Virginia — 2025 governor election
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Akashicstate2025 gubernatorial electionVirginia · GovernorSpanbergerD+15.4
How it voted
Share of the 2025 vote
| Abigail Spanberger ✓Democrat | 57.7% | 1,976,857 |
|---|---|---|
| Winsome Earle-SearsRepublican | 42.3% | 1,449,586 |
2025gubernatorial margin
D+60R+60
133 counties, each filled by 2025 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Spanberger won the open seat (term-limited Republican Glenn Youngkin) by the widest Democratic gubernatorial margin in Virginia since 1961; both major-party nominees were women for the first time.
County-level results (133 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Accomack County, VA | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Albemarle County, VA | Democratic | D+40.9 |
| Alexandria city, VA | Democratic | D+66.5 |
| Alleghany County, VA | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Amelia County, VA | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Amherst County, VA | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Appomattox County, VA | Republican | R+52.0 |
| Arlington County, VA | Democratic | D+67.8 |
| Augusta County, VA | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Bath County, VA | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Bedford County, VA | Republican | R+48.7 |
| Bland County, VA | Republican | R+63.4 |
| Botetourt County, VA | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Bristol city, VA | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Brunswick County, VA | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Buchanan County, VA | Republican | R+64.0 |
| Buckingham County, VA | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Campbell County, VA | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Caroline County, VA | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Carroll County, VA | Republican | R+56.9 |
| Charles City County, VA | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Charlotte County, VA | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Charlottesville city, VA | Democratic | D+78.0 |
| Chesapeake city, VA | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Chesterfield County, VA | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Clarke County, VA | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Colonial Heights city, VA | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Covington city, VA | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Craig County, VA | Republican | R+58.8 |
| Culpeper County, VA | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Cumberland County, VA | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Danville city, VA | Democratic | D+25.1 |
| Dickenson County, VA | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Emporia city, VA | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Essex County, VA | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Fairfax city, VA | Democratic | D+45.1 |
| Fairfax County, VA | Democratic | D+47.8 |
| Falls Church city, VA | Democratic | D+68.8 |
| Fauquier County, VA | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Floyd County, VA | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Fluvanna County, VA | Republican | R+0.04 |
| Franklin city, VA | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Franklin County, VA | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Frederick County, VA | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Fredericksburg city, VA | Democratic | D+43.8 |
| Galax city, VA | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Giles County, VA | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Gloucester County, VA | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Goochland County, VA | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Grayson County, VA | Republican | R+56.9 |
| Greene County, VA | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Greensville County, VA | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Halifax County, VA | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Hampton city, VA | Democratic | D+48.7 |
| Hanover County, VA | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Harrisonburg city, VA | Democratic | D+44.4 |
| Henrico County, VA | Democratic | D+38.8 |
| Henry County, VA | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Highland County, VA | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Hopewell city, VA | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Isle of Wight County, VA | Republican | R+14.1 |
| James City County, VA | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| King and Queen County, VA | Republican | R+21.1 |
| King George County, VA | Republican | R+18.8 |
| King William County, VA | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Lancaster County, VA | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Lee County, VA | Republican | R+68.4 |
| Lexington city, VA | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Loudoun County, VA | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Louisa County, VA | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Lunenburg County, VA | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Lynchburg city, VA | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Madison County, VA | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Manassas city, VA | Democratic | D+31.0 |
| Manassas Park city, VA | Democratic | D+42.4 |
| Martinsville city, VA | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| Mathews County, VA | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Mecklenburg County, VA | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Middlesex County, VA | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Montgomery County, VA | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Nelson County, VA | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| New Kent County, VA | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Newport News city, VA | Democratic | D+38.0 |
| Norfolk city, VA | Democratic | D+51.5 |
| Northampton County, VA | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Northumberland County, VA | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Norton city, VA | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Nottoway County, VA | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Orange County, VA | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Page County, VA | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Patrick County, VA | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Petersburg city, VA | Democratic | D+77.2 |
| Pittsylvania County, VA | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Poquoson city, VA | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Portsmouth city, VA | Democratic | D+46.7 |
| Powhatan County, VA | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Prince Edward County, VA | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Prince George County, VA | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Prince William County, VA | Democratic | D+34.3 |
| Pulaski County, VA | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Radford city, VA | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Richmond city, VA | Democratic | D+73.7 |
| Richmond County, VA | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Roanoke city, VA | Democratic | D+34.1 |
| Roanoke County, VA | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Rockbridge County, VA | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Rockingham County, VA | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Russell County, VA | Republican | R+62.5 |
| Salem city, VA | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Scott County, VA | Republican | R+66.2 |
| Shenandoah County, VA | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Smyth County, VA | Republican | R+54.0 |
| Southampton County, VA | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Spotsylvania County, VA | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Stafford County, VA | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Staunton city, VA | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Suffolk city, VA | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Surry County, VA | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Sussex County, VA | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Tazewell County, VA | Republican | R+64.4 |
| Virginia Beach city, VA | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Warren County, VA | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Washington County, VA | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Waynesboro city, VA | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Westmoreland County, VA | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Williamsburg city, VA | Democratic | D+50.8 |
| Winchester city, VA | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Wise County, VA | Republican | R+58.5 |
| Wythe County, VA | Republican | R+52.8 |
| York County, VA | Democratic | D+0.3 |
presidential baselinePresident 2024D+5.8Governor 2025D+15.4vs. baselineD+9.6
Virginia's 2025 governor race ran 9.6 points more Democratic than its 2024 presidential margin.
