Dickenson County, VA

Designated Market Area: Tri Cities, TN-KY-VA
USDA County Type (2015): Mining, Low Education, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

Places in Dickenson County, VA     [Sort places by name]

Clintwood town (pop. 1,381) Haysi town (pop. 592) Clinchco town (pop. 354)  

Tracts in Dickenson County, VA

Census Tract 401, Dickenson County, Virginia     Census Tract 402, Dickenson County, Virginia     Census Tract 403, Dickenson County, Virginia     Census Tract 404, Dickenson County, Virginia        

2022 population: 13,725   ( 2,178 from 2010 , 404 from 2020)
Land area: 330.4 square miles
Population density: 41.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	13,343	97.22%	14.7%
Black:	78	0.57%	52.9%
Indian:	24	0.17%	4.3%
Asian:	27	0.20%	58.8%
2+ races:	102	0.74%	52.2%
Hispanic:	151	1.10%	75.6%
Total non-White:	382	2.78%	51.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	263	9.3
Deaths:	537	19.0
Net Migration:	-135	-4.8
Net Immigration:	8	0.3

Change in White population:	-2,307	-14.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	129	0.8

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,748	78.7%	Joe Biden (D)	1,503	20.6%	52 [+]	0.7%	7,303	35	32	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 44 (0.6%);
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	4,932	76.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,335	20.7%	173 [+]	2.7%	6,440	32	31	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 81 (1.3%); Evan McMullin (I) 43 (0.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 14 (0.2%);
2012	56%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,274	61.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,473	35.8%	157 [+]	2.3%	6,904	15	15	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 57 (0.8%);
2008	53%	John McCain (R)	3,324	49.2%	Barack Obama (D)	3,278	48.5%	151 [+]	2.2%	6,753	3	4	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 46 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 25 (0.4%);
2004	58%	John Kerry (D)	3,761	50.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,591	48.5%	54 [+]	0.7%	7,406	-5	-2	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	56%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,951	54.7%	George W. Bush (R)	3,122	43.2%	153 [+]	2.1%	7,226	-9	-5	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 85 (1.2%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 25 (0.3%);
1996	54%	Bill Clinton* (D)	3,913	57.0%	Robert Dole (R)	2,229	32.5%	726 [+]	10.6%	6,868	-15	-8	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 660 (9.6%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 13 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	63%	Bill Clinton (D)	4,839	59.4%	George Bush* (R)	2,574	31.6%	730 [+]	9.0%	8,143	-13	-6	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 660 (8.1%);
1988	59%	Michael Dukakis (D)	4,461	58.7%	George Bush (R)	3,091	40.6%	52 [+]	0.7%	7,604	-19	-13	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 16 (0.2%);
1984	67%	Walter Mondale (D)	4,848	54.8%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,921	44.3%	75	0.8%	8,844	-18	-14	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	60%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,177	52.2%	Ronald Reagan (R)	3,687	46.1%	131 [+]	1.6%	7,995	-7	-5	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 77 (1.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 31 (0.4%);
1976	72%	Jimmy Carter (D)	4,583	55.8%	Gerald Ford* (R)	3,471	42.3%	155 [+]	1.9%	8,209	-7	-6	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	62%	Richard Nixon* (R)	3,633	56.2%	George McGovern (D)	2,711	42.0%	118 [+]	1.8%	6,462	-12	-4	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 62 (1.0%);
1968	81%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,412	46.0%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,355	45.2%	648 [+]	8.7%	7,415	3	3	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 639 (8.6%);
1964	56%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,485	61.8%	Barry Goldwater (R)	2,143	38.0%	11	0.2%	5,639	-8	0	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	45%	John Kennedy (D)	2,756	55.6%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,203	44.4%	1	0.0%	4,960	-8	-5	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	60%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,695	51.7%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,444	48.1%	14	0.2%	7,153	-7	-9	1.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	48%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,210	52.2%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	2,913	47.4%	21	0.3%	6,144	-9	-8	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	42%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,945	56.9%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,197	42.5%	30 [+]	0.6%	5,172	1	-3	1.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 16 (0.3%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 12 (0.2%);
1944	38%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,786	61.2%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,762	38.7%	6	0.1%	4,554	1	-7	1.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	38%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,551	58.7%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,785	41.1%	7	0.2%	4,343	10	-4	1.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	40%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,683	70.1%	Alf Landon (R)	1,146	29.9%	1 [+]	0.0%	3,830	1	-7	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	46%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,635	67.9%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,228	31.7%	15 [+]	0.4%	3,878	2	-8	1.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 6 (0.2%);
1928	50%	Al Smith (D)	1,879	50.1%	Herbert Hoover (R)	1,868	49.8%	7 [+]	0.2%	3,754	-4	-8	1.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	44%	John Davis (D)	1,618	53.1%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,294	42.5%	135 [+]	4.4%	3,047	10	-12	1.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 119 (3.9%);
1920	31%	Warren Harding (R)	1,067	53.6%	James Cox (D)	903	45.4%	20 [+]	1.0%	1,990	16	-7	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	26%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	753	52.6%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	650	45.4%	28 [+]	2.0%	1,431	21	7	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	23%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	529	48.6%	William Taft* (R)	398	36.5%	162 [+]	14.9%	1,089	20	13	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 157 (14.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 5 (0.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	31%	William Taft (R)	671	54.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	551	44.9%	6 [+]	0.5%	1,228	16	3	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	34%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	684	54.1%	Alton Parker (D)	577	45.6%	4 [+]	0.3%	1,265	17	-2	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	41%	William J. Bryan (D)	727	51.6%	William McKinley* (R)	683	48.4%	0	0.0%	1,410	5	-3	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	1,503	20.6%
Donald Trump* (R)	5,748	78.7%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	44	0.6%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	7,303
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 35 Diff (US): 32

