2020 Virginia Democratic presidential primary

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2020 Virginia Democratic presidential primary
Flag of Virginia.svg
  2016 March 3, 2020 2024  
  VT
DA  

124 delegates (99 pledged, 25 unpledged)
to the Democratic National Convention
The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote
  Joe Biden February 2020 crop.jpg Bernie Sanders March 2020 (cropped).jpg
Candidate Joe Biden Bernie Sanders
Home state Delaware Vermont
Delegate count6731
Popular vote705,501306,388
Percentage53.30%23.15%

  Elizabeth Warren by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg Michael Bloomberg by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg
Candidate Elizabeth Warren Michael Bloomberg
Home state Massachusetts New York
Delegate count10
Popular vote142,546128,030
Percentage10.77%9.67%

Virginia Democratic presidential primary election results by county, 2020.svg
2020VADprimaryCD.svg

  Joe Biden
  Bernie Sanders
Pledged national
convention
delegates
TypeDel.TypeDel.
CD1 6 CD7 6
CD2 5 CD8 7
CD3 7 CD9 4
CD4 6 CD10 6
CD5 6 CD11 7
CD6 5
PLEO13At-large21
Total pledged delegates99

The 2020 Virginia Democratic presidential primary took place on March 3, 2020, as one of 15 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, following the South Carolina primary the weekend before. The Virginia primary was an open primary, wherein any registered voter can vote, regardless of party registration. The state awarded 124 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 99 were pledged delegates allocated at the local level.

Contents

Former vice president Joe Biden won the state by a landslide, receiving more than 53% of the vote and 67 delegates, far ahead senator Bernie Sanders, who reached around 23% and 31 delegates, and senator Elizabeth Warren, who failed to poll over 15% and got a single district delegate. [1] Biden's win by over 30 points was much stronger than expected in pre-election polls, and he also won nearly every county across nearly all demographics. His strongest performances were among African-American voters, suburban voters and he also handily won nearly all rural counties dominated by white, working-class voters.

Procedure

Virginia was one of 14 states and one territory holding primaries on March 3, 2020, also known as "Super Tuesday". [2] Absentee voting began 45 days earlier, on January 18, 2020, for voters able to give an acceptable reason for being unable to vote on March 3. [3] [4] Voting took place throughout the state from 6:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. In the open primary, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 99 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of these, between 4 and 7 were allocated to each of the state's 11 congressional districts and another 13 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 21 at-large delegates. [5] The Super Tuesday primary as part of Stage I on the primary timetable received no bonus delegates, in order to disperse the primaries between more different date clusters and keep too many states from hoarding on the first shared date or on a March date in general. [6]

After county and city caucuses between April 18, and April 20, 2020, during which district delegates were elected for the district conventions and the state convention, the district conventions between May 2, and May 16, 2020 elected national convention district level delegates. The state convention then convened on June 20, 2020 in Richmond to vote on the 21 at-large and 13 pledged PLEO delegates for the Democratic National Convention. The delegation also included 25 unpledged PLEO delegates: 14 members of the Democratic National Committee, 9 members of Congress (both senators, one of them was former DNC chair Tim Kaine, and 7 representatives), the governor Ralph Northam, and former DNC chair Terry McAuliffe. [5]

Candidates

Ballot access to the primary was not automatic, and potential candidates had to file a 5,000-signature petition from qualified voters, with at least 200 signatures from each of the state's 11 congressional districts by December 12, 2019, to appear on the primary ballot.

The following candidates were on the ballot: [7]