Virginia results by county
133 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure.
| Led by | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | Winsome Earle-Sears+1,204 | 5,92545.4% | 7,12954.6% | 13,064 |
| Albemarle County | Abigail Spanberger+22,842 | 39,32270.3% | 16,48029.5% | 55,895 |
| Alexandria city | Abigail Spanberger+41,806 | 52,23083.1% | 10,42416.6% | 62,844 |
| Alleghany County | Winsome Earle-Sears+2,232 | 1,77930.7% | 4,01169.1% | 5,801 |
| Amelia County | Winsome Earle-Sears+2,690 | 1,83128.8% | 4,52171.1% | 6,360 |
| Amherst County | Winsome Earle-Sears+4,517 | 4,29432.7% | 8,81167.1% | 13,125 |
| Appomattox County | Winsome Earle-Sears+3,844 | 1,76523.9% | 5,60975.9% | 7,386 |
| Arlington County | Abigail Spanberger+67,728 | 83,65783.8% | 15,92916.0% | 99,821 |
| Augusta County | Winsome Earle-Sears+15,090 | 9,52227.8% | 24,61272.0% | 34,194 |
| Bath County | Winsome Earle-Sears+928 | 49325.7% | 1,42174.0% | 1,919 |
| Bedford County | Winsome Earle-Sears+19,118 | 10,04825.6% | 29,16674.3% | 39,271 |
| Bland County | Winsome Earle-Sears+1,533 | 44118.2% | 1,97481.6% | 2,418 |
| Botetourt County | Winsome Earle-Sears+6,851 | 4,96929.5% | 11,82070.3% | 16,821 |
| Bristol city | Winsome Earle-Sears+1,430 | 1,66034.9% | 3,09065.0% | 4,757 |
| Brunswick County | Abigail Spanberger+747 | 3,33856.3% | 2,59143.7% | 5,934 |
| Buchanan County | Winsome Earle-Sears+3,463 | 97117.9% | 4,43481.9% | 5,413 |
| Buckingham County | Winsome Earle-Sears+1,130 | 2,45640.6% | 3,58659.2% | 6,055 |
| Buena Vista city | Winsome Earle-Sears+696 | 69633.2% | 1,39266.4% | 2,097 |
| Campbell County | Winsome Earle-Sears+10,748 | 6,13026.6% | 16,87873.2% | 23,042 |
| Caroline County | Abigail Spanberger+53 | 6,73350.1% | 6,68049.7% | 13,436 |
| Carroll County | Winsome Earle-Sears+6,456 | 2,43321.4% | 8,88978.3% | 11,348 |
| Charles City County | Abigail Spanberger+517 | 2,00257.3% | 1,48542.5% | 3,492 |
| Charlotte County | Winsome Earle-Sears+1,614 | 1,54532.8% | 3,15967.1% | 4,710 |
| Charlottesville city | Abigail Spanberger+14,743 | 16,79988.9% | 2,05610.9% | 18,890 |
| Chesapeake city | Abigail Spanberger+11,824 | 53,97156.1% | 42,14743.8% | 96,282 |
| Chesterfield County | Abigail Spanberger+30,574 | 100,59558.9% | 70,02141.0% | 170,910 |
| Clarke County | Winsome Earle-Sears+833 | 3,38944.4% | 4,22255.3% | 7,629 |
| Colonial Heights city | Winsome Earle-Sears+1,618 | 2,47437.6% | 4,09262.1% | 6,587 |
| Covington city | Winsome Earle-Sears+321 | 67840.4% | 99959.6% | 1,677 |
| Craig County | Winsome Earle-Sears+1,339 | 46720.5% | 1,80679.2% | 2,279 |
| Culpeper County | Winsome Earle-Sears+3,378 | 9,21442.2% | 12,59257.7% | 21,839 |
| Cumberland County | Winsome Earle-Sears+806 | 1,80340.8% | 2,60959.0% | 4,420 |
