# 2020 United States presidential election in Virginia

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The 2020 United States presidential election in Virginia was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Virginia voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Virginia has 13 electoral votes in the Electoral College.
Prior to the election, most news organizations considered this a state Biden would win, or a likely blue state. On the day of the election, Biden won Virginia with 54.11% of the vote, and by a margin of 10.1%, the best performance for a Democratic presidential candidate since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944. Trump became the first Republican incumbent to consecutively lose Virginia since William Howard Taft and Biden became the first Democratic nominee to win Chesterfield County and Lynchburg City since 1948, Virginia Beach City since 1964, James City County since 1968, and Stafford County since 1976. He also flipped Chesapeake City back to the Democratic Party. Trump flipped no counties or independent cities in the state. Nevertheless, Biden became the first Democrat since 1960 to win without Westmoreland County, a notable bellwether. He was the first Democrat to ever win without Caroline County, Nelson County, or Covington.
The rapid growth of Northern Virginia as well as sliding suburban support for Republicans allowed Biden to win the once-key battleground state without actively campaigning in it. Biden won Henrico County, Loudoun County, Prince William County, and Fairfax County with 63.7%, 61.5%, 63.6%, and 69.9%, respectively; all four were former suburban bastions of the Republican Party in Virginia, the first outside Richmond and the others in Northern Virginia. All four had voted Republican in every election from 1968 through 2000. In Arlington County, a closer DC-area suburban county that had turned Democratic several decades earlier, Biden won with 80.6% of the vote, becoming the first nominee of either party in more than a century to do so. Biden's combined margin in Fairfax, Prince William, Loudoun, and Arlington Counties was greater than his statewide margin of victory. Crucially for his performance in Northern Virginia, Biden carried government workers by 18%.

## Primary elections
### Canceled Republican primary

The Virginia Republican Party is one of several state GOP parties that have officially canceled their respective primaries and caucuses. Donald Trump's re-election campaign and GOP officials have cited the fact that Republicans canceled several state primaries when George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush sought a second term in 1992 and 2004, respectively; and Democrats scrapped some of their primaries when Bill Clinton and Barack Obama were seeking reelection in 1996 and 2012, respectively. At the Virginia State Republican Convention, originally scheduled for May 2020 but postponed to August 15, 2020, the state party will formally bind all 48 of its national pledged delegates to Trump.

### Democratic primary

The Virginia Democratic primary took place on March 3, 2020, as part of the "Super Tuesday" suite of elections.
Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders were among the major declared candidates.
2020 Virginia Democratic presidential primary :
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
| Joe Biden | 705,501 | 53.30 | 67 |
| Bernie Sanders | 306,388 | 23.15 | 31 |
| Elizabeth Warren | 142,546 | 10.77 | 1 |
| Michael Bloomberg | 128,030 | 9.67 | |
| Tulsi Gabbard | 11,288 | 0.85 | |
| Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn) | 11,199 | 0.85 | |
| Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn) | 8,414 | 0.64 | |
| Andrew Yang (withdrawn) | 3,361 | 0.25 | |
| Cory Booker (withdrawn) | 1,910 | 0.14 | |
| Tom Steyer (withdrawn) | 1,472 | 0.11 | |
| Michael Bennet (withdrawn) | 1,437 | 0.11 | |
| Marianne Williamson (withdrawn) | 902 | 0.07 | |
| Julian Castro (withdrawn) | 691 | 0.05 | |
| Deval Patrick (withdrawn) | 370 | 0.03 | |
| Write-in votes | 184 | 0.01 | |
| Total | 1,323,693 | 100% | 99 |

### Green primary

The Green Party of Virginia conducted an online ranked choice primary from April 20 to April 26, 2020.
2020 Green Party of Virginia primary :
| Candidate | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 4 |
| Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| Howie Hawkins | 42 | 62.7% | 42 | 62.7% | 43 | 64.2% | 44 | 65.7% |
| Dario Hunter | 17 | 25.4% | 18 | 26.9% | 21 | 31.3% | 23 | 34.3% |
| Kent Mesplay | 3 | 4.5% | 3 | 4.5% | 3 | 4.5% | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Sedinam Moyowasiza-Curry | 2 | 3.0% | 2 | 3.0% | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Jill Stein (write-in) | 2 | 3.0% | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Jesse Ventura (write-in) | 1 | 1.5% | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 67 | 100.0% |

## General election
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Likely D | November 3, 2020 |
| Inside Elections | Solid D | November 3, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Likely D | November 3, 2020 |
| Politico | Likely D | November 3, 2020 |
| RCP | Lean D | November 3, 2020 |
| Niskanen | Safe D | November 3, 2020 |
| CNN | Solid D | November 3, 2020 |
| The Economist | Likely D | November 3, 2020 |
| CBS News | Likely D | November 3, 2020 |
| 270towin | Likely D | November 3, 2020 |
| ABC News | Solid D | November 3, 2020 |
| NPR | Likely D | September 16, 2020 |
| NBC News | Likely D | November 3, 2020 |
| 538 | Solid D | November 3, 2020 |

