Virginia — 1912 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1912 presidential electionVirginia · PresidentWilsonD+48.9
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic | 65.9% | 90,380 |
|---|---|---|
| OtherAll other candidates | 17.1% | 23,482 |
| William H. TaftRepublican | 17.0% | 23,327 |
1912presidential margin
D+60R+60
116 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Virginia cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (116 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Accomack County, VA | Democratic | D+79.1 |
| Albemarle County, VA | Democratic | D+71.3 |
| Alexandria city, VA | Democratic | D+68.2 |
| Alleghany County, VA | Democratic | D+39.5 |
| Amelia County, VA | Democratic | D+71.6 |
| Amherst County, VA | Democratic | D+78.1 |
| Appomattox County, VA | Democratic | D+85.3 |
| Arlington County, VA | Democratic | D+33.3 |
| Augusta County, VA | Democratic | D+39.8 |
| Bath County, VA | Democratic | D+31.3 |
| Bedford County, VA | Democratic | D+62.1 |
| Bland County, VA | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Botetourt County, VA | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Bristol city, VA | Democratic | D+56.4 |
| Brunswick County, VA | Democratic | D+75.4 |
| Buchanan County, VA | Democratic | D+26.4 |
| Buckingham County, VA | Democratic | D+62.5 |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Democratic | D+43.6 |
| Campbell County, VA | Democratic | D+67.8 |
| Caroline County, VA | Democratic | D+51.5 |
| Carroll County, VA | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Charles City County, VA | Democratic | D+46.4 |
| Charlotte County, VA | Democratic | D+47.3 |
| Charlottesville city, VA | Democratic | D+79.5 |
| Chesapeake city, VA | Democratic | D+38.2 |
| Chesterfield County, VA | Democratic | D+75.6 |
| Clarke County, VA | Democratic | D+85.2 |
| Craig County, VA | Democratic | D+49.6 |
| Culpeper County, VA | Democratic | D+70.4 |
| Cumberland County, VA | Democratic | D+87.1 |
| Danville city, VA | Democratic | D+77.2 |
| Dickenson County, VA | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | Democratic | D+69.7 |
| Essex County, VA | Democratic | D+57.1 |
| Fairfax County, VA | Democratic | D+60.2 |
| Fauquier County, VA | Democratic | D+68.8 |
| Floyd County, VA | Other / independent | D+13.7 |
| Fluvanna County, VA | Democratic | D+67.8 |
| Franklin County, VA | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Frederick County, VA | Democratic | D+60.0 |
| Fredericksburg city, VA | Democratic | D+64.1 |
| Giles County, VA | Democratic | D+36.8 |
| Gloucester County, VA | Democratic | D+68.1 |
| Goochland County, VA | Democratic | D+39.7 |
| Grayson County, VA | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Greene County, VA | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Greensville County, VA | Democratic | D+65.6 |
| Halifax County, VA | Democratic | D+45.4 |
| Hampton city, VA | Democratic | D+75.1 |
| Hanover County, VA | Democratic | D+74.4 |
| Henrico County, VA | Democratic | D+73.1 |
| Henry County, VA | Democratic | D+37.7 |
| Highland County, VA | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Isle of Wight County, VA | Democratic | D+71.6 |
| James City County, VA | Democratic | D+75.6 |