| Danville city | Abigail Spanberger+3,086 | 7,67862.4% | 4,59237.3% | 12,299 |
| Dickenson County | Winsome Earle-Sears+2,399 | 1,02823.0% | 3,42776.8% | 4,462 |
| Dinwiddie County | Winsome Earle-Sears+1,997 | 5,03141.7% | 7,02858.2% | 12,078 |
| Emporia city | Abigail Spanberger+575 | 1,11967.2% | 54432.7% | 1,666 |
| Essex County | Winsome Earle-Sears+283 | 2,28947.0% | 2,57252.8% | 4,869 |
| Fairfax city | Abigail Spanberger+4,705 | 7,55272.4% | 2,84727.3% | 10,435 |
| Fairfax County | Abigail Spanberger+213,924 | 329,97773.8% | 116,05325.9% | 447,252 |
| Falls Church city | Abigail Spanberger+5,226 | 6,40784.3% | 1,18115.5% | 7,600 |
| Fauquier County | Winsome Earle-Sears+5,284 | 14,61042.3% | 19,89457.6% | 34,566 |
| Floyd County | Winsome Earle-Sears+2,203 | 2,60335.1% | 4,80664.7% | 7,425 |
| Fluvanna County | Winsome Earle-Sears+6 | 6,71249.9% | 6,71850.0% | 13,449 |
| Franklin city | Abigail Spanberger+765 | 1,84963.0% | 1,08436.9% | 2,935 |
| Franklin County | Winsome Earle-Sears+9,481 | 6,83629.5% | 16,31770.4% | 23,189 |
| Frederick County | Winsome Earle-Sears+7,321 | 15,80940.5% | 23,13059.3% | 38,990 |
| Fredericksburg city | Abigail Spanberger+4,618 | 7,56171.8% | 2,94327.9% | 10,537 |
| Galax city | Winsome Earle-Sears+687 | 59731.7% | 1,28468.2% | 1,882 |
| Giles County | Winsome Earle-Sears+3,201 | 1,78226.3% | 4,98373.5% | 6,781 |
| Gloucester County | Winsome Earle-Sears+5,487 | 5,91234.1% | 11,39965.7% | 17,341 |
| Goochland County | Winsome Earle-Sears+2,387 | 7,33942.9% | 9,72656.9% | 17,089 |
| Grayson County | Winsome Earle-Sears+3,350 | 1,26421.5% | 4,61478.3% | 5,889 |
| Greene County | Winsome Earle-Sears+1,422 | 4,03642.4% | 5,45857.4% | 9,510 |
| Greensville County | Abigail Spanberger+475 | 1,90257.0% | 1,42742.8% | 3,337 |
| Halifax County | Winsome Earle-Sears+2,755 | 5,27239.6% | 8,02760.3% | 13,321 |
| Hampton city | Abigail Spanberger+23,026 | 35,12974.2% | 12,10325.6% | 47,323 |
| Hanover County | Winsome Earle-Sears+12,284 | 23,99439.7% | 36,27860.1% | 60,367 |
| Harrisonburg city | Abigail Spanberger+5,858 | 9,51272.1% | 3,65427.7% | 13,189 |
| Henrico County | Abigail Spanberger+57,932 | 103,55969.3% | 45,62730.5% | 149,446 |
| Henry County | Winsome Earle-Sears+4,830 | 6,32036.1% | 11,15063.7% | 17,500 |
| Highland County | Winsome Earle-Sears+469 | 36230.3% | 83169.6% | 1,194 |
| Hopewell city | Abigail Spanberger+1,442 | 4,05260.7% | 2,61039.1% | 6,675 |
| Isle of Wight County | Winsome Earle-Sears+2,704 | 8,22742.9% | 10,93156.9% | 19,195 |
| James City County | Abigail Spanberger+4,574 | 23,60355.3% | 19,02944.6% | 42,695 |
| King and Queen County | Winsome Earle-Sears+693 | 1,29239.4% | 1,98560.5% | 3,281 |
| King George County | Winsome Earle-Sears+2,193 | 4,71640.5% | 6,90959.3% | 11,645 |
