See main article: 1980 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1980 United States presidential election in Virginia |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1976 United States presidential election in Virginia |
| Previous Year: | 1976 |
| Next Election: | 1984 United States presidential election in Virginia |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1980 |
| Image1: | Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ronald Reagan |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | California |
| Running Mate1: | George H. W. Bush |
| Electoral Vote1: | 12 |
| Popular Vote1: | 989,609 |
| Percentage1: | 53.03% |
| Nominee2: | Jimmy Carter |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Georgia |
| Running Mate2: | Walter Mondale |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 752,174 |
| Percentage2: | 40.31% |
| Image3: | John B. Anderson in New Jersey (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee3: | John B. Anderson |
| Party3: | Independent (United States) |
| Home State3: | Illinois |
| Running Mate3: | Patrick Lucey |
| Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 95,418 |
| Percentage3: | 5.11% |
| Map Size: | 435px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Jimmy Carter |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ronald Reagan |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1980 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Virginia voters chose twelve electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States.
Virginia had voted Republican at all but one of the previous seven presidential elections, largely due to its large white Washington and Richmond suburbs that received large-scale in-migration from the traditionally Republican Northeast,[1] alongside the Shenandoah Valley,[2] being amongst the first traditionally Democratic areas of the former Confederacy to turn Republican at both the presidential level and in federal congressional elections.[3] After the collapse of the Byrd Organization and the expansion of the state's formerly small electorate via the Voting Rights Act, these trends intensified except in the heavily unionized coalfield portions of Southwest Virginia, where unlike elsewhere in the former Confederacy, many newly registered poor and working-class whites voted Democratic. In addition to voting Republican in six of seven presidential elections, the state's Congressional delegation would gain a Republican majority as early as the 91st Congress. Nevertheless, it was 1970 before significant GOP gains occurred in the state legislature, and it was generally acknowledged that President Nixon offered no support to down-ballot Republican candidates as he was carrying the state by a landslide margin against George McGovern,[4] who lost every county or city in the state except Charles City.
Republican nominee, former California Governor Ronald Reagan and Democratic candidate and incumbent United States President Jimmy Carter of Georgia both campaigned in Virginia during early October.[5] Independent state Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr., who like his father had never previously endorsed a presidential candidate, would endorse Reagan in the middle of October, saying that Carter had a dismal record in controlling federal spending and the Soviet military build-up.[6]
59% of white voters supported Reagan while 33% supported Carter.
