia with a 49.73% plurality in the popular vote against businessmanDonald Trump of New York, who carried 44.41%, a victory margin of 5.32%. Clinton seemed to benefit from having former Virginia governor Tim Kaine on the ticket. Whereas the national popular vote swung 1.77% Republican from theprevious election, Virginia swung 1.44% Democratic.[2] However, due to a higher third-party vote, Clinton's percentage was lower than Obama's in both 2008 and 2012 (although her raw vote total slightly improved from Obama in 2012).
This was the first time Virginia voted for a losing Democratic candidate since1924. The state would later vote for a Democratic nominee who lost the popular vote in2024 by a larger margin than Clinton's 2016 margin, solidifying the state's status as ablue state.
Conversely, Trump became the first Republican sinceCalvin Coolidge in1924 to win the presidency without carrying Virginia.[3] Virginia had been a traditionally Democratic-leaning state from the party's founding until1952. It then became reliably Republican-leaning from 1952 until2004, after which point it has voted Democratic in every presidential election.
As of the2024 election, Trump in 2016 is the most recent Republican candidate to winChesapeake,Chesterfield County,James City County,Stafford County, andVirginia Beach.
The 108 delegates (95 pledged delegates and 13super delegates) fromVirginia to theDemocratic National Convention were allocated in this way. Among the pledged delegates, 62 were allocated based on the popular vote in each congressional district. The 33 at-large delegates were then allocated based on the statewide popular vote.[4]
| Virginia Democratic primary, March 1, 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Hillary Clinton | 504,741 | 64.29% | 62 | 13 | 75 |
| Bernie Sanders | 276,370 | 35.20% | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| Martin O'Malley(withdrawn) | 3,930 | 0.50% | |||
| Uncommitted | N/a | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 785,041 | 100% | 95 | 14 | 109 |
| Source:[5][6] | |||||
The 49 delegates fromVirginia to theRepublican National Convention were allocated proportionally based on the popular vote.[7]
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 356,840 | 34.80% | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Marco Rubio | 327,918 | 31.98% | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Ted Cruz | 171,150 | 16.69% | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| John Kasich | 97,784 | 9.54% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Ben Carson | 60,228 | 5.87% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeb Bush(withdrawn) | 3,645 | 0.36% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rand Paul(withdrawn) | 2,917 | 0.28% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Huckabee(withdrawn) | 1,458 | 0.14% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Christie(withdrawn) | 1,102 | 0.11% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carly Fiorina(withdrawn) | 914 | 0.09% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Gilmore(withdrawn) | 653 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindsey Graham(withdrawn) | 444 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Santorum(withdrawn) | 399 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unprojected delegates: | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total: | 1,025,452 | 100.00% | 49 | 0 | 49 |
