Election 1880 Results
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1880 presidential election in Virginia
Winfield Scott Hancock (Democrat) beat James A. Garfield (Republican) in Virginia in 1880, 60.5% to 39.5%, a margin of 21.1 points and 44,550 votes.
Virginia voted 21.1 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+0.1.
The Democratic hold continued from 1876, when Samuel J. Tilden won.
Democrats led in 67 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 33. The largest, Pittsylvania, cast 6,877 votes and went to the Democrat by 13.3 points. The closest was King George, where 6 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield Scott Hancock won | Democratic | 128,083 | 60.5% |
| James A. Garfield | Republican | 83,533 | 39.5% |
| Total | 211,616 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsylvania | 3,895 56.6% | 2,982 43.4% | 6,877 | D+13.3 | |
| Bedford | 3,501 62.0% | 2,147 38.0% | 5,648 | D+24.0 | |
| Loudoun | 3,198 61.1% | 2,038 38.9% | 5,236 | D+22.2 | |
| Augusta | 3,820 76.4% | 1,182 23.6% | 5,002 | D+52.7 | |
| Halifax | 2,429 51.8% | 2,259 48.2% | 4,688 | D+3.6 | |
| Albemarle | 2,792 59.9% | 1,869 40.1% | 4,661 | D+19.8 | |
| Rockingham | 3,723 82.6% | 785 17.4% | 4,508 | D+65.2 | |
| Fauquier | 2,994 68.9% | 1,350 31.1% | 4,344 | D+37.8 | |
| Norfolk (Ext) | 1,842 44.2% | 2,327 55.8% | 4,169 | R+11.6 | |
| Accomack | 2,529 65.8% | 1,313 34.2% | 3,842 | D+31.7 | |
| Franklin | 2,851 74.6% | 972 25.4% | 3,823 | D+49.1 | |
| Rockbridge | 2,705 71.4% | 1,081 28.6% | 3,786 | D+42.9 | |
| Mecklenburg | 1,297 34.4% | 2,478 65.6% | 3,775 | R+31.3 | |
| Southampton | 1,810 48.1% | 1,955 51.9% | 3,765 | R+3.9 | |
| Shenandoah | 3,186 88.9% | 398 11.1% | 3,584 | D+77.8 | |
| Fairfax | 1,986 55.5% | 1,590 44.5% | 3,576 | D+11.1 | |
| Amherst | 2,219 64.8% | 1,203 35.2% | 3,422 | D+29.7 | |
| Campbell | 1,994 58.6% | 1,411 41.4% | 3,405 | D+17.1 | |
| Washington | 2,561 79.7% | 652 20.3% | 3,213 | D+59.4 | |
| Caroline | 1,544 53.7% | 1,333 46.3% | 2,877 | D+7.3 | |
| Nelson | 1,774 63.2% | 1,035 36.8% | 2,809 | D+26.3 | |
| Louisa | 1,363 49.3% | 1,399 50.7% | 2,762 | R+1.3 | |
| Hanover | 1,664 62.3% | 1,007 37.7% | 2,671 | D+24.6 | |
| Culpeper | 1,501 58.8% | 1,053 41.2% | 2,554 | D+17.5 | |
| Henry | 1,474 58.0% | 1,068 42.0% | 2,542 | D+16.0 | |
| Henrico | 1,358 53.7% | 1,173 46.3% | 2,531 | D+7.3 | |
| Botetourt | 1,848 73.2% | 678 26.8% | 2,526 | D+46.3 | |
| Chesterfield | 1,427 56.8% | 1,086 43.2% | 2,513 | D+13.6 | |
| Charlotte | 1,098 44.8% | 1,353 55.2% | 2,451 | R+10.4 | |
| Nansemond (Ext) | 1,243 53.3% | 1,089 46.7% | 2,332 | D+6.6 | |
| Frederick | 1,897 81.7% | 425 18.3% | 2,322 | D+63.4 | |
| Orange | 1,278 56.1% | 1,001 43.9% | 2,279 | D+12.2 | |
| Prince Edward | 1,007 44.5% | 1,258 55.5% | 2,265 | R+11.1 | |
| Brunswick | 903 40.6% | 1,319 59.4% | 2,222 | R+18.7 | |
| Isle Of Wight | 1,389 62.5% | 833 37.5% | 2,222 | D+25.0 | |
| Montgomery | 1,511 68.9% | 683 31.1% | 2,194 | D+37.7 | |
| Wythe | 1,758 80.2% | 434 19.8% | 2,192 | D+60.4 | |
| Sussex | 780 36.3% | 1,368 63.7% | 2,148 | R+27.4 | |
| Buckingham | 1,176 55.1% | 957 44.9% | 2,133 | D+10.3 | |
| Northampton | 880 45.2% | 1,069 54.8% | 1,949 | R+9.7 | |
| Carroll | 1,555 80.2% | 384 19.8% | 1,939 | D+60.4 | |
| Dinwiddie | 713 36.9% | 1,221 63.1% | 1,934 | R+26.3 | |
| Roanoke | 1,238 64.5% | 681 35.5% | 1,919 | D+29.0 | |
| Essex | 838 44.1% | 1,063 55.9% | 1,901 | R+11.8 | |
| Elizabeth City (Ext) | 550 29.0% | 1,344 71.0% | 1,894 | R+41.9 | |
| Gloucester | 918 49.2% | 946 50.8% | 1,864 | R+1.5 | |
| Madison | 1,289 70.3% | 545 29.7% | 1,834 | D+40.6 | |
| Prince William | 1,287 71.1% | 522 28.9% | 1,809 | D+42.3 | |
| Grayson | 1,610 90.0% | 179 10.0% | 1,789 | D+80.0 | |
| Lee | 1,471 82.8% | 305 17.2% | 1,776 | D+65.7 | |
| Patrick | 1,391 79.3% | 362 20.7% | 1,753 | D+58.7 | |
| Tazewell | 1,555 90.2% | 168 9.8% | 1,723 | D+80.5 | |
| Princess Anne (Ext) | 1,030 60.0% | 687 40.0% | 1,717 | D+20.0 | |
| Lunenburg | 754 44.1% | 955 55.9% | 1,709 | R+11.8 | |
| King William | 779 46.4% | 901 53.6% | 1,680 | R+7.3 | |
| Cumberland | 626 37.8% | 1,029 62.2% | 1,655 | R+24.4 | |
| Nottoway | 466 28.2% | 1,186 71.8% | 1,652 | R+43.6 | |
| Scott | 1,029 63.6% | 590 36.4% | 1,619 | D+27.1 | |
| Clarke | 1,205 74.5% | 412 25.5% | 1,617 | D+49.0 | |
| Prince George | 512 31.9% | 1,093 68.1% | 1,605 | R+36.2 | |
| Amelia | 490 30.9% | 1,098 69.1% | 1,588 | R+38.3 | |
| Rappahannock | 1,137 72.5% | 431 27.5% | 1,568 | D+45.0 | |
