Election 1924 Results
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1924 presidential election in Virginia
John W. Davis (Democrat) beat Calvin Coolidge (Republican) in Virginia in 1924, 62.5% to 32.8%, a margin of 29.7 points and 66,404 votes.
Virginia voted 54.9 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+25.2.
The Democratic hold continued from 1920, when James M. Cox won.
Democrats led in 110 of the 123 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 13. The largest, Richmond, cast 13,421 votes and went to the Democrat by 54.4 points. The closest was Bath, where 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John W. Davis won | Democratic | 139,716 | 62.5% |
| Calvin Coolidge | Republican | 73,312 | 32.8% |
| All other candidates | 10,574 | 4.7% | |
| Total | 223,602 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 9,904 73.8% | 2,600 19.4% | 917 | 13,421 | D+54.4 |
| Wise | 4,157 50.5% | 3,322 40.4% | 745 | 8,224 | D+10.2 |
| Norfolk | 5,061 63.9% | 2,447 30.9% | 416 | 7,924 | D+33.0 |
| Roanoke | 3,930 61.1% | 1,747 27.1% | 758 | 6,435 | D+33.9 |
| Washington | 3,083 51.2% | 2,848 47.3% | 90 | 6,021 | D+3.9 |
| Tazewell | 2,568 46.9% | 2,631 48.0% | 278 | 5,477 | R+1.2 |
| Lee | 2,376 48.0% | 2,456 49.7% | 114 | 4,946 | R+1.6 |
| Scott | 2,177 44.3% | 2,666 54.3% | 69 | 4,912 | R+10.0 |
| Shenandoah | 2,186 48.2% | 2,214 48.8% | 137 | 4,537 | R+0.6 |
| Russell | 2,554 57.0% | 1,848 41.3% | 76 | 4,478 | D+15.8 |
| Smyth | 1,907 45.7% | 2,232 53.5% | 33 | 4,172 | R+7.8 |
| Rockingham | 2,041 49.4% | 1,982 48.0% | 110 | 4,133 | D+1.4 |
| Wythe | 1,899 48.1% | 1,996 50.6% | 51 | 3,946 | R+2.5 |
| Pittsylvania | 2,563 72.1% | 880 24.7% | 113 | 3,556 | D+47.3 |
| Portsmouth | 2,206 64.3% | 624 18.2% | 603 | 3,433 | D+46.1 |
| Pulaski | 1,767 53.8% | 1,422 43.3% | 93 | 3,282 | D+10.5 |
| Augusta | 1,920 58.8% | 1,265 38.7% | 80 | 3,265 | D+20.1 |
| Grayson | 1,611 52.4% | 1,442 46.9% | 23 | 3,076 | D+5.5 |
| Dickenson | 1,618 53.1% | 1,294 42.5% | 135 | 3,047 | D+10.6 |
| Carroll | 1,257 41.7% | 1,743 57.8% | 16 | 3,016 | R+16.1 |
| Franklin | 1,902 63.5% | 1,077 36.0% | 14 | 2,993 | D+27.6 |
| Lynchburg | 2,086 74.1% | 602 21.4% | 128 | 2,816 | D+52.7 |
| Newport News | 1,574 56.6% | 917 33.0% | 292 | 2,783 | D+23.6 |
| Botetourt | 1,427 51.8% | 1,264 45.9% | 63 | 2,754 | D+5.9 |
| Halifax | 2,245 84.2% | 374 14.0% | 46 | 2,665 | D+70.2 |
| Fairfax | 1,586 62.2% | 765 30.0% | 199 | 2,550 | D+32.2 |
| Accomack | 2,087 85.9% | 307 12.6% | 35 | 2,429 | D+73.3 |
| Bedford | 1,811 79.6% | 432 19.0% | 31 | 2,274 | D+60.6 |
| Danville | 1,577 70.4% | 473 21.1% | 191 | 2,241 | D+49.3 |
| Giles | 1,319 59.1% | 852 38.2% | 59 | 2,230 | D+20.9 |
| Montgomery | 1,142 52.7% | 964 44.4% | 63 | 2,169 | D+8.2 |