The 2016 Libertarian Party presidential ticket was former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson for president and former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld for vice president. They earned those nominations at theLibertarian Party 2016 National ConDay weekend.[9]
The Virginia Green Party held its primary from March 20 through April 3. Party members were able to vote online through an email ballot or through the mail.[10] On April 13, it was announced that Jill Stein had won with 76% of the vote. The state's four delegates were apportioned at the May 28 state meeting.[11]
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jill Stein | 35 | 76% | 3 |
| Kent Mesplay | 3 | 6% | 1 |
| William Kreml | 2 | 4.1% | - |
| Darryl Cherney | 2 | 3.8% | - |
| Sedinam Curry | 1 | 1.7% | - |
| Write-ins | 3 | 8.4% | - |
| Total | 46 | 100.00% | 4 |
In polling, Hillary Clinton won or tied in every pre-election poll but one. An average of the last three polls showed Clinton ahead of Trump 48% to 43%, which was accurate compared to the results.[12]
Virginia joined the Union in June 1788 and has participated in all elections from 1789 onwards, except 1864 and 1868 (due to its secession from the US due to theAmerican Civil War). Since 1900, Virginia voted Democratic 54.17% of the time and Republican 45.83% of the time. From 1968 to 2004, Virginia voted for the Republican Party candidate. Then, in the 2008 and 2012 elections, the state voted for the Democratic Party. The same trend continued in the 2016 presidential elections.[13]
Clinton had several advantages in Virginia. The first was due in part to her landslide win in theDemocratic primary against SenatorBernie Sanders. The second was Virginia has a significant number of African American voters, many of whom backed Clinton in the primary and both of PresidentBarack Obama's wins in the state. The third was the state's growing share of well-educated suburban voters, especially in the suburbs surroundingWashington, D.C., andRichmond who were moving away from the Republican Party in response to Trump being nominated for president. The fourth was Clinton's pick of the state's own US Senator,Tim Kaine, as her vice presidential running mate.[14]
While polls throughout the campaign showed Clinton leading RepublicanDonald Trump by varying margins in Virginia, it was announced on October 13 that the Trump campaign was pulling its resources out of the state, likely ceding to Clinton what was perceived to be a critical battleground state. According to the Trump campaign, the reason for pulling out of Virginia was to compete in more critical battleground states like Pennsylvania, Florida, North Carolina, and Ohio, all of which were states he won.[15]