### Polling

Graphical summary
Aggregate polls
| Source of poll aggregation | Dates administered | Dates updated | Joe Biden Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Other/ Undecided | Margin |
| 270 to Win | October 15–31, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 52.8% | 41.0% | 6.2% | Biden +11.8 |
| FiveThirtyEight | until November 2, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 53.7% | 41.9% | 4.4% | Biden +11.8 |
| Average | Average | Average | 53.1% | 41.5% | 5.3% | Biden +11.8 |
Polls
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Donald Trump Republican | Joe Biden Democratic | Jo Jorgensen Libertarian | Howie Hawkins Green | Other | Undecided |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Oct 20 – Nov 2, 2020 | 4,550 (LV) | ± 2% | 41% | 57% | - | - | – | – |
| Swayable | Oct 27 – Nov 1, 2020 | 467 (LV) | ± 6.4% | 39% | 59% | 2% | 1% | – | – |
| Data for Progress | Oct 27 – Nov 1, 2020 | 690 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 43% | 54% | 1% | 0% | 1% | – |
| Roanoke College | Oct 23–29, 2020 | 802 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 42% | 53% | 2% | - | 1% | 2% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Oct 1–28, 2020 | 7,663 (LV) | – | 43% | 55% | - | - | – | – |
| Christopher Newport University | Oct 15–27, 2020 | 908 (LV) | ± 3.4% | 41% | 53% | - | - | 2% | 4% |
| Swayable | Oct 23–26, 2020 | 351 (LV) | ± 5.2% | 44% | 55% | 1% | - | – | – |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Oct 13–22, 2020 | 709 (LV) | ± 4.93% | 39% | 51% | - | - | 2% | 8% |
| Schar School/Washington Post | Oct 13–19, 2020 | 908 (LV) | ± 4% | 41% | 52% | 3% | - | 0% | 4% |
| Civiqs/Daily Kos | Oct 11–14, 2020 | 1,231 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 42% | 55% | - | - | 3% | 1% |
| Reconnect Research/Roanoke College | Sep 30 – Oct 12, 2020 | 602 (LV) | – | 39% | 54% | 4% | - | - | 4% |
| Survey Monkey/Tableau | Sep 15 – Oct 12, 2020 | 4,248 (LV) | – | 43% | 55% | - | - | – | 2% |
| Cygnal/Gade for Virginia | Oct 9–11, 2020 | 607 (LV) | – | 42% | 51% | - | - | – | – |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Sep 1–30, 2020 | 2,882 (LV) | – | 42% | 56% | - | - | – | 2% |
| Cygnal/Gade for Virginia | Sep 22–25, 2020 | 600 (LV) | – | 41% | 52% | - | - | – | – |
| Christopher Newport University | Sep 9–21, 2020 | 796 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 43% | 48% | - | - | 2% | 7% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Aug 28 – Sep 7, 2020 | 693 (LV) | ± 6.22% | 39% | 52% | - | - | 1% | 8% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Aug 1–31, 2020 | 2,626 (LV) | – | 41% | 57% | - | - | – | 2% |
| Roanoke College | Aug 9–22, 2020 | 566 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 39% | 53% | - | - | 3% | 5% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Jul 1–31, 2020 | 3,178 (LV) | – | 43% | 55% | - | - | – | 2% |
| Morning Consult | Jul 17–26, 2020 | 1,156 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 41% | 52% | - | - | – | – |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Jul 11–19, 2020 | 725 (LV) | ± 6.2% | 39% | 50% | - | - | 1% | 10% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Jun 8–30, 2020 | 1,619 (LV) | – | 42% | 57% | - | - | – | 1% |
| Morning Consult | May 17–26, 2020 | 1,148 (LV) | – | 42% | 52% | - | - | – | – |
| Roanoke College | May 3–16, 2020 | 563 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 39% | 51% | - | - | – | – |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Mar 25 – Apr 8, 2020 | 812 (A) | ± 4.5% | 41% | 51% | - | - | – | 8% |
| Hampton University | Feb 25–28, 2020 | 768 (RV) | ± 3.8% | 38% | 45% | - | - | – | – |
| Roanoke College | Feb 9–18, 2020 | 520 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 40% | 48% | - | - | – | – |