Running

Withdrawn

Polling

Polling Aggregation
Source of poll aggregationDate
updated
Dates
Polled
Joe
Biden
Bernie
Sanders
Michael
Bloomberg
Elizabeth
Warren
Tulsi
Gabbard
Un-
decided [lower-alpha 3]
270 to Win March 3, 2020Until March 3, 202028.8%20.0%17.3%10.3%0.7%23.9% [lower-alpha 4]
RealClear Politics March 3, 2020Until March 3, 202044.0%24.5%14.0%15.0%0.0%2.5%
FiveThirtyEight Mar 3, 2020until Mar 3, 2020 [lower-alpha 5] 39.9%21.0%13.2%12.3%0.5%13.1%
Average37.6%21.8%14.1%12.5%0.4%13.2%
Virginia primary results (March 3, 2020)53.3%23.1%9.7%10.8%0.9%2.2%
Tabulation of individual polls of the 2020 Virginia Democratic Primary
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 6]
Margin
of error
Joe
Biden
Michael
Bloomberg
Cory
Booker
Pete
Buttigieg
Kamala
Harris
Amy
Klobuchar
Beto
O'Rourke
Bernie
Sanders
Elizabeth
Warren
OtherUn-
decided
Mar 2, 2020Klobuchar withdraws from the race
Swayable Archived 2020-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Mar 1–2, 20201,435 (LV)± 4.0%36%20%4%3%20%11%6% [lower-alpha 7]
AtlasIntel Mar 1–2, 2020545 (LV)± 4.0%42%11%1%1%28%10%3% [lower-alpha 8] 4%
Change Research Mar 1–2, 2020510 (LV)45%10%4%25%13%3% [lower-alpha 9]
Data for Progress Feb 28–Mar 2, 2020327 (LV)± 5.4%39%18%24%17%1% [lower-alpha 10]
Mar 1, 2020Buttigieg withdraws from the race
Data for Progress Feb 23 – 25, 2020499 (LV)± 4.5%19%17%12%5%28%17%2% [lower-alpha 11]
Monmouth University Feb 13 – 16, 2020400 (LV)± 4.9%18%22%11%9%22%5%1% [lower-alpha 12] 11%
51% [lower-alpha 13] 38%4% [lower-alpha 14] 7%
47% [lower-alpha 15] 41%5% [lower-alpha 16] 7%
42% [lower-alpha 17] 44%7% [lower-alpha 18] 7%
42% [lower-alpha 19] 45%6% [lower-alpha 20] 7%
Christopher Newport University Feb 3 – 23, 2020561 (LV)± 4.3%22%13%8%5%17%8%6% [lower-alpha 21] 16% [lower-alpha 22]
Jan 13, 2020Booker withdraws from the race
Dec 3, 2019Harris withdraws from the race
Nov 24, 2019Bloomberg announces his candidacy
Nov 1, 2019O'Rourke withdraws from the race
University of Mary Washington Sep 3 – 15, 2019882 (RV)± 3.3%23%1%4%5%2%1%9%9%46% [lower-alpha 23]
Hampton University May 29 – Jun 6, 20191,126 (RV)± 4.3%36%2%11%7%<1%3%17%13%10% [lower-alpha 24]
Change Research Apr 26–30, 2019551 (LV)± 4.2%41%3%12%5%1%4%20%10%5% [lower-alpha 25]

Results

Virginia Democratic presidential primary election results by county (vote share), 2020.svg
Popular vote share by county
  Biden—30–40%
  Biden—40–50%
  Biden—50–60%
  Biden—60–70%
  Biden—70–80%
  Sanders—30–40%
  Sanders—40–50%
2020VADprimaryPVCD.svg
Popular vote share by congressional district
  Biden—40–50%
  Biden—50–60%
2020 Virginia Democratic presidential primary [8] [lower-alpha 26]
CandidateVotes %Delegates [10]
Joe Biden 705,50153.3067
Bernie Sanders 306,38823.1531
Elizabeth Warren 142,54610.771
Michael Bloomberg 128,0309.67
Tulsi Gabbard 11,2880.85
Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn) [lower-alpha 2] 11,1990.85
Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn) [lower-alpha 2] 8,4140.64
Andrew Yang (withdrawn) [lower-alpha 1] 3,3610.25
Cory Booker (withdrawn)1,9100.14
Tom Steyer (withdrawn) [lower-alpha 2] 1,4720.11
Michael Bennet (withdrawn) [lower-alpha 1] 1,4370.11
Marianne Williamson (withdrawn)9020.07
Julian Castro (withdrawn)6910.05
Deval Patrick (withdrawn) [lower-alpha 1] 3700.03
Write-in votes1840.01
Total1,323,693100%99

Results by locality

2020 Virginia Democratic primary

(results per locality) [8] [lower-alpha 26]