| King William County | Winsome Earle-Sears+3,013 | 3,02033.3% | 6,03366.6% | 9,064 |
| Lancaster County | Winsome Earle-Sears+549 | 2,73445.3% | 3,28354.4% | 6,030 |
| Lee County | Winsome Earle-Sears+4,420 | 1,01915.8% | 5,43984.1% | 6,465 |
| Lexington city | Abigail Spanberger+789 | 1,47568.1% | 68631.7% | 2,167 |
| Loudoun County | Abigail Spanberger+49,316 | 108,59464.5% | 59,27835.2% | 168,316 |
| Louisa County | Winsome Earle-Sears+3,651 | 7,62840.3% | 11,27959.5% | 18,951 |
| Lunenburg County | Winsome Earle-Sears+876 | 1,80640.1% | 2,68259.6% | 4,499 |
| Lynchburg city | Winsome Earle-Sears+277 | 13,23149.4% | 13,50850.4% | 26,795 |
| Madison County | Winsome Earle-Sears+1,873 | 2,38635.9% | 4,25964.0% | 6,654 |
| Manassas city | Abigail Spanberger+3,635 | 7,67165.4% | 4,03634.4% | 11,725 |
| Manassas Park city | Abigail Spanberger+1,701 | 2,85271.2% | 1,15128.7% | 4,008 |
| Martinsville city | Abigail Spanberger+1,083 | 2,53463.5% | 1,45136.3% | 3,992 |
| Mathews County | Winsome Earle-Sears+1,687 | 1,55532.4% | 3,24267.5% | 4,802 |
| Mecklenburg County | Winsome Earle-Sears+2,494 | 4,65739.4% | 7,15160.5% | 11,819 |
| Middlesex County | Winsome Earle-Sears+1,299 | 2,17438.5% | 3,47361.4% | 5,653 |
| Montgomery County | Abigail Spanberger+6,200 | 21,42858.3% | 15,22841.5% | 36,732 |
| Nelson County | Abigail Spanberger+52 | 3,88050.2% | 3,82849.6% | 7,725 |
| New Kent County | Winsome Earle-Sears+3,717 | 5,08736.6% | 8,80463.3% | 13,913 |
| Newport News city | Abigail Spanberger+21,475 | 38,93668.9% | 17,46130.9% | 56,489 |
| Norfolk city | Abigail Spanberger+33,090 | 48,59975.7% | 15,50924.2% | 64,219 |
| Northampton County | Abigail Spanberger+591 | 3,06055.3% | 2,46944.6% | 5,537 |
| Northumberland County | Winsome Earle-Sears+1,447 | 2,68539.3% | 4,13260.5% | 6,833 |
| Norton city | Winsome Earle-Sears+389 | 33231.5% | 72168.3% | 1,055 |
| Nottoway County | Winsome Earle-Sears+864 | 2,25841.9% | 3,12257.9% | 5,391 |
| Orange County | Winsome Earle-Sears+2,577 | 7,36142.5% | 9,93857.3% | 17,332 |
| Page County | Winsome Earle-Sears+4,575 | 2,36525.4% | 6,94074.4% | 9,329 |
| Patrick County | Winsome Earle-Sears+3,631 | 1,48822.5% | 5,11977.4% | 6,612 |
| Petersburg city | Abigail Spanberger+7,687 | 8,81188.5% | 1,12411.3% | 9,960 |
| Pittsylvania County | Winsome Earle-Sears+10,167 | 7,27229.4% | 17,43970.5% | 24,749 |
| Poquoson city | Winsome Earle-Sears+2,522 | 1,86229.7% | 4,38470.0% | 6,262 |
| Portsmouth city | Abigail Spanberger+14,689 | 23,04073.3% | 8,35126.6% | 31,453 |
| Powhatan County | Winsome Earle-Sears+6,694 | 5,16830.3% | 11,86269.6% | 17,051 |
| Prince Edward County | Abigail Spanberger+99 | 3,76750.5% | 3,66849.2% | 7,455 |
| Prince George County | Winsome Earle-Sears+2,279 | 5,70741.6% | 7,98658.3% | 13,706 |
