Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Virginia Beach (Independent City), VA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Virginia Beach (Independent City), Virginia voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+2.7 — 115,412 Democratic to 109,375 Republican of 227,770 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 2.7 points toward Republicans. That makes it 3.1 points more Republican than Virginia overall (D+5.8).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Virginia Beach (Independent City)
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 115,412 | 109,375 | 2,983 | 50.7% | 48.0% | D+2.7 |
| 2020 | 117,393 | 105,087 | 5,237 | 51.6% | 46.1% | D+5.4 |
| 2016 | 91,032 | 98,224 | 14,006 | 44.8% | 48.3% | R+3.5 |
| 2012 | 94,299 | 99,291 | 3,051 | 48.0% | 50.5% | R+2.5 |
| 2008 | 98,885 | 100,319 | 2,045 | 49.1% | 49.8% | R+0.7 |
| 2004 | 70,666 | 103,752 | 1,269 | 40.2% | 59.1% | R+18.8 |
| 2000 | 62,268 | 83,674 | 3,829 | 41.6% | 55.9% | R+14.3 |
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Virginia Beach (Independent City) presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Virginia Beach (Independent City) in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Virginia Beach (Independent City), Virginia in 2024 by D+2.7, with 227,770 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Virginia Beach (Independent City) shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Virginia Beach (Independent City) shifted 2.7 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+5.4) and 2024 (D+2.7).
Is Virginia Beach (Independent City) more Democratic or Republican than Virginia overall?+
In 2024, Virginia Beach (Independent City) went D+2.7 while Virginia overall went D+5.8 — 3.1 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.