Virginia 2012 Presidential Election Results by County
In 2012, the Republican candidate won 88 of Virginia's 134 counties.
| County | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Margin | Total Votes Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack | Mitt Romney | Republican | 8,213 | 51.2% | 3.5 pts | 16,051 |
| Albemarle | Barack Obama | Democratic | 29,757 | 55.2% | 12.0 pts | 53,907 |
| Alexandria City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 52,199 | 71.1% | 43.5 pts | 73,411 |
| Alleghany | Mitt Romney | Republican | 3,595 | 50.1% | 2.7 pts | 7,173 |
| Amelia | Mitt Romney | Republican | 4,331 | 62.6% | 26.6 pts | 6,915 |
| Amherst | Mitt Romney | Republican | 8,876 | 59.3% | 19.9 pts | 14,970 |
| Appomattox | Mitt Romney | Republican | 5,340 | 67.3% | 36.4 pts | 7,935 |
| Arlington | Barack Obama | Democratic | 81,269 | 69.1% | 39.8 pts | 117,608 |
| Augusta | Mitt Romney | Republican | 23,624 | 70.2% | 42.1 pts | 33,672 |
| Bath | Mitt Romney | Republican | 1,274 | 57.3% | 17.1 pts | 2,223 |
| Bedford | Mitt Romney | Republican | 26,679 | 71.3% | 44.0 pts | 37,425 |
| Bedford City | Mitt Romney | Republican | 1,527 | 54.4% | 10.8 pts | 2,805 |
| Bland | Mitt Romney | Republican | 2,144 | 72.7% | 47.8 pts | 2,948 |
| Botetourt | Mitt Romney | Republican | 12,479 | 68.4% | 38.5 pts | 18,241 |
| Bristol City | Mitt Romney | Republican | 4,780 | 64.7% | 31.0 pts | 7,387 |
| Brunswick | Barack Obama | Democratic | 4,994 | 62.1% | 25.2 pts | 8,037 |
| Buchanan | Mitt Romney | Republican | 6,436 | 66.7% | 34.6 pts | 9,646 |
| Buckingham | Barack Obama | Democratic | 3,750 | 50.3% | 2.4 pts | 7,457 |
| Buena Vista City | Mitt Romney | Republican | 1,564 | 61.9% | 25.5 pts | 2,526 |
| Campbell | Mitt Romney | Republican | 17,695 | 68.9% | 39.3 pts | 25,696 |
| Caroline | Barack Obama | Democratic | 7,276 | 53.3% | 8.2 pts | 13,652 |
| Carroll | Mitt Romney | Republican | 8,736 | 67.6% | 39.1 pts | 12,918 |
| Charles City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 2,772 | 65.5% | 32.5 pts | 4,232 |
| Charlotte | Mitt Romney | Republican | 3,311 | 56.1% | 13.7 pts | 5,898 |
| Charlottesville City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 16,510 | 75.7% | 53.5 pts | 21,797 |
| Chesapeake City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 55,052 | 49.9% | 1.0 pts | 110,425 |
| Chesterfield | Mitt Romney | Republican | 90,934 | 53.2% | 7.7 pts | 170,988 |
| Clarke | Mitt Romney | Republican | 4,296 | 55.3% | 13.6 pts | 7,762 |
| Colonial Heights City | Mitt Romney | Republican | 5,941 | 68.9% | 39.4 pts | 8,624 |
| Covington City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 1,319 | 56.6% | 14.8 pts | 2,330 |
| Craig | Mitt Romney | Republican | 1,757 | 65.9% | 34.8 pts | 2,667 |
| Culpeper | Mitt Romney | Republican | 11,580 | 57.3% | 16.3 pts | 20,211 |
| Cumberland | Mitt Romney | Republican | 2,538 | 50.3% | 2.3 pts | 5,048 |
| Danville City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 12,218 | 60.5% | 22.1 pts | 20,204 |
| Dickenson | Mitt Romney | Republican | 4,274 | 61.9% | 26.1 pts | 6,904 |
| Dinwiddie | Mitt Romney | Republican | 6,875 | 50.6% | 2.4 pts | 13,589 |
| Emporia City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 1,793 | 66.5% | 33.6 pts | 2,696 |
| Essex | Barack Obama | Democratic | 3,016 | 53.1% | 7.3 pts | 5,675 |
| Fairfax | Barack Obama | Democratic | 315,273 | 59.6% | 20.5 pts | 529,287 |
| Fairfax City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 6,651 | 57.2% | 16.1 pts | 11,629 |
| Falls Church City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 5,015 | 68.9% | 39.4 pts | 7,276 |
| Fauquier | Mitt Romney | Republican | 21,034 | 59.2% | 19.9 pts | 35,555 |
| Floyd | Mitt Romney | Republican | 4,673 | 61.1% | 25.4 pts | 7,644 |
| Fluvanna | Mitt Romney | Republican | 6,678 | 52.4% | 6.2 pts | 12,749 |
| Franklin | Mitt Romney | Republican | 16,718 | 62.6% | 28.6 pts | 26,707 |
| Franklin City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 2,833 | 65.0% | 30.7 pts | 4,360 |