| King and Queen County, VA | Democratic | D+49.2 |
| King George County, VA | Democratic | D+51.1 |
| King William County, VA | Democratic | D+53.8 |
| Lancaster County, VA | Democratic | D+68.0 |
| Lee County, VA | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Loudoun County, VA | Democratic | D+63.9 |
| Louisa County, VA | Democratic | D+59.4 |
| Lunenburg County, VA | Democratic | D+70.4 |
| Lynchburg city, VA | Democratic | D+74.8 |
| Madison County, VA | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Mathews County, VA | Democratic | D+79.4 |
| Mecklenburg County, VA | Democratic | D+63.9 |
| Middlesex County, VA | Democratic | D+46.9 |
| Montgomery County, VA | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Nelson County, VA | Democratic | D+55.9 |
| New Kent County, VA | Democratic | D+54.9 |
| Newport News city, VA | Democratic | D+62.9 |
| Norfolk city, VA | Democratic | D+79.1 |
| Northampton County, VA | Democratic | D+72.6 |
| Northumberland County, VA | Democratic | D+59.0 |
| Nottoway County, VA | Democratic | D+73.1 |
| Orange County, VA | Democratic | D+69.5 |
| Page County, VA | Democratic | D+29.8 |
| Patrick County, VA | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Petersburg city, VA | Democratic | D+84.2 |
| Pittsylvania County, VA | Democratic | D+42.5 |
| Portsmouth city, VA | Democratic | D+75.7 |
| Powhatan County, VA | Democratic | D+30.0 |
| Prince Edward County, VA | Democratic | D+72.8 |
| Prince George County, VA | Democratic | D+54.9 |
| Prince William County, VA | Democratic | D+73.2 |
| Pulaski County, VA | Democratic | D+39.6 |
| Radford city, VA | Democratic | D+45.4 |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Democratic | D+55.3 |
| Richmond city, VA | Democratic | D+78.9 |
| Richmond County, VA | Democratic | D+47.2 |
| Roanoke city, VA | Democratic | D+60.0 |
| Roanoke County, VA | Democratic | D+57.7 |
| Rockbridge County, VA | Democratic | D+32.0 |
| Rockingham County, VA | Democratic | D+25.8 |
| Russell County, VA | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Scott County, VA | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Shenandoah County, VA | Democratic | D+24.6 |
| Smyth County, VA | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Southampton County, VA | Democratic | D+75.6 |
| Spotsylvania County, VA | Democratic | D+53.8 |
| Stafford County, VA | Democratic | D+30.6 |
| Staunton city, VA | Democratic | D+57.6 |
| Suffolk city, VA | Democratic | D+69.2 |
| Surry County, VA | Democratic | D+65.2 |
| Sussex County, VA | Democratic | D+67.0 |
| Tazewell County, VA | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Virginia Beach city, VA | Democratic | D+72.8 |
| Warren County, VA | Democratic | D+60.7 |
| Washington County, VA | Democratic | D+34.1 |
| Westmoreland County, VA | Democratic | D+59.8 |
| Williamsburg city, VA | Democratic | D+73.4 |
| Winchester city, VA | Democratic | D+45.2 |
| Wise County, VA | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Wythe County, VA | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| York County, VA | Democratic | D+63.9 |
Virginia results by county
116 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | Woodrow Wilson+1,672 | 1,82586.3% | 1366.4% | 1537.2% | 2,114 |
| Albemarle County | Woodrow Wilson+1,071 | 1,21580.8% | 1449.6% | 1449.6% | 1,503 |