| Source | Ranking | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Star[7] | October 12, 1980 | ||
| The Roanoke Times[8] | October 26, 1980 | ||
| Richmond Times-Dispatch[9] | October 26, 1980 | ||
| Daily Press[10] | November 3, 1980 |
| 1980 United States presidential election in Virginia[11] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Republican | Ronald Reagan | 989,609 | 53.03% | 12 | ||
| Democratic | Jimmy Carter (inc.) | 752,174 | 40.31% | 0 | ||
| Independent | John B. Anderson | 95,418 | 5.11% | 0 | ||
| Independent | Barry Commoner | 14,024 | 0.75% | 0 | ||
| Libertarian | Ed Clark | 12,821 | 0.69% | 0 | ||
| Independent | Clifton DeBerry | 1,986 | 0.11% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1,866,032 | 100.00% | 12 | |||
| County/City[12] | Ronald Reagan Republican | Jimmy Carter Democratic | John B. Anderson Independent | Barry Commoner Independent | Ed Clark Libertarian | Clifton DeBerry Independent | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accomack | 5,371 | 50.21% | 4,872 | 45.54% | 292 | 2.73% | 78 | 0.73% | 73 | 0.68% | 12 | 0.11% | 499 | 4.67% | 10,698 | ||||||||||||||||
| Albemarle | 10,424 | 53.23% | 7,293 | 37.24% | 1,435 | 7.33% | 140 | 0.71% | 282 | 1.44% | 8 | 0.04% | 3,131 | 15.99% | 19,582 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alexandria | 17,865 | 44.23% | 17,134 | 42.42% | 4,546 | 11.26% | 458 | 1.13% | 326 | 0.81% | 59 | 0.15% | 731 | 1.81% | 40,388 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alleghany | 2,185 | 45.94% | 2,411 | 50.69% | 116 | 2.44% | 16 | 0.34% | 26 | 0.55% | 2 | 0.04% | -226 | -4.75% | 4,756 | ||||||||||||||||
| Amelia | 1,969 | 53.20% | 1,643 | 44.39% | 52 | 1.41% | 8 | 0.22% | 23 | 0.62% | 6 | 0.16% | 326 | 8.81% | 3,701 | ||||||||||||||||
| Amherst | 5,088 | 57.56% | 3,476 | 39.32% | 208 | 2.35% | 20 | 0.23% | 45 | 0.51% | 3 | 0.03% | 1,612 | 18.24% | 8,840 | ||||||||||||||||
| Appomattox | 2,548 | 60.42% | 1,492 | 35.38% | 85 | 2.02% | 64 | 1.52% | 23 | 0.55% | 5 | 0.12% | 1,056 | 25.04% | 4,217 | ||||||||||||||||
| Arlington | 30,854 | 46.15% | 26,502 | 39.64% | 8,042 | 12.03% | 652 | 0.98% | 744 | 1.11% | 67 | 0.10% | 4,352 | 6.51% | 66,861 | ||||||||||||||||
| Augusta | 11,011 | 64.32% | 5,202 | 30.39% | 539 | 3.15% | 254 | 1.48% | 100 | 0.58% | 14 | 0.08% | 5,809 | 33.93% | 17,120 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bath | 921 | 45.89% | 999 | 49.78% | 70 | 3.49% | 1 | 0.05% | 16 | 0.80% | 0 | 0.00% | -78 | -3.89% | 2,007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bedford | 6,608 | 55.81% | 4,721 | 39.87% | 336 | 2.84% | 90 | 0.76% | 66 | 0.56% | 19 | 0.16% | 1,887 | 15.94% | 11,840 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bedford City | 1,145 | 47.26% | 1,149 | 47.42% | 75 | 3.10% | 32 | 1.32% | 20 | 0.83% | 2 | 0.08% | -4 | -0.16% | 2,423 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bland | 1,278 | 54.50% | 1,002 | 42.73% | 35 | 1.49% | 16 | 0.68% | 11 | 0.47% | 3 | 0.13% | 276 | 11.77% | 2,345 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botetourt | 4,408 | 51.24% | 3,698 | 42.99% | 329 | 3.82% | 86 | 1.00% | 71 | 0.83% | 10 | 0.12% | 710 | 8.25% | 8,602 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bristol | 3,432 | 52.68% | 2,889 | 44.34% | 160 | 2.46% | 3 | 0.05% | 31 | 0.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 543 | 8.34% | 6,515 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brunswick | 2,310 | 39.39% | 3,430 | 58.49% | 70 | 1.19% | 22 | 0.38% | 26 | 0.44% | 6 | 0.10% | -1,120 | -19.10% | 5,864 | ||||||||||||||||