| Frederick | Mitt Romney | Republican | 22,858 | 62.8% | 27.9 pts | 36,394 |
| Fredericksburg City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 7,131 | 62.4% | 26.9 pts | 11,437 |
| Galax City | Mitt Romney | Republican | 1,332 | 58.5% | 19.0 pts | 2,277 |
| Giles | Mitt Romney | Republican | 4,660 | 61.7% | 25.5 pts | 7,558 |
| Gloucester | Mitt Romney | Republican | 12,137 | 62.9% | 27.9 pts | 19,283 |
| Goochland | Mitt Romney | Republican | 8,448 | 63.4% | 28.3 pts | 13,315 |
| Grayson | Mitt Romney | Republican | 4,801 | 67.4% | 38.4 pts | 7,121 |
| Greene | Mitt Romney | Republican | 5,569 | 61.7% | 25.3 pts | 9,023 |
| Greensville | Barack Obama | Democratic | 3,135 | 63.6% | 27.8 pts | 4,926 |
| Halifax | Mitt Romney | Republican | 8,694 | 52.1% | 5.6 pts | 16,692 |
| Hampton City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 46,966 | 70.6% | 42.6 pts | 66,490 |
| Hanover | Mitt Romney | Republican | 39,940 | 67.6% | 36.7 pts | 59,058 |
| Harrisonburg City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 8,654 | 55.5% | 13.4 pts | 15,593 |
| Henrico | Barack Obama | Democratic | 89,594 | 55.2% | 11.8 pts | 162,241 |
| Henry | Mitt Romney | Republican | 13,984 | 56.0% | 14.7 pts | 24,963 |
| Highland | Mitt Romney | Republican | 924 | 65.4% | 32.9 pts | 1,413 |
| Hopewell City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 5,179 | 57.3% | 15.9 pts | 9,031 |
| Isle Of Wight | Mitt Romney | Republican | 11,802 | 56.7% | 14.6 pts | 20,827 |
| James City | Mitt Romney | Republican | 22,843 | 55.4% | 12.0 pts | 41,240 |
| King And Queen | Mitt Romney | Republican | 1,865 | 51.0% | 3.3 pts | 3,655 |
| King George | Mitt Romney | Republican | 6,604 | 58.3% | 18.8 pts | 11,325 |
| King William | Mitt Romney | Republican | 5,466 | 61.3% | 23.8 pts | 8,923 |
| Lancaster | Mitt Romney | Republican | 3,753 | 53.9% | 8.7 pts | 6,961 |
| Lee | Mitt Romney | Republican | 6,847 | 71.3% | 44.4 pts | 9,598 |
| Lexington City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 1,486 | 55.3% | 12.7 pts | 2,687 |
| Loudoun | Barack Obama | Democratic | 82,479 | 51.5% | 4.5 pts | 160,060 |
| Louisa | Mitt Romney | Republican | 9,215 | 56.0% | 13.7 pts | 16,452 |
| Lunenburg | Mitt Romney | Republican | 2,969 | 51.8% | 5.0 pts | 5,734 |
| Lynchburg City | Mitt Romney | Republican | 19,806 | 54.3% | 10.6 pts | 36,448 |
| Madison | Mitt Romney | Republican | 3,869 | 58.5% | 18.6 pts | 6,614 |
| Manassas City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 8,478 | 55.8% | 13.3 pts | 15,200 |
| Manassas Park City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 2,879 | 61.8% | 25.3 pts | 4,656 |
| Martinsville City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 3,855 | 61.3% | 24.6 pts | 6,284 |
| Mathews | Mitt Romney | Republican | 3,488 | 64.9% | 31.3 pts | 5,374 |
| Mecklenburg | Mitt Romney | Republican | 7,973 | 52.9% | 7.0 pts | 15,077 |
| Middlesex | Mitt Romney | Republican | 3,619 | 59.5% | 20.5 pts | 6,080 |
| Montgomery | Mitt Romney | Republican | 20,006 | 48.8% | 0.3 pts | 41,009 |
| Nelson | Barack Obama | Democratic | 4,171 | 50.6% | 2.7 pts | 8,250 |
| New Kent | Mitt Romney | Republican | 7,246 | 66.2% | 33.7 pts | 10,953 |
| Newport News City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 51,100 | 64.3% | 30.0 pts | 79,444 |
| Norfolk City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 62,687 | 72.0% | 45.4 pts | 87,043 |
| Northampton | Barack Obama | Democratic | 3,741 | 57.6% | 16.4 pts | 6,491 |
| Northumberland | Mitt Romney | Republican | 4,310 | 57.0% | 14.8 pts | 7,558 |
| Norton | Mitt Romney | Republican | 895 | 60.0% | 22.1 pts | 1,492 |
| Nottoway | Mitt Romney | Republican | 3,409 | 49.8% | 0.9 pts | 6,846 |
| Orange | Mitt Romney | Republican | 9,244 | 56.5% | 14.5 pts | 16,354 |
| Page | Mitt Romney | Republican | 6,344 | 62.0% | 25.6 pts | 10,228 |
| Patrick | Mitt Romney | Republican | 5,622 | 68.1% | 38.8 pts | 8,259 |
| Petersburg City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 14,283 | 89.8% | 80.2 pts | 15,908 |
