Election Results for Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	40,948	11.9
Deaths:	42,246	12.3
Net Migration:	26,722	7.8
Net Immigration:	6,775	2.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +45,519	D +41,939	D + 4.1%
D +87,458
2020 vs. 2012	R +35,975	D +49,298	D + 5.1%
D +85,273
2020 vs. 2008	R +55,548	D +37,719	D + 3.5%
D +93,267

2016 vs. 2008	R +10,029	R +4,220	R + 0.6%
D +5,809
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	68%	Joe Biden (D)	492,158	52.6%	Donald Trump* (R)	427,511	45.7%	15,837 [+]	1.7%	935,506	-1	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 12,626 (1.3%);
2016	64%	Hillary Clinton (D)	404,700	48.7%	Donald Trump (R)	381,992	46.0%	44,040 [+]	5.3%	830,732	0	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 25,701 (3.1%); Evan McMullin (I) 8,763 (1.1%); Jill Stein (Grn) 5,151 (0.6%);
2012	65%	Barack Obama* (D)	406,885	50.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	391,536	48.4%	11,361 [+]	1.4%	809,782	1	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 5,928 (0.7%);
2008	66%	Barack Obama (D)	398,891	51.3%	John McCain (R)	371,963	47.8%	7,090 [+]	0.9%	777,944	2	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 2,173 (0.3%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 2,125 (0.3%);
2004	58%	George W. Bush* (R)	364,961	55.8%	John Kerry (D)	283,827	43.4%	4,734 [+]	0.7%	653,522	5	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	53%	George W. Bush (R)	307,072	55.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	235,632	42.3%	14,856 [+]	2.7%	557,560	7	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 10,235 (1.8%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 955 (0.2%);
1996	50%	Robert Dole (R)	249,865	50.3%	Bill Clinton* (D)	209,511	42.2%	37,394 [+]	7.5%	496,770	10	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 31,829 (6.4%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,720 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	57%	George Bush* (R)	255,950	47.8%	Bill Clinton (D)	203,395	38.0%	76,416 [+]	14.3%	535,761	10	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 71,906 (13.4%);
1988	51%	George Bush (R)	280,676	62.2%	Michael Dukakis (D)	165,528	36.7%	4,831 [+]	1.1%	451,035	9	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,872 (0.4%);
1984	55%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	291,416	64.2%	Walter Mondale (D)	159,902	35.2%	2,864	0.6%	454,182	5	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	52%	Ronald Reagan (R)	223,471	55.5%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	161,163	40.0%	18,370 [+]	4.6%	403,004	5	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 13,176 (3.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 2,505 (0.6%);
1976	53%	Gerald Ford* (R)	193,531	53.0%	Jimmy Carter (D)	163,119	44.7%	8,596 [+]	2.4%	365,246	5	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	47%	Richard Nixon* (R)	219,993	70.3%	George McGovern (D)	87,491	28.0%	5,428 [+]	1.7%	312,912	10	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 3,450 (1.1%);
1968	55%	Richard Nixon (R)	135,107	45.1%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	91,317	30.5%	73,291 [+]	24.5%	299,715	2	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 72,550 (24.2%);
1964	46%	Barry Goldwater (R)	130,885	54.8%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	107,943	45.2%	217	0.1%	239,045	16	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	34%	Richard Nixon (R)	95,042	56.6%	John Kennedy (D)	71,315	42.5%	1,433	0.9%	167,790	7	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	30%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	80,638	54.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	43,364	29.3%	23,988	16.2%	147,990	-3	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	30%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	79,687	57.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	58,890	42.4%	459	0.3%	139,036	2	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	21%	Harry Truman* (D)	44,401	49.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	32,163	35.7%	13,434 [+]	14.9%	89,998	-9	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 12,723 (14.1%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 489 (0.5%);
1944	20%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	58,206	70.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	24,089	29.2%	195	0.2%	82,490	-17	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	19%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	55,961	74.2%	Wendell Willkie (R)	19,112	25.4%	312	0.4%	75,385	-19	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	20%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	55,371	78.1%	Alf Landon (R)	15,187	21.4%	297 [+]	0.4%	70,855	-15	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	18%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	46,849	73.9%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	15,353	24.2%	1,210 [+]	1.9%	63,412	-15	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 741 (1.2%);
1928	19%	Al Smith (D)	32,412	51.5%	Herbert Hoover (R)	30,405	48.3%	146 [+]	0.2%	62,963	-10	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	13%	John Davis (D)	30,947	73.0%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	9,277	21.9%	2,186 [+]	5.2%	42,410	-32	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 2,157 (5.1%);
1920	16%	James Cox (D)	36,686	73.1%	Warren Harding (R)	13,065	26.0%	442 [+]	0.9%	50,193	-34	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	11%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	25,791	79.8%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	6,206	19.2%	304 [+]	0.9%	32,301	-27	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	10%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	22,367	77.4%	William Taft* (R)	3,564	12.3%	2,969 [+]	10.3%	28,900	-11	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 2,625 (9.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 181 (0.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 156 (0.5%);
1908	10%	William J. Bryan (D)	19,691	71.1%	William Taft (R)	7,692	27.8%	303 [+]	1.1%	27,686	-24	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	11%	Alton Parker (D)	19,749	71.8%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	7,425	27.0%	338 [+]	1.2%	27,512	-29	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	27%	William J. Bryan (D)	36,898	56.6%	William McKinley* (R)	27,707	42.5%	601 [+]	0.9%	65,206	-9	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