| Buchanan | 4,554 | 42.85% | 5,768 | 54.27% | 95 | 0.89% | 167 | 1.57% | 37 | 0.35% | 8 | 0.08% | -1,214 | -11.42% | 10,629 | ||||||||||||||||
| Buckingham | 1,864 | 47.51% | 1,933 | 49.27% | 77 | 1.96% | 22 | 0.56% | 20 | 0.51% | 7 | 0.18% | -69 | -1.76% | 3,923 | ||||||||||||||||
| Buena Vista | 942 | 45.09% | 1,031 | 49.35% | 59 | 2.82% | 38 | 1.82% | 12 | 0.57% | 7 | 0.34% | -89 | -4.26% | 2,089 | ||||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 9,592 | 65.16% | 4,473 | 30.39% | 396 | 2.69% | 167 | 1.13% | 75 | 0.51% | 18 | 0.12% | 5,119 | 34.77% | 14,721 | ||||||||||||||||
| Caroline | 2,071 | 40.18% | 2,924 | 56.73% | 116 | 2.25% | 15 | 0.29% | 27 | 0.52% | 1 | 0.02% | -853 | -16.55% | 5,154 | ||||||||||||||||
| Carroll | 5,905 | 61.29% | 3,437 | 35.68% | 183 | 1.90% | 37 | 0.38% | 63 | 0.65% | 9 | 0.09% | 2,468 | 25.61% | 9,634 | ||||||||||||||||
| Charles City | 506 | 23.74% | 1,564 | 73.39% | 39 | 1.83% | 7 | 0.33% | 10 | 0.47% | 5 | 0.23% | -1,058 | -49.65% | 2,131 | ||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 2,322 | 51.26% | 2,108 | 46.53% | 59 | 1.30% | 25 | 0.55% | 8 | 0.18% | 8 | 0.18% | 214 | 4.73% | 4,530 | ||||||||||||||||
| Charlottesville | 5,907 | 40.56% | 6,866 | 47.15% | 1,377 | 9.46% | 25 | 0.55% | 8 | 0.18% | 8 | 0.18% | -959 | -6.59% | 14,562 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chesapeake | 17,888 | 48.47% | 17,155 | 46.49% | 1,189 | 3.22% | 245 | 1.68% | 148 | 1.02% | 19 | 0.13% | 733 | 1.98% | 36,904 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chesterfield | 37,908 | 70.71% | 13,060 | 24.36% | 2,182 | 4.07% | 93 | 0.17% | 353 | 0.66% | 17 | 0.03% | 24,848 | 46.35% | 53,613 | ||||||||||||||||
| Clarke | 1,876 | 57.44% | 1,156 | 35.39% | 177 | 5.42% | 14 | 0.43% | 40 | 1.22% | 3 | 0.09% | 720 | 22.05% | 3,266 | ||||||||||||||||
| Clifton Forge | 716 | 39.23% | 1,012 | 55.45% | 68 | 3.73% | 388 | 1.05% | 216 | 0.59% | 68 | 0.18% | -296 | -16.22% | 1,825 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colonial Heights | 5,012 | 70.96% | 1,692 | 23.96% | 219 | 3.10% | 21 | 1.15% | 6 | 0.33% | 2 | 0.11% | 3,320 | 47.00% | 7,063 | ||||||||||||||||
| Covington | 1,187 | 37.68% | 1,813 | 57.56% | 101 | 3.21% | 99 | 1.40% | 38 | 0.54% | 3 | 0.04% | -626 | -19.88% | 3,150 | ||||||||||||||||
| Craig | 768 | 43.17% | 946 | 53.18% | 41 | 2.30% | 5 | 0.28% | 18 | 1.01% | 1 | 0.06% | -178 | -10.01% | 1,779 | ||||||||||||||||
| Culpeper | 4,312 | 59.43% | 2,519 | 34.72% | 231 | 3.18% | 127 | 1.75% | 55 | 0.76% | 11 | 0.15% | 1,793 | 24.71% | 7,255 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland | 1,515 | 50.10% | 1,355 | 44.81% | 51 | 1.69% | 74 | 2.45% | 19 | 0.63% | 10 | 0.33% | 160 | 5.29% | 3,024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Danville | 10,665 | 61.43% | 6,138 | 35.35% | 296 | 1.70% | 198 | 1.14% | 56 | 0.32% | 9 | 0.05% | 4,527 | 26.08% | 17,362 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dickenson | 3,687 | 46.12% | 4,177 | 52.25% | 77 | 0.96% | 16 | 0.20% | 31 | 0.39% | 7 | 0.09% | -490 | -6.13% | 7,995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dinwiddie | 3,369 | 48.01% | 3,475 | 49.52% | 107 | 1.52% | 27 | 0.38% | 30 | 0.43% | 10 | 0.14% | -106 | -1.51% | 7,018 | ||||||||||||||||