| Mason-Dixon | Dec 12–16, 2019 | 625 (RV) | ± 4.0% | 45% | 49% | - | - | – | 6% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Dec 2–13, 2019 | 728 (LV) | ± 5.1% | 46% | 49% | - | - | – | 5% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Sep 23 – Oct 4, 2019 | 645 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 44% | 52% | - | - | – | 4% |
| University of Mary Washington/Research America | Sep 3–15, 2019 | 1,009 (A) | ± 3.1% | 37% | 55% | - | - | 1% | 4% |
Former candidates :
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Donald Trump (R) | Michael Bloomberg (D) |
| Hampton University | Feb 25–28, 2020 | 768 (RV) | ± 3.8% | 38% | 43% |
| Roanoke College | Feb 9–18, 2020 | 520 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 40% | 46% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Donald Trump (R) | Pete Buttigieg (D) | Undecided |
| Hampton University | Feb 25–28, 2020 | 768 (RV) | ± 3.8% | 38% | 41% | – |
| Roanoke College | Feb 9–18, 2020 | 520 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 40% | 47% | – |
| Mason-Dixon | Dec 12–16, 2019 | 625 (RV) | ± 4.0% | 47% | 45% | 8% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Donald Trump (R) | Kamala Harris (D) | Other | Undecided |
| University of Mary Washington | Sep 3–15, 2019 | 1,009 (A) | ± 3.1% | 38% | 50% | 2% | 5% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Donald Trump (R) | Amy Klobuchar (D) |
| Hampton University | Feb 25–28, 2020 | 768 (RV) | ± 3.8% | 37% | 39% |
| Roanoke College | Feb 9–18, 2020 | 520 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 39% | 46% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Donald Trump (R) | Bernie Sanders (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Hampton University | Feb 25–28, 2020 | 768 (RV) | ± 3.8% | 39% | 44% | – | – |
| Roanoke College | Feb 9–18, 2020 | 520 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 40% | 49% | – | – |
| Mason-Dixon | Dec 12–16, 2019 | 625 (RV) | ± 4.0% | 51% | 45% | – | 4% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Dec 2–13, 2019 | 728 (LV) | ± 5.1% | 48% | 45% | – | 7% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Sep 2 – Oct 4, 2019 | 645 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 47% | 48% | – | 5% |
| University of Mary Washington/Research America | Sep 3–15, 2019 | 1,009 (A) | ± 3.1% | 38% | 53% | 2% | 4% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Donald Trump (R) | Elizabeth Warren (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Hampton University | Feb 25–28, 2020 | 768 (RV) | ± 3.8% | 40% | 42% | – | – |
| Roanoke College | Feb 9–18, 2020 | 520 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 41% | 48% | – | – |
| Mason-Dixon | Dec 12–16, 2019 | 625 (RV) | ± 4.0% | 48% | 44% | – | 8% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Dec 2–13, 2019 | 728 (LV) | ± 5.1% | 47% | 47% | – | 6% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Sep 23 – Oct 4, 2019 | 645 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 46% | 50% | – | 4% |
| University of Mary Washington | Sep 3–15, 2019 | 1,009 (A) | ± 3.1% | 38% | 53% | 1% | 5% |
Hypothetical polling :
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Donald Trump (R) | Generic Democrat | Other | Undecided |
| Wason Center, Christopher Newport University | Sep 4–30, 2019 | 726 (RV) | ± 4.1% | 36% | 51% | 6% | 6% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Donald Trump (R) | Generic Opponent | Other | Undecided |
| Wason Center, Christopher Newport University | Feb 3–23, 2020 | 866 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 38% | 59% | 0% | 2% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Generic Republican | Generic Democrat | Other | Undecided |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Sep 23 – Oct 4, 2019 | 645 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 48% | 49% | – | 3% |
| Ipsos/University of Virginia | Feb 15–19, 2019 | 636 (A) | ± 4.0% | 25% | 45% | 3% | 20% |