2016 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,335	20.7%
Donald Trump (R)	4,932	76.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	81	1.3%
Jill Stein (Grn)	14	0.2%
Evan McMullin (I)	43	0.7%
Other	35	0.5%
TOTAL	6,440
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 32 Diff (US): 31

2012 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	2,473	35.8%
Mitt Romney (R)	4,274	61.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	57	0.8%
Other	100	1.4%
TOTAL	6,904
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	3,278	48.5%
John McCain (R)	3,324	49.2%
Ralph Nader (I)	46	0.7%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	25	0.4%
Other	80	1.2%
TOTAL	6,753
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	3,591	48.5%
John Kerry (D)	3,761	50.8%
Other	54	0.7%
TOTAL	7,406
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -2

2000 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	3,122	43.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,951	54.7%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	85	1.2%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	25	0.3%
Other	43	0.6%
TOTAL	7,226
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -5

1996 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	3,913	57.0%
Robert Dole (R)	2,229	32.5%
Ross Perot (Ref)	660	9.6%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	13	0.2%
Other	53	0.8%
TOTAL	6,868
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -8

1992 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	4,839	59.4%
George Bush* (R)	2,574	31.6%
Ross Perot (I)	660	8.1%
Other	70	0.9%
TOTAL	8,143
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -6

1988 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,091	40.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	4,461	58.7%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	16	0.2%
Other	36	0.5%
TOTAL	7,604
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -13

1984 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,921	44.3%
Walter Mondale (D)	4,848	54.8%
Other	75	0.8%
TOTAL	8,844
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -14

1980 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,687	46.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,177	52.2%
John Anderson (I)	77	1.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	31	0.4%
Other	23	0.3%
TOTAL	7,995
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,583	55.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,471	42.3%
Other	155	1.9%
TOTAL	8,209
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -6

1972 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,633	56.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,711	42.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	62	1.0%
Other	56	0.9%
TOTAL	6,462
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -4

1968 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	3,412	46.0%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,355	45.2%
George Wallace (AIP)	639	8.6%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	7,415
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 3

1964 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,485	61.8%
Barry Goldwater (R)	2,143	38.0%
Other	11	0.2%
TOTAL	5,639
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 0

1960 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,756	55.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,203	44.4%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,960
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -5

1956 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,444	48.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,695	51.7%
Other	14	0.2%
TOTAL	7,153
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -9

1952 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	2,913	47.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,210	52.2%
Other	21	0.3%
TOTAL	6,144
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -8

1948 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,945	56.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,197	42.5%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	16	0.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	12	0.2%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	5,172
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -3

1944 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,786	61.2%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,762	38.7%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,554
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -7

1940 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,551	58.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,785	41.1%
Other	7	0.2%
TOTAL	4,343
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): -4

1936 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,683	70.1%
Alf Landon (R)	1,146	29.9%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,830
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -7

1932 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,635	67.9%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,228	31.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	6	0.2%
Other	9	0.2%
TOTAL	3,878
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -8

1928 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,868	49.8%
Al Smith (D)	1,879	50.1%
Other	7	0.2%
TOTAL	3,754
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -8

1924 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,294	42.5%
John Davis (D)	1,618	53.1%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	119	3.9%
Other	16	0.5%
TOTAL	3,047
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): -12