| Emporia | 988 | 51.95% | 855 | 44.95% | 41 | 2.16% | 7 | 0.37% | 8 | 0.42% | 3 | 0.16% | 133 | 7.00% | 1,902 | ||||||||||||||||
| Essex | 1,581 | 52.93% | 1,280 | 42.85% | 76 | 2.54% | 26 | 0.87% | 20 | 0.67% | 4 | 0.13% | 301 | 10.08% | 2,987 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fairfax | 137,620 | 57.41% | 73,734 | 30.76% | 24,605 | 10.26% | 1,557 | 0.65% | 1,933 | 0.81% | 256 | 0.11% | 63,886 | 26.65% | 239,705 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fairfax City | 4,475 | 55.91% | 2,614 | 32.66% | 800 | 10.00% | 42 | 0.52% | 65 | 0.81% | 8 | 0.10% | 1,861 | 23.25% | 8,004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Falls Church | 2,485 | 52.23% | 1,703 | 35.79% | 497 | 10.45% | 113 | 0.97% | 93 | 0.80% | 15 | 0.13% | 782 | 16.44% | 4,758 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fauquier | 6,782 | 58.11% | 4,119 | 35.30% | 548 | 4.70% | 113 | 0.97% | 93 | 0.80% | 15 | 0.13% | 2,663 | 22.81% | 11,670 | ||||||||||||||||
| Floyd | 2,447 | 56.60% | 1,642 | 37.98% | 131 | 3.03% | 59 | 1.36% | 42 | 0.97% | 2 | 0.05% | 805 | 18.62% | 4,323 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fluvanna | 1,605 | 50.41% | 1,424 | 44.72% | 108 | 3.39% | 17 | 0.53% | 28 | 0.88% | 2 | 0.06% | 181 | 5.69% | 3,184 | ||||||||||||||||
| Franklin | 4,993 | 45.02% | 5,685 | 51.26% | 304 | 2.74% | 40 | 0.36% | 63 | 0.57% | 5 | 0.05% | -692 | -6.24% | 11,090 | ||||||||||||||||
| Franklin City | 1,045 | 42.55% | 1,324 | 53.91% | 62 | 2.52% | 5 | 0.20% | 15 | 0.61% | 5 | 0.20% | -279 | -11.36% | 2,456 | ||||||||||||||||
| Frederick | 7,293 | 67.61% | 2,948 | 27.33% | 455 | 4.22% | 26 | 0.24% | 62 | 0.57% | 3 | 0.03% | 4,345 | 40.28% | 10,787 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fredericksburg | 2,502 | 50.36% | 2,174 | 43.76% | 245 | 4.93% | 9 | 0.18% | 34 | 0.68% | 4 | 0.08% | 328 | 6.60% | 4,968 | ||||||||||||||||
| Galax | 1,188 | 51.81% | 1,061 | 46.27% | 31 | 1.35% | 3 | 0.13% | 6 | 0.26% | 4 | 0.17% | 127 | 5.54% | 2,293 | ||||||||||||||||
| Giles | 2,978 | 42.91% | 3,627 | 52.26% | 211 | 3.04% | 54 | 0.78% | 63 | 0.91% | 7 | 0.10% | -649 | -9.35% | 6,940 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gloucester | 4,261 | 53.96% | 3,138 | 39.74% | 354 | 4.48% | 76 | 0.96% | 56 | 0.71% | 12 | 0.15% | 1,123 | 14.22% | 7,897 | ||||||||||||||||
| Goochland | 2,423 | 49.68% | 2,290 | 46.96% | 113 | 2.32% | 11 | 0.23% | 32 | 0.66% | 8 | 0.16% | 133 | 2.72% | 4,877 | ||||||||||||||||
| Grayson | 3,494 | 53.37% | 2,875 | 43.91% | 106 | 1.62% | 26 | 0.40% | 39 | 0.60% | 7 | 0.11% | 619 | 9.46% | 6,547 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greene | 1,702 | 60.55% | 925 | 32.91% | 105 | 3.74% | 47 | 1.67% | 22 | 0.78% | 10 | 0.36% | 777 | 27.64% | 2,811 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greensville | 1,583 | 41.66% | 2,142 | 56.37% | 39 | 1.03% | 18 | 0.47% | 12 | 0.32% | 6 | 0.16% | -559 | -14.71% | 3,800 | ||||||||||||||||
| Halifax | 5,088 | 51.73% | 4,528 | 46.03% | 125 | 1.27% | 57 | 0.58% | 30 | 0.31% | 8 | 0.08% | 560 | 5.70% | 9,836 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 17,023 | 45.08% | 18,517 | 49.03% | 1,598 | 4.23% | 329 | 0.87% | 234 | 0.62% | 64 | 0.17% | -1,494 | -3.95% | 37,765 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hanover | 14,262 | 70.02% | 5,383 | 26.43% | 589 | 2.89% | 32 | 0.16% | 99 | 0.49% | 3 | 0.01% | 8,879 | 43.59% | 20,368 | ||||||||||||||||