492,158

52.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

427,511

45.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

12,626

1.3%

Other

3,211

0.3%

TOTAL

935,506

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -1

2016 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

404,700

48.7%

Donald Trump (R)

381,992

46.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

25,701

3.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

5,151

0.6%

Evan McMullin (I)

8,763

1.1%

Other

4,425

0.5%

TOTAL

830,732

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 0

2012 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

406,885

50.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

391,536

48.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5,928

0.7%

Other

5,433

0.7%

TOTAL

809,782

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 1

2008 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

398,891

51.3%

John McCain (R)

371,963

47.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

2,173

0.3%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

2,125

0.3%

Other

2,792

0.4%

TOTAL

777,944

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

364,961

55.8%

John Kerry (D)

283,827

43.4%

Other

4,734

0.7%

TOTAL

653,522

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

307,072

55.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

235,632

42.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

10,235

1.8%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

955

0.2%

Other

3,666

0.7%

TOTAL

557,560

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 7

1996 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

209,511

42.2%

Robert Dole (R)

249,865

50.3%

Ross Perot (Ref)

31,829

6.4%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

1,720

0.3%

Other

3,845

0.8%

TOTAL

496,770

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 10

1992 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

203,395

38.0%

George Bush* (R)

255,950

47.8%

Ross Perot (I)

71,906

13.4%

Other

4,510

0.8%

TOTAL

535,761

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 10

1988 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

280,676

62.2%

Michael Dukakis (D)

165,528

36.7%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

1,872

0.4%

Other

2,959

0.7%

TOTAL

451,035

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 9

1984 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

291,416

64.2%

Walter Mondale (D)

159,902

35.2%

Other

2,864

0.6%

TOTAL

454,182

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 5

1980 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

223,471

55.5%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

161,163

40.0%

John Anderson (I)

13,176

3.3%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

2,505

0.6%

Other

2,689

0.7%

TOTAL

403,004

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

163,119

44.7%

Gerald Ford* (R)

193,531

53.0%

Other

8,596

2.4%

TOTAL

365,246

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

219,993

70.3%

George McGovern (D)

87,491

28.0%

John Schmitz (Amer)

3,450

1.1%

Other

1,978

0.6%

TOTAL

312,912

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 10

1968 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

135,107

45.1%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

91,317

30.5%

George Wallace (AIP)

72,550

24.2%

Other

741

0.2%

TOTAL

299,715

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 2

1964 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

107,943

45.2%

Barry Goldwater (R)

130,885

54.8%

Other

217

0.1%

TOTAL

239,045

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 16

1960 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

71,315

42.5%

Richard Nixon (R)

95,042

56.6%

Other

1,433

0.9%

TOTAL

167,790

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): 7

1956 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

80,638

54.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

43,364

29.3%

Other

23,988

16.2%

TOTAL

147,990

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): -3

1952 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

79,687

57.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

58,890

42.4%

Other

459

0.3%

TOTAL

139,036

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): 2

1948 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

44,401

49.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

32,163

35.7%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

12,723

14.1%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

489

0.5%

Other

222

0.2%

TOTAL

89,998

Turnout: 21%	Diff (US): -9

1944 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

58,206

70.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

24,089

29.2%

Other

195

0.2%

TOTAL

82,490

Turnout: 20%	Diff (US): -17

1940 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

55,961

74.2%

Wendell Willkie (R)

19,112

25.4%

Other

312

0.4%

TOTAL

75,385

Turnout: 19%	Diff (US): -19

1936 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

55,371

78.1%

Alf Landon (R)

15,187

21.4%

Other

297

0.4%

TOTAL

70,855

Turnout: 20%	Diff (US): -15

1932 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

46,849

73.9%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

15,353

24.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

741

1.2%

Other

469

0.7%

TOTAL

63,412

Turnout: 18%	Diff (US): -15

1928 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

30,405

48.3%

Al Smith (D)

32,412

51.5%

Other

146

0.2%

TOTAL

62,963

Turnout: 19%	Diff (US): -10

1924 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

9,277

21.9%

John Davis (D)

30,947

73.0%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

2,157

5.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

42,410

Turnout: 13%	Diff (US): -32

1920 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

13,065

26.0%

James Cox (D)

36,686

73.1%

Other

442

0.9%

TOTAL

50,193

Turnout: 16%	Diff (US): -34

1916 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

25,791

79.8%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

6,206

19.2%

Other

304

0.9%

TOTAL

32,301

Turnout: 11%	Diff (US): -27

1912 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

22,367

77.4%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

2,625

9.1%

William Taft* (R)

3,564

12.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

181

0.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

156

0.5%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

28,900

Turnout: 10%	Diff (US): -11

1908 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

7,692

27.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

19,691

71.1%

Other

303

1.1%

TOTAL

27,686

Turnout: 10%	Diff (US): -24

1904 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

7,425

27.0%

Alton Parker (D)

19,749

71.8%

Other

338

1.2%

TOTAL

27,512

Turnout: 11%	Diff (US): -29

1900 President, Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

27,707

42.5%

William J. Bryan (D)

36,898

56.6%

Other

601

0.9%

TOTAL

65,206

Turnout: 27%	Diff (US): -9

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	1,039,951	59.54%	5.5%
Black:	475,040	27.20%	6.6%
Indian:	6,078	0.35%	15.4%
Asian:	63,953	3.66%	55.2%
2+ races:	41,926	2.40%	50.4%
Hispanic:	119,751	6.86%	67.3%

Total non-White:	706,748	40.46%	19.0%

Change in White population:	54,437	3.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	112,791	7.1

Richmond-Petersburg, VA Market Area

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