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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.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John W. Davis won Democratic 139,716 62.5%
Calvin Coolidge Republican 73,312 32.8%
All other candidates 10,574 4.7%
Total223,602

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
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

YearWinnerMargin
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