| Harrisonburg | 3,388 | 58.45% | 1,896 | 32.71% | 403 | 6.95% | 61 | 1.05% | 39 | 0.67% | 9 | 0.16% | 1,492 | 25.74% | 5,796 | ||||||||||||||||
| Henrico | 50,505 | 66.85% | 21,023 | 27.83% | 2,956 | 3.91% | 595 | 0.79% | 422 | 0.56% | 50 | 0.07% | 29,482 | 39.02% | 75,551 | ||||||||||||||||
| Henry | 8,258 | 46.44% | 8,800 | 49.49% | 355 | 2.00% | 247 | 1.39% | 103 | 0.58% | 20 | 0.11% | -542 | -3.05% | 17,783 | ||||||||||||||||
| Highland | 751 | 58.76% | 487 | 38.11% | 25 | 1.96% | 10 | 0.78% | 5 | 0.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 264 | 20.65% | 1,278 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hopewell | 4,423 | 56.19% | 3,102 | 39.41% | 178 | 2.26% | 97 | 1.23% | 57 | 0.72% | 15 | 0.19% | 1,321 | 16.78% | 7,872 | ||||||||||||||||
| Isle of Wight | 3,526 | 45.30% | 3,951 | 50.76% | 197 | 2.53% | 35 | 0.45% | 64 | 0.82% | 11 | 0.14% | -425 | -5.46% | 7,784 | ||||||||||||||||
| James City | 4,289 | 53.29% | 3,068 | 38.12% | 551 | 6.85% | 71 | 0.88% | 55 | 0.68% | 14 | 0.17% | 1,221 | 15.17% | 8,048 | ||||||||||||||||
| King and Queen | 949 | 44.14% | 1,128 | 52.47% | 43 | 2.00% | 5 | 0.23% | 21 | 0.98% | 4 | 0.19% | -179 | -8.33% | 2,150 | ||||||||||||||||
| King George | 1,784 | 53.54% | 1,318 | 39.56% | 185 | 5.55% | 7 | 0.21% | 35 | 1.05% | 3 | 0.09% | 466 | 13.98% | 3,332 | ||||||||||||||||
| King William | 2,036 | 56.54% | 1,446 | 40.16% | 80 | 2.22% | 14 | 0.39% | 24 | 0.67% | 1 | 0.03% | 590 | 16.38% | 3,601 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lancaster | 2,780 | 61.01% | 1,567 | 34.39% | 106 | 2.33% | 69 | 1.51% | 24 | 0.53% | 11 | 0.24% | 1,213 | 26.62% | 4,557 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lee | 4,417 | 47.10% | 4,758 | 50.74% | 137 | 1.46% | 28 | 0.30% | 33 | 0.35% | 4 | 0.04% | -341 | -3.64% | 9,377 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lexington | 956 | 45.90% | 963 | 46.23% | 129 | 6.19% | 16 | 0.77% | 19 | 0.91% | 0 | 0.00% | -7 | -0.33% | 2,083 | ||||||||||||||||
| Loudoun | 12,076 | 58.93% | 6,694 | 32.67% | 1,312 | 6.40% | 201 | 0.98% | 166 | 0.81% | 43 | 0.21% | 5,382 | 26.26% | 20,492 | ||||||||||||||||
| Louisa | 2,633 | 46.14% | 2,809 | 49.23% | 160 | 2.80% | 38 | 0.67% | 58 | 1.02% | 8 | 0.14% | -176 | -3.09% | 5,706 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lunenburg | 2,045 | 49.44% | 1,958 | 47.34% | 59 | 1.43% | 55 | 1.33% | 8 | 0.19% | 11 | 0.27% | 87 | 2.10% | 4,136 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lynchburg | 15,245 | 62.44% | 7,783 | 31.88% | 854 | 3.50% | 373 | 1.53% | 128 | 0.52% | 34 | 0.14% | 7,462 | 30.56% | 24,417 | ||||||||||||||||
| Madison | 1,959 | 55.64% | 1,351 | 38.37% | 156 | 4.43% | 27 | 0.77% | 27 | 0.77% | 1 | 0.03% | 608 | 17.27% | 3,521 | ||||||||||||||||
| Manassas | 3,009 | 60.76% | 1,565 | 31.60% | 318 | 6.42% | 23 | 0.46% | 31 | 0.63% | 6 | 0.12% | 1,444 | 29.16% | 4,952 | ||||||||||||||||
| Manassas Park | 729 | 58.13% | 447 | 35.65% | 52 | 4.15% | 7 | 0.56% | 19 | 1.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 282 | 22.48% | 1,254 | ||||||||||||||||
| Martinsville | 3,433 | 48.82% | 3,337 | 47.45% | 162 | 2.30% | 70 | 1.00% | 22 | 0.31% | 8 | 0.11% | 96 | 1.37% | 7,032 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mathews | 2,204 | 59.31% | 1,300 | 34.98% | 148 | 3.98% | 37 | 1.00% | 19 | 0.51% | 8 | 0.22% | 904 | 24.33% | 3,716 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mecklenburg | 4,853 | 54.45% | 3,790 | 42.52% | 142 | 1.59% | 81 | 0.91% | 32 | 0.36% | 15 | 0.17% | 1,063 | 11.93% | 8,913 | ||||||||||||||||