The following are final 2016 predictions from various organizations for Virginia as of election day.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Times[16] | Lean D | November 6, 2016 |
| CNN[17] | Lean D | November 8, 2016 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[18] | Likely D | November 7, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[19] | Likely D | November 7, 2016 |
| NBC[20] | Likely D | November 7, 2016 |
| Electoral-vote.com[21] | Likely D | November 8, 2016 |
| RealClearPolitics[22] | Likely D | November 7, 2016 |
| Fox News[23] | Lean D | November 7, 2016 |
| ABC[24] | Lean D | November 8, 2016 |
| Clinton 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | Trump 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% |
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton | Tim Kaine | 1,981,473 | 49.73% | 13 | |
| Republican | Donald Trump | Mike Pence | 1,769,443 | 44.41% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson | Bill Weld | 118,274 | 2.97% | 0 | |
| Independent | Evan McMullin | Mindy Finn | 54,054 | 1.36% | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein | Ajamu Baraka | 27,638 | 0.69% | 0 | |
| Independent (write-in) | - | - | 33,749 | 0.85% | 0 | |
| Totals | 3,984,631 | 100.00% | 13 | |||
| Voter turnout (Voting age population) | 71.30% | |||||
| Locality[25] | Hillary Clinton Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Accomack | 6,740 | 42.61% | 8,583 | 54.26% | 495 | 3.13% | −1,843 | −11.65% | 15,818 |
| Albemarle | 33,345 | 58.78% | 19,259 | 33.95% | 4,122 | 7.27% | 14,086 | 24.83% | 56,726 |
| Alexandria | 57,242 | 75.55% | 13,285 | 17.53% | 5,243 | 6.92% | 43,957 | 58.01% | 75,770 |
| Alleghany | 2,166 | 29.57% | 4,874 | 66.54% | 285 | 3.89% | −2,708 | −36.97% | 7,325 |
| Amelia | 2,128 | 30.23% | 4,708 | 66.88% | 204 | 2.90% | −2,580 | −36.65% | 7,040 |
| Amherst | 5,057 | 32.85% | 9,719 | 63.13% | 620 | 4.03% | −4,662 | −30.28% | 15,396 |
| Appomattox | 2,023 | 25.25% | 5,715 | 71.34% | 273 | 3.41% | −3,692 | −46.09% | 8,011 |
| Arlington | 92,016 | 75.82% | 20,186 | 16.63% | 9,154 | 7.54% | 71,830 | 59.19% | 121,356 |
| Augusta | 8,177 | 22.50% | 26,163 | 71.99% | 2,003 | 5.51% | −17,986 | −49.49% | 36,343 |
| Bath | 603 | 26.76% | 1,548 | 68.71% | 102 | 4.53% | −945 | −41.94% | 2,253 |
| Bedford | 9,768 | 22.97% | 30,659 | 72.10% | 2,098 | 4.93% | −20,891 | −49.13% | 42,525 |
| Bland | 453 | 14.43% | 2,573 | 81.97% | 113 | 3.60% | −2,120 | −67.54% | 3,139 |
| Botetourt | 4,494 | 23.98% | 13,375 | 71.38% | 870 | 4.64% | −8,881 | −47.39% | 18,739 |
| Bristol | 1,835 | 26.09% | 4,892 | 69.57% | 305 | 4.34% | −3,057 | −43.47% | 7,032 |
| Brunswick | 4,481 | 58.43% | 3,046 | 39.72% | 142 | 1.85% | 1,435 | 18.71% | 7,669 |
| Buchanan | 1,721 | 18.61% | 7,296 | 78.90% | 230 | 2.49% | −5,575 | −60.29% | 9,247 |
| Buckingham | 3,128 | 42.88% | 3,950 | 54.15% | 217 | 2.97% | −822 | −11.27% | 7,295 |
| Buena Vista | 693 | 28.79% | 1,430 | 59.41% | 284 | 11.80% | −737 | −30.62% | 2,407 |
| Campbell | 6,664 | 24.20% | 19,551 | 71.00% | 1,320 | 4.79% | −12,887 | −46.80% | 27,535 |