| Pittsylvania | Mitt Romney | Republican | 19,263 | 62.8% | 27.4 pts | 30,681 |
| Poquoson City | Mitt Romney | Republican | 5,312 | 74.8% | 51.1 pts | 7,106 |
| Portsmouth City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 32,501 | 70.8% | 42.8 pts | 45,922 |
| Powhatan | Mitt Romney | Republican | 11,200 | 72.1% | 45.8 pts | 15,525 |
| Prince Edward | Barack Obama | Democratic | 5,132 | 55.5% | 12.8 pts | 9,239 |
| Prince George | Mitt Romney | Republican | 8,879 | 55.3% | 11.8 pts | 16,046 |
| Prince William | Barack Obama | Democratic | 103,331 | 57.3% | 16.0 pts | 180,195 |
| Pulaski | Mitt Romney | Republican | 8,920 | 60.8% | 24.7 pts | 14,680 |
| Radford City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 2,732 | 50.6% | 3.9 pts | 5,399 |
| Rappahannock | Mitt Romney | Republican | 2,311 | 53.0% | 7.6 pts | 4,357 |
| Richmond | Mitt Romney | Republican | 2,160 | 57.3% | 15.5 pts | 3,770 |
| Richmond City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 75,921 | 77.8% | 57.3 pts | 97,569 |
| Roanoke | Mitt Romney | Republican | 31,624 | 61.7% | 25.2 pts | 51,217 |
| Roanoke City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 24,134 | 60.1% | 22.8 pts | 40,155 |
| Rockbridge | Mitt Romney | Republican | 5,898 | 58.0% | 17.8 pts | 10,177 |
| Rockingham | Mitt Romney | Republican | 24,186 | 69.4% | 40.5 pts | 34,866 |
| Russell | Mitt Romney | Republican | 8,180 | 67.7% | 36.9 pts | 12,088 |
| Salem City | Mitt Romney | Republican | 7,299 | 59.3% | 20.6 pts | 12,318 |
| Scott | Mitt Romney | Republican | 7,439 | 74.4% | 50.5 pts | 9,992 |
| Shenandoah | Mitt Romney | Republican | 12,538 | 64.7% | 31.3 pts | 19,373 |
| Smyth | Mitt Romney | Republican | 8,379 | 65.6% | 32.9 pts | 12,777 |
| Southampton | Mitt Romney | Republican | 4,733 | 51.1% | 3.2 pts | 9,264 |
| Spotsylvania | Mitt Romney | Republican | 31,844 | 54.9% | 11.5 pts | 57,974 |
| Stafford | Mitt Romney | Republican | 32,480 | 53.6% | 8.7 pts | 60,583 |
| Staunton City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 5,728 | 51.1% | 4.1 pts | 11,210 |
| Suffolk City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 24,267 | 57.0% | 15.1 pts | 42,566 |
| Surry | Barack Obama | Democratic | 2,576 | 59.8% | 21.0 pts | 4,308 |
| Sussex | Barack Obama | Democratic | 3,358 | 61.7% | 24.6 pts | 5,440 |
| Tazewell | Mitt Romney | Republican | 13,843 | 78.1% | 57.4 pts | 17,732 |
| Virginia Beach City | Mitt Romney | Republican | 99,291 | 50.5% | 2.5 pts | 196,641 |
| Warren | Mitt Romney | Republican | 9,869 | 59.1% | 20.5 pts | 16,698 |
| Washington | Mitt Romney | Republican | 18,141 | 70.8% | 43.2 pts | 25,632 |
| Waynesboro City | Mitt Romney | Republican | 4,790 | 54.5% | 10.8 pts | 8,791 |
| Westmoreland | Barack Obama | Democratic | 4,295 | 52.9% | 6.9 pts | 8,120 |
| Williamsburg City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 4,903 | 63.3% | 28.7 pts | 7,748 |
| Winchester City | Barack Obama | Democratic | 5,094 | 49.5% | 1.4 pts | 10,296 |
| Wise | Mitt Romney | Republican | 11,076 | 73.8% | 48.7 pts | 15,018 |
| Wythe | Mitt Romney | Republican | 8,324 | 67.4% | 36.7 pts | 12,358 |
| York | Mitt Romney | Republican | 20,204 | 59.5% | 20.7 pts | 33,953 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which party won the most counties in Virginia in 2012?
The Republican candidate won 88 of Virginia's 134 counties in 2012, with 46 counties going to the other major party.
Which Virginia county had the closest presidential result in 2012?
Montgomery had the closest margin in Virginia in 2012, with Mitt Romney (Republican) winning by 0.3 points out of 41,009 total votes cast.
Which Virginia county had the widest presidential margin in 2012?
Petersburg City had the widest margin in Virginia in 2012, with Barack Obama (Democratic) winning by 80.2 points.
How many counties are included in Virginia's 2012 presidential results?
This page covers 134 counties in Virginia for the 2012 presidential election, based on MEDSL/EveryElectionResult.com county-level returns.