| Prince William County | Abigail Spanberger+56,889 | 111,19867.0% | 54,30932.7% | 165,888 |
| Pulaski County | Winsome Earle-Sears+4,680 | 3,92731.3% | 8,60768.5% | 12,556 |
| Radford city | Abigail Spanberger+582 | 2,63256.1% | 2,05043.7% | 4,693 |
| Rappahannock County | Winsome Earle-Sears+419 | 1,81244.8% | 2,23155.1% | 4,049 |
| Richmond city | Abigail Spanberger+67,136 | 79,01986.7% | 11,88313.0% | 91,114 |
| Richmond County | Winsome Earle-Sears+873 | 1,12436.0% | 1,99763.9% | 3,126 |
| Roanoke city | Abigail Spanberger+10,547 | 20,70066.9% | 10,15332.8% | 30,936 |
| Roanoke County | Winsome Earle-Sears+6,666 | 18,06242.1% | 24,72857.7% | 42,887 |
| Rockbridge County | Winsome Earle-Sears+3,042 | 3,55735.0% | 6,59964.9% | 10,163 |
| Rockingham County | Winsome Earle-Sears+12,876 | 11,62232.1% | 24,49867.7% | 36,196 |
| Russell County | Winsome Earle-Sears+5,595 | 1,67318.7% | 7,26881.1% | 8,958 |
| Salem city | Winsome Earle-Sears+1,132 | 4,15043.9% | 5,28255.8% | 9,464 |
| Scott County | Winsome Earle-Sears+4,868 | 1,23516.8% | 6,10383.0% | 7,353 |
| Shenandoah County | Winsome Earle-Sears+6,790 | 5,69831.3% | 12,48868.5% | 18,223 |
| Smyth County | Winsome Earle-Sears+5,414 | 2,29822.9% | 7,71276.9% | 10,028 |
| Southampton County | Winsome Earle-Sears+1,547 | 2,94539.6% | 4,49260.3% | 7,445 |
| Spotsylvania County | Abigail Spanberger+1,733 | 30,74851.4% | 29,01548.5% | 59,867 |
| Stafford County | Abigail Spanberger+7,553 | 35,32755.9% | 27,77443.9% | 63,216 |
| Staunton city | Abigail Spanberger+2,344 | 6,58060.7% | 4,23639.1% | 10,834 |
| Suffolk city | Abigail Spanberger+9,761 | 25,69661.6% | 15,93538.2% | 41,711 |
| Surry County | Abigail Spanberger+166 | 1,87352.3% | 1,70747.6% | 3,584 |
| Sussex County | Abigail Spanberger+233 | 2,03553.0% | 1,80246.9% | 3,841 |
| Tazewell County | Winsome Earle-Sears+8,159 | 2,24817.7% | 10,40782.1% | 12,676 |
| Virginia Beach city | Abigail Spanberger+19,326 | 94,33955.6% | 75,01344.2% | 169,621 |
| Warren County | Winsome Earle-Sears+4,676 | 5,75735.5% | 10,43364.3% | 16,229 |
| Washington County | Winsome Earle-Sears+10,232 | 5,38225.6% | 15,61474.2% | 21,039 |
| Waynesboro city | Abigail Spanberger+422 | 4,45952.4% | 4,03747.5% | 8,507 |
| Westmoreland County | Winsome Earle-Sears+663 | 3,73345.9% | 4,39654.0% | 8,137 |
| Williamsburg city | Abigail Spanberger+3,416 | 5,06375.4% | 1,64724.5% | 6,719 |
| Winchester city | Abigail Spanberger+1,833 | 5,31860.3% | 3,48539.5% | 8,819 |
| Wise County | Winsome Earle-Sears+6,463 | 2,28120.6% | 8,74479.2% | 11,047 |
| Wythe County | Winsome Earle-Sears+5,832 | 2,59423.5% | 8,42676.3% | 11,044 |
| York County | Abigail Spanberger+85 | 15,76950.1% | 15,68449.8% | 31,500 |
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2025 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.