### Results

2020 United States presidential election in Virginia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Joe Biden Kamala Harris | 2,413,568 | 54.11% | +4.38% |
| | Republican | Donald Trump Mike Pence | 1,962,430 | 44.00% | −0.41% |
| | Libertarian | Jo Jorgensen Spike Cohen | 64,761 | 1.45% | −1.52% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 19,765 | 0.44% | -0.41% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,460,524 | 75.07% | +5.8% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,460,524 | 100.00% | |

#### By city and county

| County/City | Joe Biden Democratic | Joe Biden Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Donald Trump Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Margin | Total |
| County/City | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total |
| Accomack | 7,578 | 44.68% | 9,172 | 54.07% | 212 | 1.25% | -1,594 | -9.39% | 16,962 |
| Albemarle | 42,466 | 65.68% | 20,804 | 32.18% | 1,387 | 2.14% | 21,662 | 33.50% | 64,657 |
| Alexandria | 66,240 | 80.28% | 14,544 | 17.63% | 1,724 | 2.09% | 51,696 | 62.65% | 82,508 |
| Alleghany | 2,243 | 27.34% | 5,859 | 71.43% | 101 | 1.23% | -3,616 | -44.09% | 8,203 |
| Amelia | 2,411 | 30.55% | 5,390 | 68.29% | 92 | 1.16% | -2,979 | -37.74% | 7,893 |
| Amherst | 5,672 | 33.35% | 11,041 | 64.93% | 292 | 1.72% | -5,369 | -31.58% | 17,005 |
| Appomattox | 2,418 | 26.09% | 6,702 | 72.31% | 148 | 1.60% | -4,284 | -46.22% | 9,268 |
| Arlington | 105,344 | 80.60% | 22,318 | 17.08% | 3,037 | 2.32% | 83,026 | 63.52% | 130,699 |
| Augusta | 10,840 | 25.64% | 30,714 | 72.65% | 724 | 1.71% | -19,874 | -47.01% | 42,278 |
| Bath | 646 | 25.83% | 1,834 | 73.33% | 21 | 0.84% | -1,188 | -47.50% | 2,501 |
| Bedford | 12,176 | 25.02% | 35,600 | 73.15% | 893 | 1.83% | -23,424 | -48.13% | 48,669 |
| Bland | 532 | 15.29% | 2,903 | 83.44% | 44 | 1.27% | -2,371 | -68.15% | 3,479 |
| Botetourt | 5,700 | 26.99% | 15,099 | 71.49% | 321 | 1.52% | -9,399 | -44.50% | 21,120 |
| Bristol | 2,313 | 29.63% | 5,347 | 68.50% | 146 | 1.87% | -3,034 | -38.87% | 7,806 |
| Brunswick | 4,552 | 57.27% | 3,357 | 42.24% | 39 | 0.49% | 1,195 | 15.03% | 7,948 |
| Buchanan | 1,587 | 15.94% | 8,311 | 83.50% | 55 | 0.56% | -6,724 | -67.56% | 9,953 |
| Buckingham | 3,471 | 42.71% | 4,544 | 55.92% | 111 | 1.37% | -1,073 | -13.21% | 8,126 |
| Buena Vista | 825 | 29.72% | 1,863 | 67.11% | 88 | 3.17% | -1,038 | -37.39% | 2,776 |
| Campbell | 8,070 | 27.00% | 21,245 | 71.07% | 577 | 1.93% | -13,175 | -44.07% | 29,892 |
| Caroline | 7,657 | 47.01% | 8,336 | 51.18% | 295 | 1.81% | -679 | -4.17% | 16,288 |
| Carroll | 2,842 | 18.16% | 12,659 | 80.88% | 150 | 0.96% | -9,817 | -62.72% | 15,651 |
| Charles City | 2,624 | 59.09% | 1,761 | 39.65% | 56 | 1.26% | 863 | 19.44% | 4,441 |
| Charlotte | 2,317 | 37.43% | 3,815 | 61.62% | 59 | 0.95% | -1,498 | -24.19% | 6,191 |
| Charlottesville | 20,696 | 85.50% | 3,094 | 12.78% | 415 | 1.72% | 17,602 | 72.72% | 24,205 |
| Chesapeake | 66,377 | 52.22% | 58,180 | 45.77% | 2,551 | 2.01% | 8,197 | 6.45% | 127,108 |
| Chesterfield | 106,935 | 52.45% | 93,326 | 45.77% | 3,623 | 1.78% | 13,609 | 6.68% | 203,884 |
| Clarke | 3,920 | 41.98% | 5,192 | 55.61% | 225 | 2.41% | -1,272 | -13.63% | 9,337 |
| Colonial Heights | 2,972 | 32.50% | 6,007 | 65.68% | 167 | 1.82% | -3,035 | -33.18% | 9,146 |
