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2022 population: 1,971,437   ( 92,169 from 2010 , 7,465 from 2020)
Land area: 5680.8 square miles
Population density: 347.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:1,073,046 54.43% 1.0%
Black:592,74730.07% 2.7%
Indian:6,9350.35% 7.2%
Asian:79,7144.04% 32.1%
2+ races:66,5583.38% 33.7%
Hispanic:152,4377.73% 54.3%
Total non-White:898,39145.57% 12.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:51,315 13.1
Deaths:45,45711.6
Net Migration: -4,888-1.2
Net Immigration: 6,0171.5
Change in White population:-10,646 -0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:102,815 5.5



Historical Presidential Election Results for Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area



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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US)
PUSV
2020 63% Joe Biden (D) 533,192 54.8% Donald Trump* (R) 420,594 43.2% 19,132 [+] 2.0% 972,918 -4 0.61%
2016 59% Hillary Clinton (D) 443,167 50.5% Donald Trump (R) 386,014 44.0% 48,498 [+] 5.5% 877,679 -2 0.64%
2012 60% Barack Obama* (D) 479,223 54.5% Mitt Romney (R) 388,022 44.1% 12,346 [+] 1.4% 879,591 -3 0.68%
2008 62% Barack Obama (D) 481,960 54.8% John McCain (R) 388,759 44.2% 8,069 [+] 0.9% 878,788 -1 0.67%
2004 54% George W. Bush* (R) 389,788 53.0% John Kerry (D) 340,212 46.3% 4,867 [+] 0.7% 734,867 2 0.60%
2000 47% George W. Bush (R) 310,262 50.0% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 297,296 47.9% 13,567 [+] 2.2% 621,125 2 0.59%
1996 44% Bill Clinton* (D) 269,385 48.9% Robert Dole (R) 238,448 43.3% 43,391 [+] 7.9% 551,224 3 0.57%
1992 48% George Bush* (R) 253,957 43.0% Bill Clinton (D) 244,268 41.4% 91,710 [+] 15.5% 589,935 6 0.56%
1988 44% George Bush (R) 295,669 58.0% Michael Dukakis (D) 209,458 41.1% 4,413 [+] 0.9% 509,540 5 0.56%
1984 47% Ronald Reagan* (R) 302,236 60.1% Walter Mondale (D) 197,979 39.4% 2,719 0.5% 502,934 1 0.54%
1980 43% Ronald Reagan (R) 203,497 47.8% Jimmy Carter* (D) 197,356 46.4% 24,750 [+] 5.8% 425,603 -3 0.49%
1976 44% Jimmy Carter (D) 207,343 53.2% Gerald Ford* (R) 169,925 43.6% 12,731 [+] 3.3% 389,999 -4 0.48%
1972 39% Richard Nixon* (R) 216,265 65.5% George McGovern (D) 104,924 31.8% 9,026 [+] 2.7% 330,215 5 0.42%
1968 45% Hubert Humphrey (D) 113,401 35.7% Richard Nixon (R) 101,530 32.0% 102,424 [+] 32.3% 317,355 -11 0.43%
1964 35% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 138,525 59.9% Barry Goldwater (R) 91,752 39.7% 944 0.4% 231,221 1 0.33%
1960 23% John Kennedy (D) 80,125 56.0% Richard Nixon (R) 62,207 43.5% 821 0.6% 143,153 -6 0.21%
1956 21% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 56,387 50.2% Adlai Stevenson (D) 51,850 46.1% 4,197 3.7% 112,434 -7 0.18%
1952 23% Adlai Stevenson (D) 52,411 53.4% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 45,394 46.3% 268 0.3% 98,073 -9 0.16%
1948 18% Harry Truman* (D) 35,775 60.1% Thomas Dewey (R) 18,309 30.7% 5,458 [+] 9.2% 59,542 -14 0.12%
1944 19% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 42,777 75.0% Thomas Dewey (R) 14,131 24.8% 118 0.2% 57,026 -21 0.12%
1940 19% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 42,617 80.8% Wendell Willkie (R) 9,969 18.9% 149 0.3% 52,735 -26 0.11%
1936 22% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 43,584 81.9% Alf Landon (R) 9,480 17.8% 181 [+] 0.3% 53,245 -19 0.12%
1932 21% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 37,248 74.1% Herbert Hoover* (R) 12,347 24.6% 679 [+] 1.4% 50,274 -15 0.13%
1928 22% Herbert Hoover (R) 25,519 50.4% Al Smith (D) 24,992 49.4% 84 [+] 0.2% 50,595 -8 0.14%
1924 14% John Davis (D) 22,332 70.9% Calvin Coolidge (R) 7,504 23.8% 1,645 [+] 5.2% 31,481 -30 0.11%
1920 16% James Cox (D) 26,694 72.8% Warren Harding (R) 9,680 26.4% 318 [+] 0.9% 36,692 -34 0.14%
1916 12% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 18,039 78.2% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 4,734 20.5% 304 [+] 1.3% 23,077 -26 0.12%
1912 12% Woodrow Wilson (D) 17,105 79.9% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 2,277 10.6% 2,026 [+] 9.5% 21,408 -15 0.14%
1908 13% William J. Bryan (D) 14,275 71.8% William Taft (R) 5,444 27.4% 172 [+] 0.9% 19,891 -24 0.13%
1904 13% Alton Parker (D) 14,081 76.1% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 4,113 22.2% 321 [+] 1.7% 18,515 -34 0.14%
1900 30% William J. Bryan (D) 23,698 61.5% William McKinley* (R) 14,524 37.7% 315 [+] 0.8% 38,537 -14 0.28%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 533,192 54.8%
Donald Trump* (R) 420,594 43.2%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 15,483 1.6%
Other 3,649 0.4%
TOTAL 972,918
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): -4