LocalityJoe BidenBernie SandersElizabeth WarrenMichael BloombergTulsi GabbardPete ButtigiegAmy KlobucharAndrew YangCory BookerTom SteyerMichael BennetMarianne WilliamsonJulian CastroDeval PatrickWrite-in votesTotal votes cast
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
Accomack 2,02661.3459818.101735.2437411.32411.24381.15250.7630.0980.2430.0990.2730.0920.0600003,303
Albemarle 12,34345.976,32123.544,74017.652,75210.251560.582330.872140.80380.1480.03190.07100.0450.0260.0230.010026,848
Alexandria 20,80649.947,60318.257,63718.334,24810.202460.595831.403430.82650.16360.09220.05310.07170.04150.04110.0320.0041,665
Alleghany 58653.7623421.47968.811039.45181.65131.19191.7450.4610.0950.4640.370020.1840.37001,090
Amelia 76567.5817115.11464.061039.1060.53141.2440.3520.1880.7150.4440.3520.180020.18001,132
Amherst 1,52163.6143118.031958.161616.73251.05140.59150.6390.3830.1340.1770.2940.170020.08002,391
Appomattox 66761.9922020.45575.30716.60242.23111.0280.7420.1940.3710.0940.3730.280030.2810.091,076
Arlington 34,00348.2413,28418.8414,07619.976,6899.493830.541,1091.576120.871540.22470.07310.04400.06270.04270.04110.0210.0070,494
Augusta 3,07250.861,51125.0262210.305178.56981.62661.09701.16220.36210.35110.1880.1380.13100.1740.07006,040
Bath 18852.226818.89339.174111.39102.7861.6771.9410.2810.2820.5620.56000010.2800360
Bedford 3,56554.731,36120.895588.5771811.021221.87540.83540.83310.4870.11160.25100.1570.1130.0580.12006,514
Bland 13945.138226.624313.96247.7982.6020.6541.3010.3220.6510.3210.32000010.3200308
Botetourt 1,67353.8569322.302869.2131810.23481.54280.90250.80100.3240.1370.2340.1350.1630.1030.10003,107
Bristol 51249.1832531.22949.03747.1170.6780.7770.6730.2910.1020.1920.1930.2910.1020.19001,041
Brunswick 1,36673.2424313.03502.681739.28100.5430.1640.2150.270030.1630.1620.1120.1110.05001,865
Buchanan 40359.9714321.28355.21659.6720.3020.3060.8920.3060.8940.6020.3020.30000000672
Buckingham 94563.1328418.97785.211308.68151.0080.53100.6750.3380.5340.2750.3320.1310.0720.13001,497
Buena Vista 19049.878722.835113.39369.4571.8430.7930.7910.2630.79000000000000381
Campbell 2,16561.9664618.492286.533199.13541.55260.74200.57100.2990.26100.2940.1120.0610.0300003,494
Caroline 2,53764.2074418.832225.623238.17340.86260.66160.40110.28130.3360.1580.2080.2020.0520.05003,952
Carroll 77049.2042527.161076.8415710.03311.98120.77231.47120.7780.5150.3250.3220.1330.1940.2610.061,565
Charles City 86071.1916913.99463.811028.4480.6660.5050.4130.2530.2520.1730.250010.0800001,208
Charlotte 70271.8512713.00434.40868.8060.6120.2030.310010.1030.3120.200020.200000977
Charlottesville 4,41832.184,68134.093,45125.138756.37550.401150.84850.62290.2170.0520.0130.0240.0330.0220.0110.0113,731
Chesapeake 22,06362.996,91719.752,1656.182,8188.053370.962090.601630.47880.25970.28500.14540.15230.07220.06140.0440.0135,024
Chesterfield 33,40056.8613,42222.855,5879.514,8118.195150.883100.532460.421280.22770.131220.21450.08280.05270.05130.02140.0258,745
Clarke 1,20951.4052622.3624910.5927511.69281.19311.32190.8160.2610.0450.2110.0410.040010.04002,352
Colonia Heights 71649.4540227.761238.491308.98271.86100.69120.8370.48100.6950.3520.1410.0720.1410.07001,448
Covington 24160.408621.55276.77297.2761.5030.7530.7520.5010.25000010.25000000399
Craig 16646.509526.614011.20339.24102.8020.5641.1220.5620.5620.5600000010.2800357
Culpeper 2,64253.161,20324.214098.2354310.93470.95410.82360.72120.24100.2090.1850.1030.0660.1230.0610.024,970
Cumberland 69668.9116416.24575.64626.1460.5960.5960.5940.4040.4030.3020.20000000001,010
