Change in Regional Voting for Governor

As Virginia's population has changed, so have the voting patterns for each party. In recent decades, Northern Virginia has continued to grow as a share of Democratic votes, while Southwest and Southside Virginia have fallen off. Meanwhile, Republicans have grown their share of votes in the Valley and Piedmont regions, while maintaining their votes in Southwest and Southside.

Notes: Gubernatorial general election results. Chart shows the percent of votes for a party's candidate in a single region, divided by the total number of votes cast for that canidate.

Sources: Results from the Virginia Department of Elections.