| Covington | 964 | 37.03% | 1,580 | 60.70% | 59 | 2.27% | -616 | -23.67% | 2,603 |
| Craig | 587 | 18.52% | 2,536 | 80.03% | 46 | 1.45% | -1,949 | -61.51% | 3,169 |
| Culpeper | 10,617 | 39.15% | 16,012 | 59.05% | 487 | 1.80% | -5,395 | -19.90% | 27,116 |
| Cumberland | 2,227 | 41.94% | 3,019 | 56.85% | 64 | 1.21% | -792 | -14.91% | 5,310 |
| Danville | 11,710 | 60.40% | 7,428 | 38.31% | 251 | 1.30% | 4,282 | 22.09% | 19,389 |
| Dickenson | 1,503 | 20.58% | 5,748 | 78.71% | 52 | 0.71% | -4,245 | -58.13% | 7,303 |
| Dinwiddie | 6,224 | 41.24% | 8,695 | 57.61% | 173 | 1.15% | -2,471 | -16.37% | 15,092 |
| Emporia | 1,612 | 67.70% | 754 | 31.67% | 15 | 0.63% | 858 | 36.03% | 2,381 |
| Essex | 3,038 | 49.17% | 3,075 | 49.77% | 65 | 1.06% | -37 | -0.60% | 6,178 |
| Fairfax | 419,943 | 69.89% | 168,401 | 28.03% | 12,479 | 2.08% | 251,542 | 41.86% | 600,823 |
| Fairfax City | 9,174 | 68.04% | 4,007 | 29.72% | 302 | 2.24% | 5,167 | 38.32% | 13,483 |
| Falls Church | 7,146 | 81.03% | 1,490 | 16.90% | 183 | 2.07% | 5,656 | 64.13% | 8,819 |
| Fauquier | 17,565 | 40.23% | 25,106 | 57.50% | 990 | 2.27% | -7,541 | -17.27% | 43,661 |
| Floyd | 3,004 | 31.93% | 6,225 | 66.17% | 179 | 1.90% | -3,221 | -34.24% | 9,408 |
| Fluvanna | 7,414 | 46.81% | 8,155 | 51.48% | 271 | 1.71% | -741 | -4.67% | 15,840 |
| Franklin | 8,381 | 28.22% | 20,895 | 70.35% | 426 | 1.43% | -12,514 | -42.13% | 29,702 |
| Franklin City | 2,525 | 62.22% | 1,487 | 36.64% | 46 | 1.14% | 1,038 | 25.58% | 4,058 |
| Frederick | 17,207 | 35.33% | 30,558 | 62.74% | 938 | 1.93% | -13,351 | -27.41% | 48,703 |
| Fredericksburg | 8,517 | 66.22% | 4,037 | 31.39% | 308 | 2.39% | 4,480 | 34.83% | 12,862 |
| Galax | 777 | 29.45% | 1,838 | 69.67% | 23 | 0.88% | -1,061 | -40.22% | 2,638 |
| Giles | 2,156 | 23.50% | 6,876 | 74.93% | 144 | 1.57% | -4,720 | -51.43% | 9,176 |
| Gloucester | 6,964 | 31.25% | 14,875 | 66.76% | 443 | 1.99% | -7,911 | -35.51% | 22,282 |
| Goochland | 6,685 | 39.44% | 9,966 | 58.80% | 299 | 1.76% | -3,281 | -19.36% | 16,950 |
| Grayson | 1,535 | 18.88% | 6,529 | 80.30% | 67 | 0.82% | -4,994 | -61.42% | 8,131 |
| Greene | 4,163 | 36.80% | 6,866 | 60.70% | 282 | 2.50% | -2,703 | -23.90% | 11,311 |
| Greensville | 2,627 | 57.43% | 1,914 | 41.85% | 33 | 0.72% | 713 | 15.58% | 4,574 |
| Halifax | 7,666 | 42.01% | 10,418 | 57.09% | 164 | 0.90% | -2,752 | -15.08% | 18,248 |
| Hampton | 46,220 | 70.14% | 18,430 | 27.97% | 1,251 | 1.89% | 27,790 | 42.17% | 65,901 |
| Hanover | 25,307 | 35.66% | 44,318 | 62.45% | 1,342 | 1.89% | -19,011 | -26.79% | 70,967 |
| Harrisonburg | 11,022 | 64.51% | 5,591 | 32.72% | 473 | 2.77% | 5,431 | 31.79% | 17,086 |
| Henrico | 116,572 | 63.65% | 63,440 | 34.64% | 3,140 | 1.71% | 53,132 | 29.01% | 183,152 |
| Henry | 9,127 | 34.96% | 16,725 | 64.07% | 253 | 0.97% | -7,598 | -29.11% | 26,105 |
| Highland | 417 | 27.20% | 1,092 | 71.23% | 24 | 1.57% | -675 | -44.03% | 1,533 |
| Hopewell | 5,430 | 56.52% | 4,020 | 41.84% | 158 | 1.64% | 1,410 | 14.68% | 9,608 |
| Isle of Wight | 9,399 | 40.07% | 13,707 | 58.44% | 350 | 1.49% | -4,308 | -18.37% | 23,456 |
| James City | 25,553 | 51.50% | 23,153 | 46.66% | 916 | 1.84% | 2,400 | 4.84% | 49,622 |
| King and Queen | 1,590 | 38.64% | 2,450 | 59.54% | 75 | 1.82% | -860 | -20.90% | 4,115 |