Danville 3,87971.8574813.851703.154638.58250.46140.26240.4460.11250.46150.28120.2290.1780.1510.02005,399
Dickenson 31355.6917831.67152.67325.6971.2540.7140.7140.7120.3610.1810.180010.180000562
Dinwiddie 2,36673.0546614.39932.872357.26140.43180.56120.3770.22100.3120.0680.2540.1230.0910.03003,239
Emporia 41373.626711.94162.85539.4540.7130.530010.1820.3610.1800000010.1800561
Essex 85270.8813811.48655.411189.8280.6760.5060.5020.1710.0820.1710.0820.170010.08001,202
Fairfax (City) 2,67445.111,56126.3378313.2166611.23611.03671.13731.23240.4060.1020.0350.0820.0330.0510.02005,928
Fairfax (County) 121,92749.8257,15723.3629,55012.0828,20311.521,7950.732,6541.081,8750.777530.312110.091290.052000.081130.051100.04370.0200244,714
Falls Church 2,35548.1188118.0090918.5752710.77190.39911.861002.0460.1220.0420.0430.06000000004,895
Fauquier 5,14152.342,15221.919249.411,21012.321391.42920.94930.95280.29100.1050.05100.10120.1250.0510.01009,822
Floyd 62835.3674041.6723113.011086.08241.3590.51201.1320.1130.1740.2310.0640.2320.1100001,776
Fluvanna 1,99152.7182321.7947812.663579.45320.85280.74330.8790.2470.1970.1930.0870.1920.0500003,777
Franklin 84869.0017314.08493.9912910.50100.8130.2420.1610.0840.3320.1640.3310.0830.2400001,229
Franklin 2,53956.7691320.412996.6847610.64651.45521.16651.45110.25110.25150.34100.2290.2050.1130.07004,473
Frederick 4,41750.712,21425.428069.2589210.241351.55891.02670.77360.4180.09200.2360.07110.1320.0280.09008,711
Fredericksburg 2,12645.771,26327.1964113.804399.45481.03661.42220.47130.28120.2630.0630.0650.1120.040020.044,645
Galax 17352.748225.00206.103911.8961.8341.22000010.3000000020.6110.3000328
Giles 54147.2933229.021139.88978.48252.1970.6170.6180.7030.2650.4410.0910.0920.1720.17001,144
Gloucester 2,16554.0691222.773548.8441110.26521.30360.90240.60120.3070.1790.2290.2280.2040.1020.05004,005
Goochland 2,50961.0369216.833127.5948011.68330.80280.68260.6350.1260.1590.2250.1240.1020.0500004,111
Grayson 42554.1418223.18769.68607.64131.66111.40101.2730.380040.510010.13000000785
Greene 91646.4352626.6625312.821909.63311.57251.27170.8650.2530.1520.1020.1020.1010.0500001,973
Greensville 82774.1714412.91242.15908.0750.4550.4520.1830.2740.3640.3650.4510.0910.0900001,115
Halifax 2,32472.8546514.581023.202267.08110.34120.38170.5330.0980.2560.1980.2550.1620.0610.03003,190
Hampton 15,74565.914,34118.171,2985.431,9678.231430.60860.36680.28490.21670.28360.15360.15160.07150.06130.05100.0423,890
Hanover 8,32854.143,49022.691,64510.701,3148.542251.461120.731190.77410.27240.16210.14180.12210.1490.0660.0480.0515,381
Harrisonburg 2,09032.242,59139.971,38721.392493.84500.77400.62370.57150.2370.1160.0960.0910.0230.0510.02006,483
Henrico 37,81357.0814,70722.206,3059.525,9098.924310.653690.562810.421270.19960.14520.08700.11360.05280.04160.0260.0166,246
Henry 2,69769.1563516.281433.672987.64441.13270.69170.4490.23100.2670.1850.1320.0550.1310.03003,900
Highland 14651.777426.243813.48103.5531.0651.7741.4220.7100000000000000282
Hopewell 1,44463.9843519.271225.411828.06140.62150.6690.4040.18110.4960.2770.3110.0430.130040.182,257
Isle of Wight 3,48265.3391817.222875.384819.02651.22250.47260.49100.19140.2680.1570.1350.0910.0210.02005,330
James City 9,15457.702,57716.241,5789.951,98612.521681.061741.101420.90230.14130.08220.14100.0670.0430.0260.0410.0115,864
King and Queen 55167.1113616.57475.72668.0480.9730.3730.3710.1230.37000030.37000000821
King George 1,45255.1956621.512368.9726310.00501.90281.06200.7680.3040.1510.040010.040010.0410.042,631
King William 1,04960.6033019.061126.4717510.11120.6970.40120.6990.5230.1780.4650.2940.230050.29001,731