| Rockbridge | 1,394 65.4% | 680 31.9% | 58 | 2,132 | D+33.5 |
| Page | 1,015 49.3% | 885 43.0% | 157 | 2,057 | D+6.3 |
| Loudoun | 1,794 88.3% | 152 7.5% | 85 | 2,031 | D+80.8 |
| Campbell | 1,468 74.0% | 372 18.8% | 143 | 1,983 | D+55.3 |
| Buchanan | 870 44.3% | 1,080 54.9% | 16 | 1,966 | R+10.7 |
| Arlington | 1,136 58.0% | 556 28.4% | 268 | 1,960 | D+29.6 |
| Alexandria | 1,136 58.0% | 556 28.4% | 268 | 1,960 | D+29.6 |
| Mecklenburg | 1,649 84.3% | 286 14.6% | 21 | 1,956 | D+69.7 |
| Patrick | 1,138 58.9% | 783 40.5% | 11 | 1,932 | D+18.4 |
| Roanoke | 1,078 57.0% | 695 36.8% | 117 | 1,890 | D+20.3 |
| Frederick | 1,314 71.9% | 484 26.5% | 29 | 1,827 | D+45.4 |
| Albemarle | 1,383 76.7% | 366 20.3% | 53 | 1,802 | D+56.4 |
| Fauquier | 1,277 74.5% | 345 20.1% | 91 | 1,713 | D+54.4 |
| Henry | 1,097 64.6% | 565 33.3% | 35 | 1,697 | D+31.3 |
| Alleghany | 589 36.1% | 856 52.5% | 186 | 1,631 | R+16.4 |
| Staunton | 1,022 63.5% | 549 34.1% | 38 | 1,609 | D+29.4 |
| Henrico | 1,052 65.5% | 416 25.9% | 137 | 1,605 | D+39.6 |
| Petersburg | 1,331 83.4% | 228 14.3% | 36 | 1,595 | D+69.2 |
| Floyd | 515 34.0% | 984 65.0% | 14 | 1,513 | R+31.0 |
| Bristol | 1,036 68.8% | 440 29.2% | 30 | 1,506 | D+39.6 |
| Nelson | 1,042 72.8% | 350 24.5% | 39 | 1,431 | D+48.4 |
| Southampton | 1,119 79.7% | 203 14.5% | 82 | 1,404 | D+65.2 |
| Norfolk (Ext) | 1,000 73.0% | 289 21.1% | 80 | 1,369 | D+51.9 |
| Amherst | 1,092 82.3% | 129 9.7% | 106 | 1,327 | D+72.6 |
| Chesterfield | 967 73.0% | 282 21.3% | 75 | 1,324 | D+51.7 |
| Harrisonburg | 624 49.1% | 631 49.7% | 15 | 1,270 | R+0.6 |
| Winchester | 820 65.2% | 420 33.4% | 18 | 1,258 | D+31.8 |
| Charlotte | 1,006 80.9% | 154 12.4% | 84 | 1,244 | D+68.5 |
| Bland | 604 49.5% | 609 50.0% | 6 | 1,219 | R+0.4 |
| Prince William | 847 72.4% | 269 23.0% | 54 | 1,170 | D+49.4 |
| Nottoway | 840 72.4% | 181 15.6% | 140 | 1,161 | D+56.8 |
| Charlottesville | 831 71.6% | 218 18.8% | 111 | 1,160 | D+52.8 |
| Northampton | 941 81.2% | 180 15.5% | 38 | 1,159 | D+65.7 |
| Culpeper | 876 79.1% | 190 17.1% | 42 | 1,108 | D+61.9 |
| Elizabeth City (Ext) | 698 63.2% | 312 28.3% | 94 | 1,104 | D+35.0 |
| Caroline | 840 77.6% | 223 20.6% | 20 | 1,083 | D+57.0 |
| Appomattox | 952 88.7% | 101 9.4% | 20 | 1,073 | D+79.3 |
| Orange | 834 78.1% | 181 16.9% | 53 | 1,068 | D+61.1 |
| Louisa | 707 67.6% | 282 27.0% | 57 | 1,046 | D+40.6 |
| Lunenburg | 686 66.2% | 130 12.5% | 220 | 1,036 | D+53.7 |
| Brunswick | 887 90.3% | 65 6.6% | 30 | 982 | D+83.7 |
| Highland | 508 52.3% | 454 46.7% | 10 | 972 | D+5.6 |
| Madison | 589 60.7% | 347 35.7% | 35 | 971 | D+24.9 |
| Clifton Forge | 447 46.9% | 225 23.6% | 281 | 953 | D+23.3 |
| Stafford | 450 48.4% | 433 46.6% | 46 | 929 | D+1.8 |
| Hanover | 732 80.9% | 135 14.9% | 38 | 905 | D+66.0 |