1920 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	1,067	53.6%
James Cox (D)	903	45.4%
Other	20	1.0%
TOTAL	1,990
Turnout: 31% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): -7

1916 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	650	45.4%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	753	52.6%
Other	28	2.0%
TOTAL	1,431
Turnout: 26% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 7

1912 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	529	48.6%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	157	14.4%
William Taft* (R)	398	36.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	5	0.5%
TOTAL	1,089
Turnout: 23% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 13

1908 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	671	54.6%
William J. Bryan (D)	551	44.9%
Other	6	0.5%
TOTAL	1,228
Turnout: 31% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 3

1904 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	684	54.1%
Alton Parker (D)	577	45.6%
Other	4	0.3%
TOTAL	1,265
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): -2

1900 President, Dickenson County, VA
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	683	48.4%
William J. Bryan (D)	727	51.6%
TOTAL	1,410
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dickenson County, VA

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	44%	Glenn Youngkin (R)	3,867	80.3%	Terry McAuliffe (D)	934	19.4%	14 [+]	0.3%	4,815	30	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Princess Blanding (Liberation) 11 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2020	S2	65%	Daniel Gade (R)	5,142	71.4%	Mark Warner* (D)	2,052	28.5%	8 [+]	0.1%	7,202	27	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 8 (0.1%);
2018	S1	39%	Corey Stewart (R)	2,926	65.4%	Tim Kaine* (D)	1,524	34.1%	25 [+]	0.6%	4,475	24	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Matt Waters (Libertarian) 20 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2017	G	30%	Ed Gillespie (R)	2,458	71.4%	Ralph Northam (D)	959	27.8%	27 [+]	0.8%	3,444	26	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Clifford Hyra (Libertarian) 25 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2014	S2	28%	Ed Gillespie (R)	1,897	56.2%	Mark Warner* (D)	1,416	41.9%	63 [+]	1.9%	3,376	8	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Sarvis (Libertarian) 40 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 23 (0.7%);
2013	G	28%	Ken Cuccinelli (R)	2,125	61.9%	Terry McAuliffe (D)	1,184	34.5%	124 [+]	3.6%	3,433	17	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2013: Robert Sarvis (Libertarian) 105 (3.1%); Other (Write-in) 19 (0.6%);
2012	S1	55%	George Allen (R)	4,064	59.5%	Tim Kaine (D)	2,768	40.5%	1 [+]	0.0%	6,833	13	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2009	G	29%	Bob McDonnell (R)	2,176	60.5%	Creigh Deeds (D)	1,420	39.5%	3 [+]	0.1%	3,599	2	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2009: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2008	S2	52%	Mark Warner (D)	4,415	67.1%	Jim Gilmore (R)	2,105	32.0%	60 [+]	0.9%	6,580	-2	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Gail Parker (Green) 39 (0.6%); William Redpath (Libertarian) 14 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.1%);
2006	S1	43%	Jim Webb (D)	2,960	54.6%	George Allen* (R)	2,417	44.6%	40 [+]	0.7%	5,417	-5	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Gail Parker (Green) 38 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2005	G	39%	Jerry Kilgore (R)	2,559	51.6%	Tim Kaine (D)	2,377	48.0%	21 [+]	0.4%	4,957	6	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2005: Russell Potts (I) 18 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2002	S2	26%	John Warner* (R)	2,635	78.9%	Jacob Hornberger (I)	353	10.6%	350 [+]	10.5%	3,338	-4	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Nancy Spannaus (I) 349 (10.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2001	G	37%	Mark Warner (D)	2,907	61.0%	Mark Earley (R)	1,837	38.6%	19 [+]	0.4%	4,763	-8	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2001: William Redpath (Libertarian) 19 (0.4%);
2000	S1	56%	Charles Robb* (D)	3,815	53.6%	George Allen (R)	3,308	46.4%	0	0.0%	7,123	-6	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2000:
1997	G	37%	Don Beyer (D)	2,379	49.6%	Jim Gilmore (R)	2,326	48.5%	94 [+]	2.0%	4,799	-7	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1997: Sue DeBauche (Reform) 94 (2.0%);
1996	S2	50%	Mark Warner (D)	4,428	68.9%	John Warner* (R)	1,993	31.0%	4 [+]	0.1%	6,425	-21	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