Lancaster 1,21264.4724012.77985.2125313.46120.64271.44211.1210.0540.2140.2120.1110.0530.1620.11001,880
Lee 30860.6312123.82265.12316.1030.5920.3961.180020.3940.7940.7910.20000000508
Lexington 56547.4022719.0426322.061068.8940.34171.4360.5010.08000010.0810.080010.08001,192
Loudoun 36,23350.5418,10325.257,19610.048,03411.216250.876390.893530.492250.31690.10490.07690.10370.05380.05150.0240.0171,689
Louisa 2,52356.9789720.253858.6945710.32641.45260.59340.7790.2090.2070.1650.1180.1820.0530.07004,429
Lunenburg 87471.7017114.03534.35947.7120.1640.3390.7430.2540.3330.2510.080010.0800001,219
Lynchburg 4,83656.881,80621.247919.307739.091051.24400.47470.55360.42190.22120.14170.2060.0770.0820.0250.068,502
Madison 75652.9430821.5715110.5715610.92201.40120.84171.1920.1410.0710.0720.1410.0710.0700001,428
Manassas 2,32146.811,43829.0050710.2351010.29450.91480.97410.83200.4060.1260.1280.1620.0450.1010.02004,958
Manassas Park 76544.3759334.401599.221418.1850.29241.39130.7580.4670.4130.1720.1220.1210.0610.06001,724
Martinsville 1,11767.6226716.16543.2717810.77100.6140.2480.4840.2420.1230.1820.120010.060020.121,652
Mathews 60855.6321119.30898.1413312.17131.19151.3790.8250.4630.2710.0940.37000020.18001,093
Mecklenburg 2,11166.0549115.361735.412929.14341.06200.63280.8870.22140.4440.1380.2580.2540.1320.06003,196
Middlesex 86361.3825618.21896.3314910.60120.85120.85141.000030.2110.0720.1410.0720.1420.14001,406
Montgomery 5,56038.785,09335.522,39316.698666.041370.961110.77940.66380.2790.06180.1390.0670.0510.0120.010014,338
Nelson 1,34053.1556022.2130312.022299.08281.11281.11170.6730.1230.1230.1220.0840.1610.0400002,521
New Kent 1,58359.7147717.992117.9627910.52341.28190.72150.57120.4570.2630.1150.1920.0820.080020.082,651
Newport News 15,60761.315,28620.771,6396.442,2528.851850.731310.511110.44600.24520.20410.16450.18140.05130.05110.0480.0325,455
Norfolk 18,87356.118,10624.102,7378.143,0599.092460.732120.631370.41700.21700.21330.10380.11250.07210.0630.0180.0233,638
Northampton 1,15063.8528415.77834.6122712.6090.50181.00170.9420.1140.2230.1730.1710.060000001,801
Northumberland 1,06166.1117811.09905.6120312.65201.25140.87251.5630.1930.1930.1950.31000000001,605
Norton 7447.445233.33138.33106.4142.560021.2800000010.6400000000156
Nottoway 88464.0623316.88725.221198.62100.72100.72130.9430.2230.2220.1440.2930.2210.0700231.671,380
Orange 2,22253.3291121.863799.1047911.50471.13360.86531.2780.1940.1070.1790.2270.1730.0720.05004,167
Page 69352.3032524.531168.751289.66211.58151.13161.2150.3820.15000020.1520.1500001,325
Patrick 55050.7425223.25878.0312111.16201.85131.20121.1160.5570.6560.5520.1830.2830.2820.18001,084
Petersburg 3,93073.4671813.421903.554388.1990.17140.26120.2240.0780.1550.0960.1130.0630.0610.0290.175,350
Pittsylvania 3,47268.4981516.081873.694168.21380.75140.28330.65170.34260.51210.41140.2880.1640.0840.08005,069
Poquoson 63147.2735526.591118.3114410.79392.92151.12201.5040.3020.1540.3010.0720.1530.2240.30001,335
Portsmouth 10,18965.942,75317.827464.831,4319.26760.49570.37510.33240.16410.27210.14290.19130.0860.0430.02120.0815,452
Powhatan 1,81256.2469921.692728.4432410.06471.46290.90230.7170.2210.0330.0910.0310.0330.0900003,222
Prince Edward 1,45363.5135015.3023010.051898.26160.70150.66100.4440.1780.3530.1350.2230.1310.0410.04002,288
Prince George 2,41867.8363617.841694.742456.87310.87130.36140.3980.22110.3140.1150.1450.1430.0820.0610.033,565
Prince William 37,40653.0218,40526.095,7168.107,0199.955660.805140.733740.532050.29900.13520.07770.11430.06640.09160.02100.0170,557