| Alexandria city | Woodrow Wilson+819 | 95179.2% | 1189.8% | 13211.0% | 1,201 |
| Alleghany County | Woodrow Wilson+300 | 68754.4% | 38730.7% | 18814.9% | 1,262 |
| Amelia County | Woodrow Wilson+273 | 32579.5% | 5212.7% | 327.8% | 409 |
| Amherst County | Woodrow Wilson+697 | 76585.3% | 687.6% | 647.1% | 897 |
| Appomattox County | Woodrow Wilson+602 | 65489.1% | 527.1% | 283.8% | 734 |
| Arlington County | Woodrow Wilson+104 | 39448.7% | 29035.8% | 12515.5% | 809 |
| Augusta County | Woodrow Wilson+988 | 1,55662.7% | 35614.4% | 56822.9% | 2,480 |
| Bath County | Woodrow Wilson+170 | 32960.5% | 5610.3% | 15929.2% | 544 |
| Bedford County | Woodrow Wilson+847 | 1,21970.3% | 37221.5% | 1428.2% | 1,733 |
| Bland County | Woodrow Wilson+83 | 28947.0% | 12019.5% | 20633.5% | 615 |
| Botetourt County | Woodrow Wilson+372 | 88955.3% | 20212.6% | 51732.2% | 1,608 |
| Bristol city | Woodrow Wilson+319 | 40571.6% | 7513.3% | 8615.2% | 566 |
| Brunswick County | Woodrow Wilson+576 | 64384.2% | 547.1% | 678.8% | 764 |
| Buchanan County | Woodrow Wilson+133 | 52446.0% | 39134.4% | 22319.6% | 1,138 |
| Buckingham County | Woodrow Wilson+493 | 60374.4% | 11013.6% | 9712.0% | 810 |
| Buena Vista city | Woodrow Wilson+96 | 15560.3% | 5923.0% | 4316.7% | 257 |
| Campbell County | Woodrow Wilson+665 | 81077.0% | 14513.8% | 979.2% | 1,052 |
| Caroline County | Woodrow Wilson+446 | 59068.1% | 13215.2% | 14416.6% | 866 |
| Carroll County | William H. Taft+109 | 76538.5% | 34917.6% | 87444.0% | 1,988 |
| Charles City County | Woodrow Wilson+84 | 12166.9% | 2312.7% | 3720.4% | 181 |
| Charlotte County | Woodrow Wilson+434 | 60966.3% | 13414.6% | 17519.1% | 918 |
| Charlottesville city | Woodrow Wilson+415 | 45487.0% | 295.6% | 397.5% | 522 |
| Chesapeake city | Woodrow Wilson+667 | 1,08962.4% | 23313.4% | 42224.2% | 1,744 |
| Chesterfield County | Woodrow Wilson+617 | 70282.8% | 8510.0% | 617.2% | 848 |
| Clarke County | Woodrow Wilson+537 | 57691.4% | 152.4% | 396.2% | 630 |
| Craig County | Woodrow Wilson+182 | 33760.8% | 15528.0% | 6211.2% | 554 |
| Culpeper County | Woodrow Wilson+644 | 75282.2% | 556.0% | 10811.8% | 915 |
| Cumberland County | Woodrow Wilson+330 | 36289.6% | 327.9% | 102.5% | 404 |
| Danville city | Woodrow Wilson+965 | 1,06684.6% | 1018.0% | 937.4% | 1,260 |
| Dickenson County | Woodrow Wilson+131 | 52948.6% | 16214.9% | 39836.5% | 1,089 |
| Dinwiddie County | Woodrow Wilson+431 | 51278.6% | 8112.4% | 588.9% | 651 |
| Essex County | Woodrow Wilson+206 | 27877.0% | 113.0% | 7219.9% | 361 |
| Fairfax County | Woodrow Wilson+805 | 99274.1% | 15911.9% | 18714.0% | 1,338 |
| Fauquier County | Woodrow Wilson+1,005 | 1,18781.2% | 926.3% | 18212.5% | 1,461 |
| Floyd County | Other+321 | 40930.1% | 73053.6% | 22216.3% | 1,361 |
| Fluvanna County | Woodrow Wilson+346 | 40977.9% | 6312.0% | 5310.1% | 525 |
| Franklin County | Woodrow Wilson+629 | 1,23854.7% | 60926.9% | 41518.3% | 2,262 |
| Frederick County | Woodrow Wilson+741 | 92274.7% | 13210.7% | 18114.7% | 1,235 |
| Fredericksburg city | Woodrow Wilson+313 | 41473.1% | 10117.8% | 519.0% | 566 |
| Giles County | Woodrow Wilson+458 | 72558.2% | 25420.4% | 26721.4% | 1,246 |
| Gloucester County | Woodrow Wilson+436 | 51079.7% | 568.8% | 7411.6% | 640 |