2016 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 443,167 50.5%
Donald Trump (R) 386,014 44.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 28,200 3.2%
Jill Stein (Grn) 6,038 0.7%
Evan McMullin (I) 8,515 1.0%
Other 5,745 0.7%
TOTAL 877,679
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): -2


2012 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 479,223 54.5%
Mitt Romney (R) 388,022 44.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 7,443 0.8%
Other 4,903 0.6%
TOTAL 879,591
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): -3


2008 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 481,960 54.8%
John McCain (R) 388,759 44.2%
Ralph Nader (I) 1,940 0.2%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 2,705 0.3%
Other 3,424 0.4%
TOTAL 878,788
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): -1


2004 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 389,788 53.0%
John Kerry (D) 340,212 46.3%
Other 4,867 0.7%
TOTAL 734,867
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): 2


2000 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 310,262 50.0%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 297,296 47.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 8,349 1.3%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 950 0.2%
Other 4,268 0.7%
TOTAL 621,125
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): 2


1996 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 269,385 48.9%
Robert Dole (R) 238,448 43.3%
Ross Perot (Ref) 38,909 7.1%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,614 0.3%
Other 2,868 0.5%
TOTAL 551,224
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): 3


1992 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 244,268 41.4%
George Bush* (R) 253,957 43.0%
Ross Perot (I) 87,868 14.9%
Other 3,842 0.7%
TOTAL 589,935
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): 6


1988 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 295,669 58.0%
Michael Dukakis (D) 209,458 41.1%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,536 0.3%
Other 2,877 0.6%
TOTAL 509,540
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): 5


1984 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 302,236 60.1%
Walter Mondale (D) 197,979 39.4%
Other 2,719 0.5%
TOTAL 502,934
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): 1


1980 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 203,497 47.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 197,356 46.4%
John Anderson (I) 18,452 4.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 2,954 0.7%
Other 3,344 0.8%
TOTAL 425,603
Turnout: 43% Diff (US): -3


1976 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 207,343 53.2%
Gerald Ford* (R) 169,925 43.6%
Other 12,731 3.3%
TOTAL 389,999
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): -4


1972 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 216,265 65.5%
George McGovern (D) 104,924 31.8%
John Schmitz (Amer) 5,870 1.8%
Other 3,156 1.0%
TOTAL 330,215
Turnout: 39% Diff (US): 5


1968 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 101,530 32.0%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 113,401 35.7%
George Wallace (AIP) 100,326 31.6%
Other 2,098 0.7%
TOTAL 317,355
Turnout: 45% Diff (US): -11


1964 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 138,525 59.9%
Barry Goldwater (R) 91,752 39.7%
Other 944 0.4%
TOTAL 231,221
Turnout: 35% Diff (US): 1


1960 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 80,125 56.0%
Richard Nixon (R) 62,207 43.5%
Other 821 0.6%
TOTAL 143,153
Turnout: 23% Diff (US): -6


1956 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 56,387 50.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 51,850 46.1%
Other 4,197 3.7%
TOTAL 112,434
Turnout: 21% Diff (US): -7


1952 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 45,394 46.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 52,411 53.4%
Other 268 0.3%
TOTAL 98,073
Turnout: 23% Diff (US): -9


1948 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 35,775 60.1%
Thomas Dewey (R) 18,309 30.7%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 4,828 8.1%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 557 0.9%
Other 73 0.1%
TOTAL 59,542
Turnout: 18% Diff (US): -14


1944 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 42,777 75.0%
Thomas Dewey (R) 14,131 24.8%
Other 118 0.2%
TOTAL 57,026
Turnout: 19% Diff (US): -21


1940 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 42,617 80.8%
Wendell Willkie (R) 9,969 18.9%
Other 149 0.3%
TOTAL 52,735
Turnout: 19% Diff (US): -26


1936 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 43,584 81.9%
Alf Landon (R) 9,480 17.8%
Other 181 0.3%
TOTAL 53,245
Turnout: 22% Diff (US): -19


1932 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 37,248 74.1%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 12,347 24.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 487 1.0%
Other 192 0.4%
TOTAL 50,274
Turnout: 21% Diff (US): -15


1928 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 25,519 50.4%
Al Smith (D) 24,992 49.4%
Other 84 0.2%
TOTAL 50,595
Turnout: 22% Diff (US): -8


1924 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 7,504 23.8%
John Davis (D) 22,332 70.9%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 1,615 5.1%
Other 30 0.1%
TOTAL 31,481
Turnout: 14% Diff (US): -30


1920 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 9,680 26.4%
James Cox (D) 26,694 72.8%
Other 318 0.9%
TOTAL 36,692
Turnout: 16% Diff (US): -34


1916 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 18,039 78.2%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 4,734 20.5%
Other 304 1.3%
TOTAL 23,077
Turnout: 12% Diff (US): -26


1912 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 17,105 79.9%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 2,277 10.6%
William Taft* (R) 1,825 8.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 117 0.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 76 0.4%
Other 8 0.0%
TOTAL 21,408
Turnout: 12% Diff (US): -15


1908 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 5,444 27.4%
William J. Bryan (D) 14,275 71.8%
Other 172 0.9%
TOTAL 19,891
Turnout: 13% Diff (US): -24


1904 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 4,113 22.2%
Alton Parker (D) 14,081 76.1%
Other 321 1.7%
TOTAL 18,515
Turnout: 13% Diff (US): -34


1900 President, Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 14,524 37.7%
William J. Bryan (D) 23,698 61.5%
Other 315 0.8%
TOTAL 38,537
Turnout: 30% Diff (US): -14
* incumbent