| Warren | 699 78.7% | 150 16.9% | 39 | 888 | D+61.8 |
| Mathews | 678 76.8% | 195 22.1% | 10 | 883 | D+54.7 |
| Prince Edward | 714 82.7% | 140 16.2% | 9 | 863 | D+66.5 |
| Princess Anne (Ext) | 690 80.4% | 137 16.0% | 31 | 858 | D+64.5 |
| Buckingham | 623 73.2% | 213 25.0% | 15 | 851 | D+48.2 |
| Bath | 404 48.4% | 407 48.7% | 24 | 835 | R+0.4 |
| Craig | 512 61.5% | 300 36.0% | 21 | 833 | D+25.5 |
| Dinwiddie | 685 82.5% | 122 14.7% | 23 | 830 | D+67.8 |
| Isle Of Wight | 631 76.3% | 190 23.0% | 6 | 827 | D+53.3 |
| Fredericksburg | 558 69.0% | 223 27.6% | 28 | 809 | D+41.4 |
| Radford | 394 48.8% | 314 38.9% | 99 | 807 | D+9.9 |
| Clarke | 687 88.2% | 76 9.8% | 16 | 779 | D+78.4 |
| Suffolk | 557 73.3% | 179 23.6% | 24 | 760 | D+49.7 |
| Sussex | 607 81.3% | 132 17.7% | 8 | 747 | D+63.6 |
| Spotsylvania | 448 60.9% | 255 34.6% | 33 | 736 | D+26.2 |
| Gloucester | 616 84.4% | 109 14.9% | 5 | 730 | D+69.5 |
| Northumberland | 589 80.8% | 130 17.8% | 10 | 729 | D+63.0 |
| Lancaster | 564 84.4% | 90 13.5% | 14 | 668 | D+71.0 |
| Westmoreland | 484 73.9% | 157 24.0% | 14 | 655 | D+49.9 |
| Nansemond (Ext) | 539 82.7% | 99 15.2% | 14 | 652 | D+67.5 |
| Fluvanna | 452 73.3% | 136 22.0% | 29 | 617 | D+51.2 |
| Hampton | 471 76.6% | 129 21.0% | 15 | 615 | D+55.6 |
| Goochland | 394 65.9% | 164 27.4% | 40 | 598 | D+38.5 |
| Greensville | 417 72.8% | 132 23.0% | 24 | 573 | D+49.7 |
| Amelia | 372 68.9% | 153 28.3% | 15 | 540 | D+40.6 |
| Greene | 285 53.3% | 240 44.9% | 10 | 535 | D+8.4 |
| King William | 372 69.8% | 148 27.8% | 13 | 533 | D+42.0 |
| Middlesex | 438 83.7% | 78 14.9% | 7 | 523 | D+68.8 |
| Rappahannock | 395 78.2% | 89 17.6% | 21 | 505 | D+60.6 |
| King George | 280 55.7% | 206 41.0% | 17 | 503 | D+14.7 |
| Surry | 388 77.3% | 72 14.3% | 42 | 502 | D+62.9 |
| Hopewell | 277 56.4% | 206 42.0% | 8 | 491 | D+14.5 |
| Cumberland | 398 81.7% | 61 12.5% | 28 | 487 | D+69.2 |
| Richmond | 340 72.2% | 125 26.5% | 6 | 471 | D+45.6 |
| King And Queen | 314 69.5% | 134 29.6% | 4 | 452 | D+39.8 |
| South Norfolk | 281 64.0% | 134 30.5% | 24 | 439 | D+33.5 |
| York | 305 77.2% | 75 19.0% | 15 | 395 | D+58.2 |
| Buena Vista | 235 59.9% | 149 38.0% | 8 | 392 | D+21.9 |
| Essex | 315 82.0% | 60 15.6% | 9 | 384 | D+66.4 |
| Prince George | 279 73.2% | 90 23.6% | 12 | 381 | D+49.6 |
| Powhatan | 247 67.1% | 110 29.9% | 11 | 368 | D+37.2 |
| Warwick (Ext) | 248 76.8% | 58 18.0% | 17 | 323 | D+58.8 |
| New Kent | 178 63.8% | 86 30.8% | 15 | 279 | D+33.0 |
| James City | 173 72.1% | 54 22.5% | 13 | 240 | D+49.6 |
| Charles City | 141 60.8% | 82 35.3% | 9 | 232 | D+25.4 |
| Williamsburg | 196 86.0% | 31 13.6% | 1 | 228 | D+72.4 |
Counties as they stood in 1924; 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 |