Voting & Elections in Newport News, VA
Presidential election results and party lean trends
County-level data: Election results are reported at the county level. Newport News is located in Newport News city, VA. Results reflect all voters in the county, not just those in Newport News.
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.