1994	S1	51%	Charles Robb* (D)	3,575	55.0%	Oliver North (R)	2,609	40.1%	319 [+]	4.9%	6,503	-3	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Marshall Coleman (I) 317 (4.9%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
1993	G	39%	George Allen (R)	2,935	59.2%	Mary Sue Terry (D)	1,861	37.5%	163 [+]	3.3%	4,959	1	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1993: Nancy Spannaus (I) 161 (3.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
1990	S2	18%	John Warner* (R)	1,482	65.0%	Nancy Spannaus (I)	782	34.3%	16 [+]	0.7%	2,280	-16	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Other (Write-in) 16 (0.7%);
1989	G	44%	Douglas Wilder (D)	3,536	62.3%	Marshall Coleman (R)	2,131	37.6%	6 [+]	0.1%	5,673	-12	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1989: Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
1988	S1	55%	Charles Robb (D)	5,196	73.5%	Maurice Dawkins (R)	1,871	26.5%	2 [+]	0.0%	7,069	-2	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
1985	G	41%	Gerald Baliles (D)	3,325	61.8%	Wyatt Durette (R)	2,054	38.2%	0	0.0%	5,379	-7	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1985:
1984	S2	59%	John Warner* (R)	4,332	55.6%	Edythe Harrison (D)	3,462	44.4%	0	0.0%	7,794	-14	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1982	S1	55%	Richard Davis (D)	4,268	58.7%	Paul Trible (R)	3,002	41.3%	0	0.0%	7,270	-10	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1981	G	49%	Charles Robb (D)	3,977	60.8%	Marshall Coleman (R)	2,566	39.2%	2 [+]	0.0%	6,545	-7	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1981: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
1978	S2	47%	Andrew Miller (D)	2,909	51.5%	John Warner (R)	2,740	48.5%	1 [+]	0.0%	5,650	-2	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1977	G	50%	Henry Howell (D)	3,326	56.3%	John Dalton (R)	2,502	42.4%	78 [+]	1.3%	5,906	-14	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1977: Alan Ogden (I) 78 (1.3%);
1976	S1	60%	Elmo Zumwalt (D)	3,387	49.3%	Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I)	2,622	38.2%	859 [+]	12.5%	6,868	n/a	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Martin Perper (I) 859 (12.5%);
1973	G	54%	Henry Howell (I)	3,628	62.9%	Mills Godwin (R)	2,140	37.1%	2 [+]	0.0%	5,770	-14	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1973: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
1972	S2	59%	William Lloyd Scott (R)	3,171	51.0%	William Spong* (D)	3,004	48.3%	44 [+]	0.7%	6,219	0	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Horace Henderson (I) 44 (0.7%);
1970	S1	67%	Ray Garland (R)	3,078	49.3%	George Rawlings (D)	2,654	42.5%	515 [+]	8.2%	6,247	34	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Harry Byrd, Jr.* (I) 515 (8.2%);
1969	G	73%	Linwood Holton (R)	3,377	51.5%	William Battle (D)	3,141	47.9%	34 [+]	0.5%	6,552	-1	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1969: George Walker (I) 13 (0.2%); Beverly McDowell (Virginia Conservative) 12 (0.2%); William Pennington (American Independent) 9 (0.1%);
1966	S2	63%	William Spong (D)	3,218	53.2%	James Ould (R)	2,687	44.4%	144 [+]	2.4%	6,049	11	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Lee Hawthorne (I) 144 (2.4%);
1966	S1	61%	Harry Byrd, Jr. (D)	2,915	49.2%	Lawrence Traylor (R)	2,766	46.7%	242 [+]	4.1%	5,923	9	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: John Carter (Conservative) 139 (2.3%); J.B. Brayman (I) 103 (1.7%);
1965	G	26%	Mills Godwin (D)	1,369	53.1%	Linwood Holton (R)	1,153	44.7%	57 [+]	2.2%	2,579	7	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1965: George Lincoln Rockwell (I) 36 (1.4%); William Story (Virginia Conservative) 21 (0.8%);
1964	S1	37%	Harry Byrd* (D)	1,730	45.8%	Richard May (R)	1,521	40.3%	524 [+]	13.9%	3,775	21	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: J.B. Brayman (I) 308 (8.2%); Willie Wright (I) 84 (2.2%); Milton Green (I) 69 (1.8%); Robert Poole (I) 36 (1.0%); James Respess (I) 27 (0.7%);
1961	G	32%	Albert Harrison (D)	1,877	55.0%	Clyde Pearson (R)	1,535	45.0%	0	0.0%	3,412	9	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1961:
1960	S2	30%	Willis Robertson* (D)	2,517	75.5%	Stuart Baker (I)	656	19.7%	161 [+]	4.8%	3,334	n/a	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Clarke Robb (Social Democrat) 160 (4.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);

*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Dickenson County, VA

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Voter Registration Data for Dickenson County, VA

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Dickenson County, VA were estimated to be 45% Republican and 52% Democrat.