| Middlesex | 1,810 | 54.13% | 1,395 | 41.72% | 90 | 2.69% | 25 | 0.75% | 15 | 0.45% | 9 | 0.27% | 415 | 12.41% | 3,344 | ||||||||||||||||
| Montgomery | 8,222 | 47.41% | 7,455 | 42.98% | 1,400 | 8.07% | 93 | 0.54% | 161 | 0.93% | 13 | 0.07% | 767 | 4.43% | 17,344 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nelson | 1,866 | 41.50% | 2,410 | 53.60% | 143 | 3.18% | 35 | 0.78% | 41 | 0.91% | 1 | 0.02% | -544 | -12.10% | 4,496 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Kent | 1,739 | 57.30% | 1,204 | 39.67% | 68 | 2.24% | 9 | 0.30% | 15 | 0.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 535 | 17.63% | 3,035 | ||||||||||||||||
| Newport News | 22,423 | 47.73% | 22,066 | 46.97% | 2,068 | 4.40% | 114 | 0.24% | 268 | 0.57% | 43 | 0.09% | 357 | 0.76% | 46,982 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk | 27,506 | 40.93% | 35,118 | 52.26% | 3,333 | 4.96% | 623 | 0.93% | 488 | 0.73% | 132 | 0.20% | -7,612 | -11.33% | 67,200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Northampton | 2,165 | 45.65% | 2,363 | 49.82% | 114 | 2.40% | 53 | 1.12% | 34 | 0.72% | 14 | 0.30% | -198 | -4.17% | 4,743 | ||||||||||||||||
| Northumberland | 2,598 | 60.00% | 1,551 | 35.82% | 109 | 2.52% | 42 | 0.97% | 20 | 0.46% | 10 | 0.23% | 1,047 | 24.18% | 4,330 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norton | 572 | 40.86% | 762 | 54.43% | 42 | 3.00% | 12 | 0.86% | 11 | 0.79% | 1 | 0.07% | -190 | -13.57% | 1,400 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nottoway | 2,813 | 50.13% | 2,593 | 46.21% | 113 | 2.01% | 63 | 1.12% | 22 | 0.39% | 7 | 0.12% | 220 | 3.92% | 5,611 | ||||||||||||||||
| Orange | 3,381 | 54.90% | 2,420 | 39.30% | 241 | 3.91% | 54 | 0.88% | 58 | 0.94% | 4 | 0.06% | 961 | 15.60% | 6,158 | ||||||||||||||||
| Page | 4,297 | 60.20% | 2,607 | 36.52% | 161 | 2.26% | 27 | 0.38% | 41 | 0.57% | 5 | 0.07% | 1,690 | 23.68% | 7,138 | ||||||||||||||||
| Patrick | 3,436 | 56.12% | 2,382 | 38.90% | 105 | 1.71% | 154 | 2.52% | 35 | 0.57% | 11 | 0.18% | 1,054 | 17.22% | 6,123 | ||||||||||||||||
| Petersburg | 5,001 | 37.67% | 7,931 | 59.73% | 254 | 1.91% | 21 | 0.16% | 63 | 0.47% | 7 | 0.05% | -2,930 | -22.06% | 13,277 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pittsylvania | 12,022 | 59.28% | 7,653 | 37.74% | 250 | 1.23% | 275 | 1.36% | 54 | 0.27% | 26 | 0.13% | 4,369 | 21.54% | 20,280 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poquoson | 2,338 | 68.78% | 877 | 25.80% | 158 | 4.65% | 5 | 0.15% | 21 | 0.62% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,461 | 42.98% | 3,399 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portsmouth | 13,660 | 38.00% | 20,900 | 58.14% | 1,124 | 3.13% | 79 | 0.22% | 171 | 0.48% | 15 | 0.04% | -7,240 | -20.14% | 35,949 | ||||||||||||||||
| Powhatan | 2,933 | 64.18% | 1,484 | 32.47% | 98 | 2.14% | 9 | 0.20% | 39 | 0.85% | 7 | 0.15% | 1,449 | 31.71% | 4,570 | ||||||||||||||||
| Prince Edward | 2,774 | 49.55% | 2,553 | 45.61% | 137 | 2.45% | 82 | 1.46% | 41 | 0.73% | 11 | 0.20% | 221 | 3.94% | 5,598 | ||||||||||||||||
| Prince George | 3,389 | 57.56% | 2,310 | 39.23% | 130 | 2.21% | 12 | 0.20% | 40 | 0.68% | 7 | 0.12% | 1,079 | 18.33% | 5,888 | ||||||||||||||||
