Newport News city, VA — Elections & Voting
Presidential election results and party lean trends
Election Overview
Source: Newport News city (2024)2024 Winner
Democrat
Dem Votes
48,169
63.7%
GOP Votes
26,385
34.9%
Total Votes
75,629
Margin
D+28.8%
Shift from 2020
R+4.1pp
vs prior election
📊Election Results by Year
2016–2024📈Partisan Lean Trend
D+28.8%Election History
Source: County-Level Election Results| Year | Dem Votes | GOP Votes | Total | Dem % | GOP % | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48,169 | 26,385 | 75,629 | 63.7% | 34.9% | D+28.8 |
| 2020 | 53,099 | 26,377 | 81,203 | 65.4% | 32.5% | D+32.9 |
| 2016 | 40,997 | 23,650 | 68,432 | 59.9% | 34.6% | D+25.3 |
In the 2024 presidential election, Newport News city recorded 75,629 total votes. Democrats won the county with 63.7% of the vote compared to 34.9% for Republicans, a margin of D+28.8%. Compared to 2020, the margin shifted R+4.1pp from the previous election. Since 2016, Newport News city has shifted 3.5 percentage points toward Democrats.