| King George | 5,404 | 37.99% | 8,446 | 59.38% | 374 | 2.63% | -3,042 | -21.39% | 14,224 |
| King William | 3,260 | 30.37% | 7,320 | 68.18% | 156 | 1.45% | -4,060 | -37.81% | 10,736 |
| Lancaster | 3,368 | 47.09% | 3,697 | 51.69% | 87 | 1.22% | -329 | -4.60% | 7,152 |
| Lee | 1,489 | 14.97% | 8,365 | 84.10% | 92 | 0.93% | -6,876 | -69.13% | 9,946 |
| Lexington | 1,791 | 64.84% | 906 | 32.80% | 65 | 2.36% | 885 | 32.04% | 2,762 |
| Loudoun | 138,372 | 61.54% | 82,088 | 36.51% | 4,402 | 1.95% | 56,284 | 25.03% | 224,862 |
| Louisa | 8,269 | 37.73% | 13,294 | 60.66% | 352 | 1.61% | -5,025 | -22.93% | 21,915 |
| Lunenburg | 2,418 | 40.30% | 3,537 | 58.95% | 45 | 0.75% | -1,119 | -18.65% | 6,000 |
| Lynchburg | 18,048 | 49.63% | 17,097 | 47.02% | 1,218 | 3.35% | 951 | 2.61% | 36,363 |
| Madison | 2,698 | 33.19% | 5,300 | 65.20% | 131 | 1.61% | -2,602 | -32.01% | 8,129 |
| Manassas | 10,356 | 61.03% | 6,256 | 36.87% | 356 | 2.10% | 4,100 | 24.16% | 16,968 |
| Manassas Park | 3,992 | 65.58% | 1,979 | 32.51% | 116 | 1.91% | 2,013 | 33.07% | 6,087 |
| Martinsville | 3,766 | 62.63% | 2,165 | 36.01% | 82 | 1.36% | 1,601 | 26.62% | 6,013 |
| Mathews | 1,825 | 31.33% | 3,901 | 66.96% | 100 | 1.71% | -2,076 | -35.63% | 5,826 |
| Mecklenburg | 6,803 | 41.98% | 9,266 | 57.18% | 135 | 0.84% | -2,463 | -15.20% | 16,204 |
| Middlesex | 2,491 | 36.71% | 4,196 | 61.84% | 98 | 1.45% | -1,705 | -25.13% | 6,785 |
| Montgomery | 23,218 | 51.55% | 20,629 | 45.80% | 1,190 | 2.65% | 2,589 | 5.75% | 45,037 |
| Nelson | 4,327 | 46.45% | 4,812 | 51.65% | 177 | 1.90% | -485 | -5.20% | 9,316 |
| New Kent | 4,621 | 31.95% | 9,631 | 66.59% | 211 | 1.46% | -5,010 | -34.64% | 14,463 |
| Newport News | 53,099 | 65.39% | 26,377 | 32.48% | 1,727 | 2.13% | 26,722 | 32.91% | 81,203 |
| Norfolk | 64,440 | 71.69% | 23,443 | 26.08% | 1,998 | 2.23% | 40,997 | 45.61% | 89,881 |
| Northampton | 3,667 | 54.47% | 2,955 | 43.89% | 110 | 1.64% | 712 | 10.58% | 6,732 |
| Northumberland | 3,252 | 41.61% | 4,485 | 57.39% | 78 | 1.00% | -1,233 | -15.78% | 7,815 |
| Norton | 464 | 28.98% | 1,109 | 69.27% | 28 | 1.75% | -645 | -40.29% | 1,601 |
| Nottoway | 2,971 | 41.98% | 4,027 | 56.89% | 80 | 1.13% | -1,056 | -14.91% | 7,078 |
| Orange | 7,995 | 38.54% | 12,426 | 59.91% | 321 | 1.55% | -4,431 | -21.37% | 20,742 |
| Page | 3,007 | 24.03% | 9,345 | 74.68% | 162 | 1.29% | -6,338 | -50.65% | 12,514 |
| Patrick | 1,954 | 20.50% | 7,485 | 78.51% | 95 | 0.99% | -5,531 | -58.01% | 9,534 |
| Petersburg | 12,389 | 87.75% | 1,584 | 11.22% | 145 | 1.03% | 10,805 | 76.53% | 14,118 |
| Pittsylvania | 10,115 | 29.55% | 23,751 | 69.39% | 361 | 1.06% | -13,636 | -39.84% | 34,227 |
| Poquoson | 2,054 | 26.14% | 5,605 | 71.34% | 198 | 2.52% | -3,551 | -45.20% | 7,857 |
| Portsmouth | 30,948 | 69.42% | 12,755 | 28.61% | 879 | 1.97% | 18,193 | 40.81% | 44,582 |
| Powhatan | 5,320 | 26.96% | 14,055 | 71.24% | 355 | 1.80% | -8,735 | -44.28% | 19,730 |
| Prince Edward | 4,973 | 51.94% | 4,434 | 46.31% | 167 | 1.75% | 539 | 5.63% | 9,574 |
| Prince George | 7,103 | 40.75% | 10,103 | 57.96% | 226 | 1.29% | -3,000 | -17.21% | 17,432 |
| Prince William | 142,863 | 62.64% | 81,222 | 35.61% | 3,971 | 1.74% | 61,641 | 27.03% | 228,056 |
| Pulaski | 4,925 | 28.34% | 12,127 | 69.79% | 324 | 1.87% | -7,202 | -41.45% | 17,376 |
| Radford | 3,358 | 53.13% | 2,786 | 44.08% | 176 | 2.79% | 572 | 9.05% | 6,320 |