| Goochland County | Woodrow Wilson+208 | 32261.5% | 8816.8% | 11421.8% | 524 |
| Grayson County | Woodrow Wilson+10 | 84242.8% | 29214.9% | 83242.3% | 1,966 |
| Greene County | Woodrow Wilson+97 | 23849.7% | 10020.9% | 14129.4% | 479 |
| Greensville County | Woodrow Wilson+218 | 29473.3% | 7619.0% | 317.7% | 401 |
| Halifax County | Woodrow Wilson+834 | 1,26068.6% | 1508.2% | 42623.2% | 1,836 |
| Hampton city | Woodrow Wilson+598 | 70081.6% | 10211.9% | 566.5% | 858 |
| Hanover County | Woodrow Wilson+522 | 60986.8% | 60.9% | 8712.4% | 702 |
| Henrico County | Woodrow Wilson+822 | 95281.0% | 13011.1% | 937.9% | 1,175 |
| Henry County | Woodrow Wilson+327 | 70754.3% | 38029.2% | 21616.6% | 1,303 |
| Highland County | Woodrow Wilson+92 | 31349.5% | 9815.5% | 22135.0% | 632 |
| Isle of Wight County | Woodrow Wilson+607 | 70880.1% | 10111.4% | 758.5% | 884 |
| James City County | Woodrow Wilson+110 | 12882.1% | 1811.5% | 106.4% | 156 |
| King and Queen County | Woodrow Wilson+178 | 24668.0% | 4813.3% | 6818.8% | 362 |
| King George County | Woodrow Wilson+153 | 25662.9% | 10325.3% | 4811.8% | 407 |
| King William County | Woodrow Wilson+236 | 30569.5% | 6514.8% | 6915.7% | 439 |
| Lancaster County | Woodrow Wilson+397 | 47982.0% | 233.9% | 8214.0% | 584 |
| Lee County | Woodrow Wilson+324 | 1,02344.1% | 59625.7% | 69930.2% | 2,318 |
| Loudoun County | Woodrow Wilson+1,130 | 1,38678.4% | 1267.1% | 25614.5% | 1,768 |
| Louisa County | Woodrow Wilson+427 | 57870.5% | 15118.4% | 9111.1% | 820 |
| Lunenburg County | Woodrow Wilson+442 | 50880.9% | 548.6% | 6610.5% | 628 |
| Lynchburg city | Woodrow Wilson+1,245 | 1,48780.8% | 24213.2% | 1116.0% | 1,840 |
| Madison County | Woodrow Wilson+192 | 40259.4% | 659.6% | 21031.0% | 677 |
| Mathews County | Woodrow Wilson+478 | 52386.9% | 345.6% | 457.5% | 602 |
| Mecklenburg County | Woodrow Wilson+848 | 1,03978.3% | 977.3% | 19114.4% | 1,327 |
| Middlesex County | Woodrow Wilson+246 | 37471.4% | 224.2% | 12824.4% | 524 |
| Montgomery County | Woodrow Wilson+121 | 68442.9% | 56335.3% | 34921.9% | 1,596 |
| Nelson County | Woodrow Wilson+543 | 70672.7% | 10210.5% | 16316.8% | 971 |
| New Kent County | Woodrow Wilson+113 | 16067.5% | 4719.8% | 3012.7% | 237 |
| Newport News city | Woodrow Wilson+738 | 1,06170.7% | 32321.5% | 1177.8% | 1,501 |
| Norfolk city | Woodrow Wilson+3,045 | 3,53983.7% | 49411.7% | 1954.6% | 4,228 |
| Northampton County | Woodrow Wilson+643 | 72681.9% | 778.7% | 839.4% | 886 |
| Northumberland County | Woodrow Wilson+368 | 47075.3% | 528.3% | 10216.3% | 624 |
| Nottoway County | Woodrow Wilson+602 | 68381.7% | 819.7% | 728.6% | 836 |
| Orange County | Woodrow Wilson+532 | 61980.9% | 597.7% | 8711.4% | 765 |
| Page County | Woodrow Wilson+363 | 70357.8% | 17414.3% | 34027.9% | 1,217 |
| Patrick County | Woodrow Wilson+264 | 69846.8% | 35824.0% | 43429.1% | 1,490 |
| Petersburg city | Woodrow Wilson+1,047 | 1,12290.2% | 473.8% | 756.0% | 1,244 |
| Pittsylvania County | Woodrow Wilson+1,031 | 1,55864.2% | 34114.1% | 52721.7% | 2,426 |
| Portsmouth city | Woodrow Wilson+1,187 | 1,52979.0% | 34217.7% | 643.3% | 1,935 |
| Powhatan County | Woodrow Wilson+121 | 23056.9% | 6516.1% | 10927.0% | 404 |
| Prince Edward County | Woodrow Wilson+512 | 58483.1% | 476.7% | 7210.2% | 703 |
| Prince George County | Woodrow Wilson+155 | 20469.2% | 4916.6% | 4214.2% | 295 |