| Caroline | 6,432 | 43.28% | 7,147 | 48.09% | 1,284 | 8.64% | −715 | −4.81% | 14,863 |
| Carroll | 2,559 | 18.72% | 10,663 | 78.01% | 446 | 3.26% | −8,104 | −59.29% | 13,668 |
| Charles City | 2,496 | 60.77% | 1,476 | 35.94% | 135 | 3.29% | 1,020 | 24.84% | 4,107 |
| Charlotte | 2,155 | 37.10% | 3,479 | 59.90% | 174 | 3.00% | −1,324 | −22.80% | 5,808 |
| Charlottesville | 17,901 | 79.66% | 2,960 | 13.17% | 1,611 | 7.17% | 14,941 | 66.49% | 22,472 |
| Chesapeake | 52,627 | 46.69% | 54,047 | 47.95% | 6,031 | 5.35% | −1,420 | −1.26% | 112,705 |
| Chesterfield | 81,074 | 45.94% | 85,045 | 48.19% | 10,342 | 5.86% | −3,971 | −2.25% | 176,461 |
| Clarke | 3,051 | 37.15% | 4,661 | 56.75% | 501 | 6.10% | −1,610 | −19.60% | 8,213 |
| Colonial Heights | 2,367 | 27.99% | 5,681 | 67.18% | 409 | 4.84% | −3,314 | −39.19% | 8,457 |
| Covington | 914 | 38.37% | 1,349 | 56.63% | 119 | 5.00% | −435 | −18.26% | 2,382 |
| Craig | 541 | 19.36% | 2,140 | 76.59% | 113 | 4.04% | −1,599 | −57.23% | 2,794 |
| Culpeper | 7,759 | 34.92% | 13,349 | 60.08% | 1,110 | 5.00% | −5,590 | −25.16% | 22,218 |
| Cumberland | 2,036 | 41.50% | 2,697 | 54.97% | 173 | 3.53% | −661 | −13.47% | 4,906 |
| Danville | 11,059 | 58.35% | 7,303 | 38.53% | 590 | 3.11% | 3,756 | 19.82% | 18,952 |
| Dickenson | 1,335 | 20.73% | 4,932 | 76.58% | 173 | 2.69% | −3,597 | −55.85% | 6,440 |
| Dinwiddie | 5,765 | 42.47% | 7,447 | 54.86% | 363 | 2.67% | −1,682 | −12.39% | 13,575 |
| Emporia | 1,530 | 64.64% | 789 | 33.33% | 48 | 2.03% | 741 | 31.31% | 2,367 |
| Essex | 2,542 | 47.00% | 2,657 | 49.13% | 209 | 3.86% | −115 | −2.13% | 5,408 |
| Fairfax City | 7,367 | 61.24% | 3,702 | 30.77% | 961 | 7.99% | 3,665 | 30.47% | 12,030 |
| Fairfax County | 355,133 | 64.43% | 157,710 | 28.61% | 38,340 | 6.96% | 197,423 | 35.82% | 551,183 |
| Falls Church | 5,819 | 75.02% | 1,324 | 17.07% | 614 | 7.92% | 4,495 | 57.95% | 7,757 |
| Fauquier | 12,971 | 34.62% | 22,127 | 59.06% | 2,369 | 6.32% | −9,156 | −24.44% | 37,467 |
| Floyd | 2,300 | 28.57% | 5,293 | 65.74% | 458 | 5.69% | −2,993 | −37.18% | 8,051 |
| Fluvanna | 5,760 | 42.36% | 7,025 | 51.67% | 812 | 5.97% | −1,265 | −9.30% | 13,597 |
| Franklin City | 2,519 | 61.89% | 1,421 | 34.91% | 130 | 3.19% | 1,098 | 26.98% | 4,070 |
| Franklin County | 7,257 | 26.91% | 18,569 | 68.85% | 1,145 | 4.25% | −11,312 | −41.94% | 26,971 |
| Frederick | 11,932 | 29.51% | 26,083 | 64.50% | 2,425 | 6.00% | −14,151 | −34.99% | 40,440 |
| Fredericksburg | 6,707 | 59.54% | 3,744 | 33.24% | 813 | 7.22% | 2,963 | 26.31% | 11,264 |
| Galax | 681 | 28.66% | 1,603 | 67.47% | 92 | 3.87% | −922 | −38.80% | 2,376 |
| Giles | 1,950 | 23.75% | 5,910 | 71.97% | 352 | 4.29% | −3,960 | −48.22% | 8,212 |
| Gloucester | 5,404 | 27.54% | 13,096 | 66.75% | 1,119 | 5.70% | −7,692 | −39.21% | 19,619 |
| Goochland | 4,889 | 34.83% | 8,384 | 59.73% | 764 | 5.44% | −3,495 | −24.90% | 14,037 |
| Grayson | 1,407 | 19.31% | 5,592 | 76.76% | 286 | 3.93% | −4,185 | −57.45% | 7,285 |
| Greene | 2,924 | 30.43% | 5,945 | 61.88% | 739 | 7.69% | −3,021 | −31.44% | 9,608 |
| Greensville | 2,558 | 58.63% | 1,737 | 39.81% | 68 | 1.56% | 821 | 18.82% | 4,363 |