| Rappahannock | 2,096 | 42.11% | 2,812 | 56.49% | 70 | 1.40% | -716 | -14.38% | 4,978 |
| Richmond | 1,513 | 36.88% | 2,547 | 62.09% | 42 | 1.03% | -1,034 | -25.21% | 4,102 |
| Richmond City | 92,175 | 82.92% | 16,603 | 14.94% | 2,381 | 2.14% | 75,572 | 67.98% | 111,159 |
| Roanoke | 21,801 | 38.12% | 34,268 | 59.93% | 1,115 | 1.95% | -12,467 | -21.81% | 57,184 |
| Roanoke City | 26,773 | 61.80% | 15,607 | 36.02% | 943 | 2.18% | 11,166 | 25.78% | 43,323 |
| Rockbridge | 4,086 | 33.02% | 8,088 | 65.37% | 199 | 1.61% | -4,002 | -32.35% | 12,373 |
| Rockingham | 12,644 | 28.86% | 30,349 | 69.27% | 818 | 1.87% | -17,705 | -40.41% | 43,811 |
| Russell | 2,373 | 17.73% | 10,879 | 81.27% | 134 | 1.00% | -8,506 | -63.54% | 13,386 |
| Salem | 5,148 | 39.45% | 7,683 | 58.87% | 220 | 1.68% | -2,535 | -19.42% | 13,051 |
| Scott | 1,692 | 15.57% | 9,063 | 83.38% | 114 | 1.05% | -7,371 | -67.81% | 10,869 |
| Shenandoah | 6,836 | 28.86% | 16,463 | 69.51% | 385 | 1.63% | -9,627 | -40.65% | 23,684 |
| Smyth | 3,008 | 21.28% | 10,963 | 77.55% | 165 | 1.17% | -7,955 | -56.27% | 14,136 |
| Southampton | 3,969 | 40.56% | 5,730 | 58.55% | 87 | 0.89% | -1,761 | -17.99% | 9,786 |
| Spotsylvania | 34,307 | 45.55% | 39,411 | 52.33% | 1,599 | 2.12% | -5,104 | -6.78% | 75,317 |
| Stafford | 40,245 | 50.54% | 37,636 | 47.27% | 1,744 | 2.19% | 2,609 | 3.27% | 79,625 |
| Staunton | 6,981 | 53.74% | 5,695 | 43.84% | 314 | 2.42% | 1,286 | 9.90% | 12,990 |
| Suffolk | 28,676 | 57.77% | 20,082 | 40.45% | 884 | 1.78% | 8,594 | 17.32% | 49,642 |
| Surry | 2,397 | 53.61% | 2,025 | 45.29% | 49 | 1.10% | 372 | 8.32% | 4,471 |
| Sussex | 2,827 | 55.56% | 2,219 | 43.61% | 42 | 0.83% | 608 | 11.95% | 5,088 |
| Tazewell | 3,205 | 15.92% | 16,731 | 83.10% | 198 | 0.98% | -13,526 | -67.18% | 20,134 |
| Virginia Beach | 117,393 | 51.59% | 105,087 | 46.18% | 5,081 | 2.23% | 12,306 | 5.41% | 227,561 |
| Warren | 6,603 | 31.22% | 14,069 | 66.53% | 475 | 2.25% | -7,466 | -35.31% | 21,147 |
| Washington | 6,617 | 23.07% | 21,679 | 75.58% | 389 | 1.35% | -15,062 | -52.51% | 28,685 |
| Waynesboro | 4,961 | 46.29% | 5,507 | 51.39% | 249 | 2.32% | -546 | -5.10% | 10,717 |
| Westmoreland | 4,501 | 45.31% | 5,318 | 53.54% | 114 | 1.15% | -817 | -8.23% | 9,933 |
| Williamsburg | 4,790 | 69.59% | 1,963 | 28.52% | 130 | 1.89% | 2,827 | 41.07% | 6,883 |
| Winchester | 6,610 | 54.60% | 5,221 | 43.13% | 275 | 2.27% | 1,389 | 11.47% | 12,106 |
| Wise | 3,110 | 18.72% | 13,366 | 80.45% | 139 | 0.83% | -10,256 | -61.73% | 16,615 |
| Wythe | 3,143 | 20.85% | 11,733 | 77.85% | 196 | 1.30% | -8,590 | -57.00% | 15,072 |
| York | 17,683 | 45.59% | 20,241 | 52.19% | 863 | 2.22% | -2,558 | -6.60% | 38,787 |
| Totals | 2,413,568 | 54.11% | 1,962,430 | 44.00% | 84,526 | 1.89% | 451,138 | 10.11% | 4,460,524 |
* Democratic — +10-12.5%
* Democratic — +7.5-10%
* Democratic — +5-7.5%
* Democratic — +2.5-5%
* Democratic — +0-2.5%
* Republican — +0-2.5%
* Republican — +2.5-5%
* Republican — +5-7.5%
* Republican — +7.5-10%
* Republican — +10-12.5%
* Democratic — +10-12.5%
* Democratic — +7.5-10%
* Democratic — +5-7.5%
* Democratic — +2.5-5%
* Democratic — +0-2.5%
* Republican — +0-2.5%
* Republican — +2.5-5%
* Republican — +5-7.5%
* Republican — +7.5-10%
* Republican — +10-12.5%
* Democratic  Hold  Gain from Republican Republican  Hold