Pulaski 1,22052.5958525.221928.2824510.56291.25170.73100.4380.3420.0920.0930.1330.1320.0910.0410.042,320
Radford 70539.3665436.5224013.401246.92241.34191.06120.6750.2810.0620.1130.1710.0610.0600001,791
Rappahannock 67650.7533124.851249.311339.98141.05241.80211.5810.0810.0810.0830.2320.150010.08001,332
Richmond (City) 24,36043.7319,00634.127,77913.963,6096.482550.462340.421560.28920.17630.11310.06510.09350.06130.02120.02140.0355,710
Richmond (County) 44470.038112.78406.31548.5281.2630.4710.160000000020.3210.160000634
Roanoke (City) 6,82451.253,49026.211,51311.361,1618.72770.58970.73620.47260.20200.15160.12190.1450.0410.0150.040013,316
Roanoke (County) 6,00952.732,73023.961,14210.021,14810.071451.27750.66590.52200.18120.11160.1490.08150.1360.0540.0450.0411,395
Rockbridge 1,56955.4053318.8232011.3031110.98311.09291.02331.1730.1110.0410.0410.04000000002,832
Rockingham 3,40248.081,92427.191,02214.444456.291061.50520.73650.92250.3570.10150.2120.0370.1040.0600007,076
Russell 54254.6429129.33454.54666.65111.1150.50111.1110.1070.7140.4030.3020.2010.1030.3000992
Salem 1,31250.3668926.4527510.562389.14210.81170.65160.61110.4220.08120.4640.1560.2310.0410.04002,605
Scott 32451.7620132.11386.07375.9171.1240.6450.8010.160060.96000020.3210.1600626
Shenandoah 1,70350.3488226.0734610.233129.22411.21240.71300.89140.4180.2490.2750.1540.1240.1210.03003,383
Smyth 62953.6731526.88806.83857.25181.54121.0270.6030.2680.6850.4320.1730.2640.3410.09001,172
Southampton 1,32568.3028514.69733.7619610.1090.46160.82120.6240.2140.2130.1550.2640.2140.2100001,940
Spotsylvania 9,24354.544,00223.621,3277.831,72910.201981.171540.911170.69500.30400.24260.15220.13200.1280.05100.060016,946
Stafford 11,61354.685,09123.971,7248.122,0159.493071.451620.761220.57790.37360.17250.12250.12210.10150.0740.020021,239
Staunton 1,75442.901,18929.0871617.512466.02471.15431.05591.44110.2760.15110.2710.0230.0730.0700004,089
Suffolk 10,02968.092,38016.167354.991,2418.431200.81530.36550.37260.18330.22150.10230.16110.0740.0330.020014,728
Surry 97771.5220715.15493.591037.5470.5110.0770.5110.070010.0760.4420.1520.150030.221,366
Sussex 1,01577.4814611.15211.60957.2520.1570.5360.4620.1550.3820.1540.3120.1510.0820.15001,310
Tazewell 74951.5540427.80916.26956.54342.34181.24191.3170.4890.62110.76100.6930.2120.1410.07001,453
Virginia Beach 33,52854.8714,62423.934,4717.326,46710.587161.174580.753390.551570.26860.14970.16640.10340.06330.05200.03140.0261,108
Warren 1,58347.7790127.1934410.3833410.08581.75320.97140.42120.36120.3660.1880.2480.240010.0310.033,314
Washington 1,60251.4882026.353119.992588.29300.96371.19200.64120.3960.19100.3210.0330.1010.0310.03003,112
Waynesboro 1,32048.1277928.4032111.702037.40341.24240.87250.91100.3690.3350.1870.2640.1510.0410.04002,743
Westmoreland 1,43865.5734515.731054.7924611.22281.2850.23110.5030.1420.0910.0530.1430.1420.0910.05002,193
Williamsburg 1,43540.231,13331.7662617.552817.88210.59300.84180.5070.2020.0640.1140.1150.140010.03003,567
Winchester 1,66647.4297927.8741311.763219.14260.74381.08381.08130.3750.1420.0660.1720.0630.0910.03003,513
Wise 55244.0546937.431139.02695.51120.96131.04131.0420.1620.1630.2440.320010.0800001,253
Whythe 65747.1642430.441349.621148.18130.93171.22141.0150.3620.1440.2920.1420.140010.0740.291,393
York 5,64156.462,00620.089339.341,00310.041371.371021.02740.74330.33160.16160.1680.08150.1540.0420.0210.019,991
Total705,50153.30306,38823.15142,54610.77128,0309.6711,2880.8511,1990.858,4140.643,3610.251,9100.141,4720.111,4370.119020.076910.053700.031840.011,323,693