| Prince William County | Woodrow Wilson+710 | 81481.4% | 10410.4% | 828.2% | 1,000 |
| Pulaski County | Woodrow Wilson+281 | 78152.9% | 50033.9% | 19613.3% | 1,477 |
| Radford city | Woodrow Wilson+78 | 18556.4% | 10732.6% | 3611.0% | 328 |
| Rappahannock County | Woodrow Wilson+262 | 35675.1% | 245.1% | 9419.8% | 474 |
| Richmond city | Woodrow Wilson+5,046 | 5,63285.0% | 5868.8% | 4056.1% | 6,623 |
| Richmond County | Woodrow Wilson+232 | 34269.5% | 408.1% | 11022.4% | 492 |
| Roanoke city | Woodrow Wilson+1,351 | 1,91369.7% | 56220.5% | 2689.8% | 2,743 |
| Roanoke County | Woodrow Wilson+481 | 69668.3% | 21521.1% | 10810.6% | 1,019 |
| Rockbridge County | Woodrow Wilson+516 | 94958.8% | 23314.4% | 43326.8% | 1,615 |
| Rockingham County | Woodrow Wilson+824 | 1,76155.2% | 49315.4% | 93729.4% | 3,191 |
| Russell County | Woodrow Wilson+665 | 1,29851.5% | 63325.1% | 58823.3% | 2,519 |
| Scott County | Woodrow Wilson+217 | 1,31144.3% | 1,09436.9% | 55718.8% | 2,962 |
| Shenandoah County | Woodrow Wilson+630 | 1,33652.2% | 51520.1% | 70627.6% | 2,557 |
| Smyth County | Woodrow Wilson+413 | 1,02246.1% | 58726.5% | 60927.5% | 2,218 |
| Southampton County | Woodrow Wilson+766 | 86185.0% | 575.6% | 959.4% | 1,013 |
| Spotsylvania County | Woodrow Wilson+221 | 39063.2% | 16927.4% | 589.4% | 617 |
| Stafford County | Woodrow Wilson+162 | 34751.6% | 18527.5% | 14121.0% | 673 |
| Staunton city | Woodrow Wilson+345 | 63264.2% | 28729.2% | 656.6% | 984 |
| Suffolk city | Woodrow Wilson+872 | 1,02478.8% | 15211.7% | 1249.5% | 1,300 |
| Surry County | Woodrow Wilson+303 | 36077.4% | 4810.3% | 5712.3% | 465 |
| Sussex County | Woodrow Wilson+368 | 43577.5% | 6711.9% | 5910.5% | 561 |
| Tazewell County | Woodrow Wilson+82 | 97939.8% | 89736.4% | 58623.8% | 2,462 |
| Virginia Beach city | Woodrow Wilson+359 | 42280.4% | 6312.0% | 407.6% | 525 |
| Warren County | Woodrow Wilson+449 | 57177.2% | 476.4% | 12216.5% | 740 |
| Washington County | Woodrow Wilson+717 | 1,72151.9% | 1,00430.3% | 59017.8% | 3,315 |
| Westmoreland County | Woodrow Wilson+272 | 34174.9% | 459.9% | 6915.2% | 455 |
| Williamsburg city | Woodrow Wilson+98 | 11381.3% | 1510.8% | 117.9% | 139 |
| Winchester city | Woodrow Wilson+306 | 44766.0% | 8913.1% | 14120.8% | 677 |
| Wise County | Woodrow Wilson+428 | 1,27946.7% | 60822.2% | 85131.1% | 2,738 |
| Wythe County | Woodrow Wilson+454 | 1,11046.3% | 65627.3% | 63326.4% | 2,399 |
| York County | Woodrow Wilson+177 | 21176.2% | 3211.6% | 3412.3% | 277 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +17.5% |
| 1896 | +6.6% |
| 1900 | +11.5% |
| 1904 | +24.8% |
| 1908 | +22.2% |
| 1912 | +48.9% |
| 1916 | +34.7% |
| 1920 | +23.5% |
| 1924 | +29.7% |
| 1928 | −8.0% |
| 1932 | +38.4% |
| 1936 | +40.8% |
| 1940 | +36.5% |
| 1944 | +25.0% |
| 1948 | +6.8% |
| 1952 | −13.0% |
| 1956 | −17.0% |
| 1960 | −5.4% |
| 1964 | +7.1% |
| 1968 | −10.9% |
| 1972 | −37.7% |
| 1976 | −1.3% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −25.2% |
| 1988 | −20.5% |
| 1992 | −4.4% |
| 1996 | −2.0% |
| 2000 | −8.1% |
| 2004 | −8.2% |
| 2008 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | +10.1% |
| 2024 | +5.8% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1912 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.