##### Counties and independent cities that flipped from Republican to Democratic

* Chesapeake (independent city)
* Chesterfield (no municipalities)
* Lynchburg (independent city)
* James City (no municipalities)
* Stafford (no municipalities)
* Virginia Beach (independent city)

#### By congressional district

Biden won 7 out of Virginia's 11 congressional districts.
| District | Trump | Biden | Representative |
| 1st | 51% | 47% | Rob Wittman |
| 2nd | 47% | 51% | Elaine Luria |
| 3rd | 31% | 67% | Bobby Scott |
| 4th | 37% | 62% | Donald McEachin |
| 5th | 53% | 45% | Denver Riggleman |
| 5th | 53% | 45% | Bob Good |
| 6th | 60% | 38% | Ben Cline |
| 7th | 49% | 50% | Abigail Spanberger |
| 8th | 21% | 77% | Don Beyer |
| 9th | 70% | 28% | Morgan Griffith |
| 10th | 39% | 59% | Jennifer Wexton |
| 11th | 28% | 70% | Gerry Connolly |

## Analysis

In this election, Virginia voted 5.6% more Democratic than the nation as a whole. Although Virginia was considered a reliably Republican state at the presidential level from 1952 to 2004 (having only gone to the Democrats once during that period, in Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 landslide), it has not voted Republican in a presidential election since 2004. In recent years, densely populated counties in Northern Virginia close to Washington, D.C., have tilted towards the Democrats. This was the first election since 1988 that a presidential candidate won Virginia by double digits (George H. W. Bush having carried the state by 20.5% in his first run), and the first election in which any presidential candidate received over 2 million votes in Virginia.
As fellow Southern state Georgia tilted towards Biden, he became the first Democrat since Harry Truman in 1948 to carry both states. This was also the first election in which a former Confederate state backed a Democratic candidate by a margin of victory greater than 10% since 1996, when Arkansas and Louisiana did so for Bill Clinton.
Following the election, news and political analysts considered the presidential results in Virginia, along with Democrats holding the senate seat held by Mark Warner, their house congressional majority, plus the previous year's elections in which Democrats flipped the state General Assembly, to be indicative that it was no longer a swing state, but a blue state. Democrats did win the state again in 2024, albeit by a smaller margin of about 6%.
Their domination of state and local offices would be short-lived, however, as in 2021 the Republicans flipped the Democratic-held offices of governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general, as well as winning control of the Virginia House of Delegates. In 2023, Democrats recaptured the House of Delegates, winning full control of the General Assembly once again, albeit by narrower margins than what they acquired in 2019.

### Voter demographics

Edison Research exit poll :
| Demographic subgroup | Biden | Trump | No Answer | % of Voters |
| Party |||||
| Democrat | 96 | 4 | N/A | 36 |
| Republican | 9 | 90 | N/A | 34 |
| Independent | 57 | 38 | N/A | 30 |
| Gender |||||
| Men | 49 | 48 | 1 | 49 |
| Women | 61 | 38 | 1 | 51 |
| Race |||||
| White | 45 | 53 | 2 | 67 |
| Black | 89 | 10 | 1 | 18 |
| Latino | 61 | 36 | 3 | 7 |
| Asian | 60 | 38 | 2 | 4 |
| Other | 50 | 43 | 7 | 3 |
| Gender by race/ethnicity |||||
| White men | 39 | 58 | 3 | 33 |
| White women | 50 | 49 | 1 | 33 |
| Black men | 86 | 14 | N/A | 8 |
| Black women | 92 | 8 | N/A | 11 |
| Latino men (of any race) | 53 | 41 | 6 | 3 |
| Latino women (of any race) | 68 | 32 | N/A | 4 |
| All other races | 58 | 40 | 2 | 8 |
| Gender by marital status |||||
| Married men | 50 | 49 | N/A | 29 |
| Married women | 51 | 47 | N/A | 28 |
| Unmarried men | 58 | 39 | 3 | 20 |
| Unmarried women | 69 | 30 | N/A | 23 |
| Parents |||||
| Men with children | 49 | 49 | 1 | 15 |
| Women with children | 58 | 41 | 1 | 19 |
| Men no children | 53 | 43 | 4 | 34 |
| Women no children | 60 | 38 | 2 | 32 |
| Age |||||
| 18–24 years old | 62 | 33 | 1 | 12 |
| 25–29 years old | 63 | 34 | 3 | 8 |
| 30–39 years old | 60 | 38 | 2 | 17 |
| 40–49 years old | 63 | 36 | 1 | 16 |
| 50–64 years old | 48 | 51 | N/A | 29 |
| 65 and older | 45 | 54 | 1 | 18 |
| LGBT |||||
| Yes | 83 | 11 | N/A | 5 |
| No | 53 | 43 | 4 | 95 |
| First time voter |||||
| First time voter | 65 | 32 | 3 | 9 |
| Everyone else | 55 | 42 | N/A | 91 |
| U.S. military veteran |||||
| Yes | 36 | 62 | N/A | 16 |
| No | 59 | 38 | N/A | 84 |
| Education |||||
| College graduate | 57 | 40 | N/A | 43 |
| No college degree | 53 | 46 | 1 | 57 |
| Education by race/ethnicity |||||
| White college graduates | 52 | 45 | 3 | 33 |
| White no college degree | 38 | 62 | N/A | 34 |
| Non-white college graduates | 75 | 24 | 1 | 10 |
| Non-white no college degree | 76 | 22 | 2 | 23 |
| Income |||||
| Under $50,000 | 60 | 39 | 1 | 33 |
| $50,000–99,999 | 52 | 47 | 1 | 27 |
| Over $100,000 | 46 | 53 | 1 | 41 |
| Abortion should be |||||
| Legal | 78 | 20 | 2 | 54 |
| Illegal | 29 | 69 | 1 | 42 |
| Area Type |||||
| Urban | 64 | 34 | 2 | 24 |
| Suburban | 53 | 45 | 2 | 60 |
| Rural | 46 | 52 | 2 | 16 |
| Region |||||
| DC Suburbs | 68 | 30 | N/A | 30 |
| Central Virginia | 44 | 53 | 3 | 16 |
| Hampton Roads | 62 | 36 | N/A | 16 |
| Richmond/Southside | 56 | 42 | N/A | 18 |
| Mountain | 35 | 63 | N/A | 20 |
| Source: CNN |||||