| Halifax | 6,897 | 40.57% | 9,704 | 57.08% | 400 | 2.35% | −2,807 | −16.51% | 17,001 |
| Hampton | 41,312 | 66.25% | 17,902 | 28.71% | 3,142 | 5.04% | 23,410 | 37.54% | 62,356 |
| Hanover | 19,382 | 30.89% | 39,630 | 63.15% | 3,741 | 5.96% | −20,248 | −32.27% | 62,753 |
| Harrisonburg | 10,212 | 56.76% | 6,262 | 34.80% | 1,519 | 8.44% | 3,950 | 21.95% | 17,993 |
| Henrico | 93,935 | 57.40% | 59,857 | 36.58% | 9,862 | 6.03% | 34,078 | 20.82% | 163,654 |
| Henry | 8,198 | 34.01% | 15,208 | 63.09% | 700 | 2.90% | −7,010 | −29.08% | 24,106 |
| Highland | 371 | 26.67% | 958 | 68.87% | 62 | 4.46% | −587 | −42.20% | 1,391 |
| Hopewell | 4,724 | 52.44% | 3,885 | 43.13% | 399 | 4.43% | 839 | 9.31% | 9,008 |
| Isle of Wight | 7,881 | 37.40% | 12,204 | 57.91% | 990 | 4.70% | −4,323 | −20.51% | 21,075 |
| James City | 19,105 | 44.25% | 21,306 | 49.35% | 2,762 | 6.40% | −2,201 | −5.10% | 43,173 |
| King and Queen | 1,468 | 39.71% | 2,099 | 56.78% | 130 | 3.52% | −631 | −17.07% | 3,697 |
| King George | 4,007 | 33.23% | 7,341 | 60.88% | 711 | 5.90% | −3,334 | −27.65% | 12,059 |
| King William | 2,760 | 30.13% | 5,975 | 65.22% | 426 | 4.65% | −3,215 | −35.09% | 9,161 |
| Lancaster | 2,869 | 43.18% | 3,523 | 53.02% | 253 | 3.81% | −654 | −9.84% | 6,645 |
| Lee | 1,627 | 17.31% | 7,543 | 80.25% | 229 | 2.44% | −5,916 | −62.94% | 9,399 |
| Lexington | 1,514 | 61.42% | 766 | 31.08% | 185 | 7.51% | 748 | 30.34% | 2,465 |
| Loudoun | 100,795 | 55.05% | 69,949 | 38.20% | 12,353 | 6.75% | 30,846 | 16.85% | 183,097 |
| Louisa | 6,212 | 35.23% | 10,528 | 59.71% | 891 | 5.05% | −4,316 | −24.48% | 17,631 |
| Lunenburg | 2,227 | 39.87% | 3,204 | 57.36% | 155 | 2.77% | −977 | −17.49% | 5,586 |
| Lynchburg | 14,792 | 41.47% | 17,982 | 50.41% | 2,897 | 8.12% | −3,190 | −8.94% | 35,671 |
| Madison | 2,203 | 31.57% | 4,419 | 63.32% | 357 | 5.12% | −2,216 | −31.75% | 6,979 |
| Manassas | 8,423 | 54.66% | 5,953 | 38.63% | 1,035 | 6.72% | 2,470 | 16.03% | 15,411 |
| Manassas Park | 3,204 | 61.24% | 1,733 | 33.12% | 295 | 5.64% | 1,471 | 28.12% | 5,232 |
| Martinsville | 3,533 | 59.81% | 2,149 | 36.38% | 225 | 3.81% | 1,384 | 23.43% | 5,907 |
| Mathews | 1,563 | 29.43% | 3,517 | 66.22% | 231 | 4.35% | −1,954 | −36.79% | 5,311 |
| Mecklenburg | 6,285 | 42.05% | 8,288 | 55.46% | 372 | 2.49% | −2,003 | −13.40% | 14,945 |
| Middlesex | 2,108 | 35.03% | 3,670 | 60.99% | 239 | 3.97% | −1,562 | −25.96% | 6,017 |
| Montgomery | 20,021 | 46.53% | 19,459 | 45.22% | 3,551 | 8.25% | 562 | 1.31% | 43,031 |
| Nelson | 3,689 | 44.35% | 4,154 | 49.94% | 475 | 5.71% | −465 | −5.59% | 8,318 |
| New Kent | 3,546 | 28.97% | 8,118 | 66.31% | 578 | 4.72% | −4,572 | −37.35% | 12,242 |
| Newport News | 45,618 | 60.25% | 25,468 | 33.64% | 4,629 | 6.11% | 20,150 | 26.61% | 75,715 |
| Norfolk | 57,023 | 68.38% | 21,552 | 25.85% | 4,813 | 5.77% | 35,471 | 42.54% | 83,388 |
| Northampton | 3,255 | 52.74% | 2,686 | 43.52% | 231 | 3.74% | 569 | 9.22% | 6,172 |
| Northumberland | 2,852 | 38.55% | 4,302 | 58.15% | 244 | 3.30% | −1,450 | −19.60% | 7,398 |
| Norton | 383 | 26.23% | 1,021 | 69.93% | 56 | 3.84% | −638 | −43.70% | 1,460 |