| Prince William | 23,061 | 58.95% | 12,787 | 32.69% | 2,676 | 6.84% | 226 | 0.58% | 313 | 0.80% | 56 | 0.14% | 10,274 | 26.26% | 39,119 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pulaski | 5,747 | 47.73% | 5,769 | 47.92% | 343 | 2.85% | 92 | 0.76% | 81 | 0.67% | 8 | 0.07% | -22 | -0.19% | 12,040 | ||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 1,964 | 44.01% | 2,225 | 49.85% | 233 | 5.22% | 18 | 0.40% | 21 | 0.47% | 2 | 0.04% | -261 | -5.84% | 4,463 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rappahannock | 1,179 | 49.81% | 1,055 | 44.57% | 99 | 4.18% | 11 | 0.46% | 21 | 0.89% | 2 | 0.08% | 124 | 5.24% | 2,367 | ||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 1,567 | 62.81% | 854 | 34.23% | 49 | 1.96% | 8 | 0.32% | 14 | 0.56% | 3 | 0.12% | 713 | 28.58% | 2,495 | ||||||||||||||||
| Richmond City | 34,629 | 39.76% | 47,975 | 55.08% | 3,502 | 4.02% | 330 | 0.38% | 625 | 0.72% | 45 | 0.05% | -13,346 | -15.32% | 87,106 | ||||||||||||||||
| Roanoke | 17,182 | 55.76% | 12,114 | 39.31% | 1,286 | 4.17% | 45 | 0.15% | 180 | 0.58% | 7 | 0.02% | 5,068 | 16.45% | 30,814 | ||||||||||||||||
| Roanoke City | 15,164 | 43.39% | 18,139 | 51.91% | 1,350 | 3.86% | 75 | 0.21% | 207 | 0.59% | 11 | 0.03% | -2,975 | -8.52% | 34,946 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rockbridge | 2,784 | 49.04% | 2,475 | 43.60% | 296 | 5.21% | 62 | 1.09% | 54 | 0.95% | 6 | 0.11% | 309 | 5.44% | 5,677 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rockingham | 11,397 | 63.82% | 5,294 | 29.64% | 771 | 4.32% | 233 | 1.30% | 143 | 0.80% | 21 | 0.12% | 6,103 | 34.18% | 17,859 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russell | 4,778 | 43.94% | 5,764 | 53.01% | 125 | 1.15% | 159 | 1.46% | 38 | 0.35% | 10 | 0.09% | -986 | -9.07% | 10,874 | ||||||||||||||||
| Salem | 4,862 | 51.78% | 4,091 | 43.57% | 359 | 3.82% | 17 | 0.18% | 50 | 0.53% | 10 | 0.11% | 771 | 8.21% | 9,389 | ||||||||||||||||
| Scott | 4,744 | 50.54% | 4,314 | 45.96% | 153 | 1.63% | 145 | 1.54% | 27 | 0.29% | 4 | 0.04% | 430 | 4.58% | 9,387 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shenandoah | 7,517 | 67.10% | 3,137 | 28.00% | 385 | 3.44% | 59 | 0.53% | 95 | 0.85% | 10 | 0.09% | 4,380 | 39.10% | 11,203 | ||||||||||||||||
| Smyth | 6,033 | 50.86% | 5,335 | 44.98% | 224 | 1.89% | 190 | 1.60% | 64 | 0.54% | 15 | 0.13% | 698 | 5.88% | 11,861 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Boston | 1,615 | 60.97% | 971 | 36.66% | 51 | 1.93% | 5 | 0.19% | 6 | 0.23% | 1 | 0.04% | 644 | 24.31% | 2,649 | ||||||||||||||||
| Southampton | 2,997 | 45.50% | 3,347 | 50.81% | 163 | 2.47% | 24 | 0.36% | 49 | 0.74% | 7 | 0.11% | -350 | -5.31% | 6,587 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spotsylvania | 5,385 | 53.82% | 4,039 | 40.37% | 464 | 4.64% | 29 | 0.29% | 72 | 0.72% | 16 | 0.16% | 1,346 | 13.45% | 10,005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stafford | 7,106 | 58.85% | 4,211 | 34.87% | 623 | 5.16% | 28 | 0.23% | 100 | 0.83% | 7 | 0.06% | 2,895 | 23.98% | 12,075 | ||||||||||||||||
| Staunton | 4,819 | 60.79% | 2,658 | 33.53% | 311 | 3.92% | 89 | 1.12% | 42 | 0.53% | 8 | 0.10% | 2,161 | 27.26% | 7,927 | ||||||||||||||||
| Suffolk | 7,179 | 42.82% | 9,064 | 54.07% | 360 | 2.15% | 56 | 0.33% | 98 | 0.58% | 8 | 0.05% | -1,885 | -11.25% | 16,765 | ||||||||||||||||