| Spotsylvania | 888 57.6% | 655 42.4% | 1,543 | D+15.1 | |
| Appomattox | 1,014 66.0% | 523 34.0% | 1,537 | D+31.9 | |
| Floyd | 1,122 74.1% | 392 25.9% | 1,514 | D+48.2 | |
| Smyth | 1,282 84.8% | 230 15.2% | 1,512 | D+69.6 | |
| King And Queen | 713 47.9% | 774 52.1% | 1,487 | R+4.1 | |
| Greensville | 545 36.8% | 937 63.2% | 1,482 | R+26.5 | |
| Northumberland | 810 54.7% | 672 45.3% | 1,482 | D+9.3 | |
| Page | 1,239 88.0% | 169 12.0% | 1,408 | D+76.0 | |
| Pulaski | 843 61.4% | 531 38.6% | 1,374 | D+22.7 | |
| Westmoreland | 671 49.4% | 686 50.6% | 1,357 | R+1.1 | |
| Richmond | 611 45.2% | 740 54.8% | 1,351 | R+9.5 | |
| Stafford | 1,045 77.4% | 305 22.6% | 1,350 | D+54.8 | |
| Surry | 546 41.3% | 775 58.7% | 1,321 | R+17.3 | |
| York | 533 40.4% | 786 59.6% | 1,319 | R+19.2 | |
| Russell | 1,102 83.6% | 216 16.4% | 1,318 | D+67.2 | |
| Lancaster | 574 43.7% | 739 56.3% | 1,313 | R+12.6 | |
| Warren | 1,139 87.4% | 164 12.6% | 1,303 | D+74.8 | |
| Powhatan | 507 40.0% | 760 60.0% | 1,267 | R+20.0 | |
| Middlesex | 658 53.0% | 584 47.0% | 1,242 | D+6.0 | |
| Mathews | 872 72.8% | 325 27.2% | 1,197 | D+45.7 | |
| Giles | 940 79.4% | 244 20.6% | 1,184 | D+58.8 | |
| King George | 578 49.7% | 584 50.3% | 1,162 | R+0.5 | |
| Fluvanna | 740 68.6% | 338 31.4% | 1,078 | D+37.3 | |
| Goochland | 521 48.8% | 546 51.2% | 1,067 | R+2.3 | |
| Greene | 760 77.3% | 223 22.7% | 983 | D+54.6 | |
| Charles City | 381 41.9% | 528 58.1% | 909 | R+16.2 | |
| New Kent | 496 54.7% | 410 45.3% | 906 | D+9.5 | |
| Alexandria | 304 35.3% | 556 64.7% | 860 | R+29.3 | |
| Highland | 736 89.6% | 85 10.4% | 821 | D+79.3 | |
| James City | 277 40.5% | 407 59.5% | 684 | R+19.0 | |
| Wise | 538 79.0% | 143 21.0% | 681 | D+58.0 | |
| Bland | 561 89.2% | 68 10.8% | 629 | D+78.4 | |
| Alleghany | 380 69.6% | 166 30.4% | 546 | D+39.2 | |
| Bath | 418 81.0% | 98 19.0% | 516 | D+62.0 | |
| Warwick (Ext) | 156 32.4% | 326 67.6% | 482 | R+35.3 | |
| Craig | 421 88.8% | 53 11.2% | 474 | D+77.6 | |
| Buchanan | 313 89.2% | 38 10.8% | 351 | D+78.3 | |
| Dickenson | 208 82.2% | 45 17.8% | 253 | D+64.4 |
Counties as they stood in 1880; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Virginia in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris (D) | D+5.8 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden (D) | D+10.1 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton (D) | D+5.3 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama (D) | D+3.9 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+6.3 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+8.2 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+8.0 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+2.0 |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+4.4 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+20.5 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+25.2 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+12.7 |
| 1976 | Gerald Ford (R) | R+1.3 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+37.7 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+10.9 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+7.4 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+5.5 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+17.0 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+13.0 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+6.8 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+25.0 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+36.5 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+40.8 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+38.4 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+8.0 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+29.7 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+23.7 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+35.2 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+48.9 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+22.2 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+24.8 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+11.5 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+6.6 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+17.5 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+0.5 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+2.2 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+21.1 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+19.2 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+1.0 |