| Nottoway | 2,829 | 41.95% | 3,712 | 55.04% | 203 | 3.01% | −883 | −13.09% | 6,744 |
| Orange | 5,957 | 34.49% | 10,521 | 60.92% | 792 | 4.59% | −4,564 | −26.43% | 17,270 |
| Page | 2,514 | 23.41% | 7,831 | 72.91% | 395 | 3.68% | −5,317 | −49.51% | 10,740 |
| Patrick | 1,768 | 20.74% | 6,454 | 75.71% | 303 | 3.55% | −4,686 | −54.97% | 8,525 |
| Petersburg | 12,021 | 87.20% | 1,451 | 10.53% | 314 | 2.28% | 10,570 | 76.67% | 13,786 |
| Pittsylvania | 9,199 | 29.11% | 21,554 | 68.21% | 845 | 2.67% | −12,355 | −39.10% | 31,598 |
| Poquoson | 1,601 | 22.31% | 5,092 | 70.95% | 484 | 6.74% | −3,491 | −48.64% | 7,177 |
| Portsmouth | 28,497 | 65.87% | 12,795 | 29.57% | 1,973 | 4.56% | 15,702 | 36.29% | 43,265 |
| Powhatan | 4,060 | 24.02% | 11,885 | 70.33% | 955 | 5.65% | −7,825 | −46.30% | 16,900 |
| Prince Edward | 4,591 | 50.21% | 4,101 | 44.85% | 451 | 4.93% | 490 | 5.36% | 9,143 |
| Prince George | 6,419 | 39.66% | 9,157 | 56.58% | 608 | 3.76% | −2,738 | −16.92% | 16,184 |
| Prince William | 113,144 | 57.57% | 71,721 | 36.49% | 11,673 | 5.94% | 41,423 | 21.08% | 196,538 |
| Pulaski | 4,172 | 27.51% | 10,322 | 68.06% | 673 | 4.44% | −6,150 | −40.55% | 15,167 |
| Radford | 2,925 | 48.07% | 2,638 | 43.35% | 522 | 8.58% | 287 | 4.72% | 6,085 |
| Rappahannock | 1,747 | 38.97% | 2,539 | 56.64% | 197 | 4.39% | −792 | −17.67% | 4,483 |
| Richmond City | 81,259 | 78.52% | 15,581 | 15.06% | 6,644 | 6.42% | 65,678 | 63.47% | 103,484 |
| Richmond County | 1,347 | 36.79% | 2,213 | 60.45% | 101 | 2.76% | −866 | −23.65% | 3,661 |
| Roanoke City | 22,286 | 56.47% | 14,789 | 37.47% | 2,391 | 6.06% | 7,497 | 19.00% | 39,466 |
| Roanoke County | 17,200 | 33.41% | 31,408 | 61.00% | 2,881 | 5.60% | −14,208 | −27.59% | 51,489 |
| Rockbridge | 3,508 | 32.50% | 6,680 | 61.88% | 607 | 5.62% | −3,172 | −29.38% | 10,795 |
| Rockingham | 9,366 | 24.98% | 25,990 | 69.33% | 2,131 | 5.68% | −16,624 | −44.35% | 37,487 |
| Russell | 2,330 | 19.03% | 9,521 | 77.75% | 395 | 3.23% | −7,191 | −58.72% | 12,246 |
| Salem | 4,202 | 34.37% | 7,226 | 59.11% | 797 | 6.52% | −3,024 | −24.74% | 12,225 |
| Scott | 1,581 | 15.65% | 8,247 | 81.65% | 272 | 2.69% | −6,666 | −66.00% | 10,100 |
| Shenandoah | 5,273 | 25.71% | 14,094 | 68.71% | 1,146 | 5.59% | −8,821 | −43.00% | 20,513 |
| Smyth | 2,665 | 20.67% | 9,750 | 75.64% | 475 | 3.69% | −7,085 | −54.97% | 12,890 |
| Southampton | 3,595 | 40.49% | 5,035 | 56.71% | 248 | 2.79% | −1,440 | −16.22% | 8,878 |
| Spotsylvania | 24,207 | 38.69% | 34,623 | 55.34% | 3,732 | 5.97% | −10,416 | −16.65% | 62,562 |
| Stafford | 27,908 | 42.33% | 33,868 | 51.37% | 4,158 | 6.31% | −5,960 | −9.04% | 65,934 |
| Staunton | 5,333 | 47.38% | 5,133 | 45.61% | 789 | 7.01% | 200 | 1.78% | 11,255 |
| Suffolk | 23,280 | 53.84% | 18,006 | 41.64% | 1,954 | 4.52% | 5,274 | 12.20% | 43,240 |
| Surry | 2,272 | 53.74% | 1,819 | 43.02% | 137 | 3.24% | 453 | 10.71% | 4,228 |
| Sussex | 2,879 | 57.08% | 2,055 | 40.74% | 110 | 2.18% | 824 | 16.34% | 5,044 |
| Tazewell | 2,895 | 15.59% | 15,168 | 81.70% | 503 | 2.71% | −12,273 | −66.10% | 18,566 |
| Virginia Beach | 91,032 | 44.79% | 98,224 | 48.32% | 14,006 | 6.89% | −7,192 | −3.54% | 203,262 |