| Surry | 962 | 34.10% | 1,756 | 62.25% | 63 | 2.23% | 9 | 0.32% | 24 | 0.85% | 7 | 0.25% | -794 | -28.15% | 2,821 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sussex | 1,664 | 38.94% | 2,447 | 57.27% | 86 | 2.01% | 31 | 0.73% | 26 | 0.61% | 19 | 0.44% | -783 | -18.33% | 4,273 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tazewell | 7,021 | 48.67% | 7,003 | 48.55% | 225 | 1.56% | 110 | 0.76% | 61 | 0.42% | 5 | 0.03% | 18 | 0.12% | 14,425 | ||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Beach | 47,936 | 60.50% | 24,895 | 31.42% | 4,830 | 6.10% | 690 | 0.87% | 764 | 0.96% | 120 | 0.15% | 23,041 | 29.08% | 79,235 | ||||||||||||||||
| Warren | 3,861 | 55.79% | 2,597 | 37.53% | 297 | 4.29% | 104 | 1.50% | 46 | 0.66% | 15 | 0.22% | 1,264 | 18.26% | 6,920 | ||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 8,402 | 53.87% | 6,390 | 40.97% | 382 | 2.45% | 320 | 2.05% | 79 | 0.51% | 24 | 0.15% | 2,012 | 12.90% | 15,597 | ||||||||||||||||
| Waynesboro | 3,697 | 61.84% | 1,926 | 32.22% | 255 | 4.27% | 72 | 1.20% | 23 | 0.38% | 5 | 0.08% | 1,771 | 29.62% | 5,978 | ||||||||||||||||
| Westmoreland | 2,510 | 50.31% | 2,271 | 45.52% | 133 | 2.67% | 44 | 0.88% | 24 | 0.48% | 7 | 0.14% | 239 | 4.79% | 4,989 | ||||||||||||||||
| Williamsburg | 1,344 | 45.51% | 1,199 | 40.60% | 340 | 11.51% | 41 | 1.39% | 26 | 0.88% | 3 | 0.10% | 145 | 4.91% | 2,953 | ||||||||||||||||
| Winchester | 4,240 | 64.02% | 2,006 | 30.29% | 320 | 4.83% | 18 | 0.27% | 34 | 0.51% | 5 | 0.08% | 2,234 | 33.73% | 6,623 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wise | 5,767 | 43.89% | 6,779 | 51.59% | 258 | 1.96% | 267 | 2.03% | 50 | 0.38% | 20 | 0.15% | -1,012 | -7.70% | 13,141 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wythe | 4,758 | 54.28% | 3,677 | 41.95% | 164 | 1.87% | 95 | 1.08% | 61 | 0.70% | 11 | 0.13% | 1,081 | 12.33% | 8,766 | ||||||||||||||||
| York | 6,744 | 55.58% | 4,532 | 37.35% | 723 | 5.96% | 36 | 0.30% | 95 | 0.78% | 3 | 0.02% | 2,212 | 18.23% | 12,133 | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 989,609 | 53.03% | 752,174 | 40.31% | 95,418 | 5.11% | 14,024 | 0.75% | 12,821 | 0.69% | 1,986 | 0.11% | 237,435 | 12.72% | 1,866,032 | ||||||||||||||||
Reagan won 9 of 10 congressional districts. Carter and Reagan each won a district won by the other party.[13]
| District | Reagan | Carter | Representative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50% | 44% | Paul Trible | |||
| 51% | 41% | G. William Whitehurst | |||
| 55% | 40% | Thomas J. Bliley Jr. | |||
| 46% | 50% | Robert W. Daniel jr. | |||
| 56% | 40% | Dan Daniel | |||
| 53% | 42% | M. Caldwell Butler | |||
| 57% | 36% | J. Kenneth Robinson | |||
| 56% | 33% | Herbert E. Harris | |||
| Stanford Parris | |||||
| 49% | 47% | Will Wampler | |||
| 54% | 34% | Joseph L. Fisher | |||
| Frank R. Wolf |
Virginia was ultimately won by Reagan with a substantially larger majority than predicted by the Roanoke Times a week before the poll. Reagan received 53.03 percent of the vote to Carter's 40.31 percent and Independent Representative John B. Anderson of Illinois’s 5.11 percent, which was still Anderson's second-best performance in a former Confederate state.[14] The national election was ultimately won by Reagan with 50.75 percent of the vote.[15] In this election, Virginia voted 2.98 points to the right of the nation at-large.
, this is the last occasion when Franklin County, Isle of Wight County, Craig County, Louisa County and Pulaski County have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. It is also the last time Arlington County and Alexandria City have voted for a Republican presidential candidate.[16]