Notes

Additional candidates
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Candidate withdrew following the New Hampshire primary, when absentee voting had already begun.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Candidate withdrew during absentee voting, shortly before the primary.
  3. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined
  4. Compared to the other figures, this might be unusually high
  5. FiveThirtyEight aggregates polls with a trendline regression of polls rather than a strict average of recent polls.
  6. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  7. Steyer with 3%; Gabbard with 0%; "Other" with 3%
  8. Gabbard with 1%; "Other" with 2%
  9. Not yet released
  10. Gabbard with 1%
  11. Gabbard and Steyer with 1%
  12. Gabbard with 1%; Steyer with 0%
  13. If only the two candidates for which percentages are listed could be voted for
  14. "Already voted" with 1%; "neither" with 3%
  15. If only the two candidates for which percentages are listed could be voted for
  16. "Already voted" with 1%; "neither" with 4%
  17. If only the two candidates for which percentages are listed could be voted for
  18. "Already voted" with 1%; "neither" with 6%
  19. If only the two candidates for which percentages are listed could be voted for
  20. "Already voted" with 1%; "neither" with 5%
  21. Andrew Yang with 5%; Steyer with 1%; Michael Bennet with 0%
  22. Undecided with 13%; Don't know/Refused with 3%
  23. Yang with 2%; Castro with 1%; Non-voter/no answer with 43%
  24. Castro with 2%; Bullock, Gillibrand, and Yang with 1%; Bennet, de Blasio, Delaney, Gabbard, Hickenlooper, Inslee, Moulton, Ryan, Swalwell, and Williamson with <1%; Messam with 0%; others with 5%
  25. Castro with 2%; Abrams, Swalwell, and Yang with 1%; Delaney, Gabbard, Gillibrand, Inslee, Ryan, and Williamson with 0%
  26. 1 2 The "2020 March Democratic Presidential Primary" website published by the Virginia Department of Elections does not include the write-in votes. [9] This article includes them.

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