| Warren | 5,169 | 28.78% | 11,773 | 65.55% | 1,018 | 5.67% | −6,604 | −36.77% | 17,960 |
| Washington | 5,553 | 21.48% | 19,320 | 74.75% | 974 | 3.77% | −13,767 | −53.26% | 25,847 |
| Waynesboro | 3,764 | 40.90% | 4,801 | 52.16% | 639 | 6.94% | −1,037 | −11.27% | 9,204 |
| Westmoreland | 3,836 | 44.74% | 4,448 | 51.88% | 290 | 3.38% | −612 | −7.14% | 8,574 |
| Williamsburg | 5,206 | 68.27% | 1,925 | 25.24% | 495 | 6.49% | 3,281 | 43.02% | 7,626 |
| Winchester | 5,164 | 48.41% | 4,790 | 44.90% | 713 | 6.68% | 374 | 3.51% | 10,667 |
| Wise | 2,701 | 17.81% | 12,086 | 79.71% | 376 | 2.48% | −9,385 | −61.89% | 15,163 |
| Wythe | 2,770 | 20.76% | 10,046 | 75.29% | 527 | 3.95% | −7,276 | −54.53% | 13,343 |
| York | 12,999 | 38.10% | 18,837 | 55.21% | 2,282 | 6.69% | −5,838 | −17.11% | 34,118 |
| Totals | 1,981,473 | 49.73% | 1,769,443 | 44.41% | 233,715 | 5.87% | 212,030 | 5.32% | 3,984,631 |
Swing by county and independent city
Trend relative to the state by county and independent city
County and independent city flipsDemocratic Hold Gain from Republican | Republican Hold Gain from Democratic
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Despite losing the state, Trump won six of 11 congressional districts, with the remaining five going to Clinton, including one that elected a Republican.[26]
| District | Clinton | Trump | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 41% | 53% | Rob Wittman |
| 2nd | 45% | 48% | Scott Rigell |
| Scott Taylor | |||
| 3rd | 63% | 32% | Bobby Scott |
| 4th | 58% | 37% | Randy Forbes |
| Donald McEachin | |||
| 5th | 42% | 53% | Robert Hurt |
| Tom Garrett Jr. | |||
| 6th | 35% | 59% | Bob Goodlatte |
| 7th | 44% | 50% | Dave Brat |
| 8th | 72% | 21% | Don Beyer |
| 9th | 27% | 68% | Morgan Griffith |
| 10th | 52% | 42% | Barbara Comstock |
| 11th | 66% | 27% | Gerry Connolly |
Virginia was the only one of the eleven states that composed theConfederate States of America to vote Democratic in this election. This is a reversal from1976, when it was the only state that had been part of the Confederacy to vote Republican.
Virginia swung leftward from 2012, because of Clinton's gains inNorthern Virginia,Albemarle County,Greater Richmond, andHampton Roads. These regions are highly educated, with Northern Virginia and Albemarle County having some of the largest leftward swings and being some of the best-educated areas in the country. See the map of the most college-educated counties in the United States.[27]
Virginia was also the only state Hillary Clinton won which was never carried by her husbandBill Clinton in either of his runs for president in1992 and1996 (conversely, 11 states voted for Bill Clinton twice that were lost by Hillary Clinton[a]). Virginia was one of eleven states (and the District of Columbia) to vote more Democratic than in 2012.[b] This was only the third time sinceReconstruction that Virginia voted for a different candidate thanFlorida, after1976 and1996, and the first in140 years in which Virginia voted Democratic while Florida voted Republican. This would happen again in 2020 and 2024.
Trump was the first ever Republican to win without Harrisonburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park. Trump became the first Republican to win the White House without carryingPrince William County and Hopewell sinceDwight D. Eisenhower in1952, as well as the first to do so without carryingLoudoun County sinceHerbert Hoover in1928, and the first to do so without carryingHenrico County,Montgomery County,Staunton, and Winchester since Coolidge in 1924.
Voter demographic data was collected byCNN. The voter survey is based onexit polls. There were 2942 total respondents.[28]
| Demographic subgroup | Clinton | Trump | % of total vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ideology | |||
| Liberals | 85 | 11 | 26 |
| Moderates | 58 | 36 | 40 |
| Conservatives | 12 | 83 | 33 |
| Party | |||
| Democrats | 92 | 6 | 40 |
| Republicans | 6 | 88 | 33 |
| Independents | 43 | 48 | 26 |
| Age | |||
| 18–24 years old | 51 | 38 | 9 |
| 25–29 years old | 57 | 34 | 9 |
| 30–39 years old | 55 | 37 | 16 |
| 40–49 years old | 51 | 45 | 21 |
| 50–64 years old | 45 | 52 | 30 |
| 65 and older | 45 | 52 | 16 |
| Gender | |||
| Men | 43 | 52 | 47 |
| Women | 56 | 39 | 53 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 44 | 52 | 59 |
| Unmarried | 54 | 36 | 41 |
| Marital status by gender | |||
| Married men | 40 | 56 | 29 |
| Married women | 47 | 48 | 30 |
| Unmarried men | 46 | 42 | 17 |
| Unmarried women | 61 | 32 | 23 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 35 | 59 | 67 |
| Black | 88 | 9 | 21 |
| Latino | 65 | 30 | 6 |
| Asian | N/A | N/A | 3 |
| Other | N/A | N/A | 3 |
| Gender by race | |||
| White men | 29 | 65 | 32 |
| White women | 41 | 54 | 35 |
| Black men | 84 | 13 | 9 |
| Black women | 91 | 7 | 12 |
| Latino men (of any race) | N/A | N/A | 3 |
| Latino women (of any race) | N/A | N/A | 3 |
| Other racial/ethnic groups | 62 | 30 | 6 |
| Education | |||
| Never attendedcollege | 44 | 52 | 14 |
| Some college education | 44 | 51 | 31 |
| College graduate | 51 | 44 | 31 |
| Advanced degree | 61 | 33 | 23 |
| Education by race | |||
| White college graduated | 45 | 49 | 38 |
| White no college degree | 24 | 71 | 29 |
| Non-white college graduates | 78 | 17 | 16 |
| Non-white no college degree | 81 | 16 | 16 |
| Education by gender/race | |||
| White women with college degrees | 50 | 44 | 21 |
| White women without college degrees | 29 | 66 | 15 |
| White men with college degrees | 40 | 54 | 17 |
| White men without college degrees | 19 | 75 | 15 |
| Non-white | 79 | 16 | 33 |
| Income | |||
| Under $50K | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| $50K-$100K | 47 | 49 | 30 |
| $100K or more | 51 | 44 | 40 |
| Issue regarded as most important | |||
| Foreign policy | 67 | 26 | 11 |
| Immigration | 27 | 68 | 10 |
| Economy | 52 | 41 | 56 |
| Terrorism | 45 | 53 | 20 |
| Region | |||
| D.C. Suburbs | 68 | 27 | 19 |
| Northern Virginia exurbs | 48 | 46 | 17 |
| Central/ west Virginia | 31 | 64 | 21 |
| Richmond/ east | 50 | 44 | 25 |
| Tidewater | 53 | 42 | 18 |
| Area type | |||
| Urban | 59 | 34 | 30 |
| Suburban | 47 | 48 | 51 |
| Rural | 41 | 56 | 19 |
State and district results of the2016 United States presidential election | ||
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