Harris wins Virginia but Trump prevails in popular vote and electoral college

Virginia is the only southern state where Democrat Kamala Harris had a majority of voters, and Republican Donald Trump carried the region on his way to having at least 277 votes in the electoral college. That’s seven more than needed to clinch his return to the White House.

With most of the votes in for Virginia, Harris currently has 2,230,209 votes to Trump’s 2,006,509. That’s 51.55 percent of the vote. The actual counts will shift slightly as canvasses occur today and throughout the week. 

Harris carried Albemarle with 65.83 percent of the vote, or 42,472 votes. The reported turnout stands at 71 percent of the county’s 91,840 registered voters. 

As an illustration of how partisanship manifests geographically, Augusta County went for Trump with 73 percent of the vote, or 31,719 votes. Turnout in Augusta was at 76 percent. 

Harris took Charlottesville with nearly 84 percent of the electorate, or about 18,024 votes. Turnout in the city was 60 percent of the 35,762 votes cast. 

The race was closer in Fluvanna County, where Harris had 52.48 of the vote to Trump’s 46.13 percent.  Turnout was 76 percent of the 21,881 registered voters. 

Nelson County was also closer than most localities in Virginia with 53.02 percent of voters selecting Trump. Turnout was 77 percent of the 12,108 registered voters. 

Greene County went for Trump with 61.51 percent of the vote as did Louisa County with 62.4 percent of the vote. Turnout in Greene was 74 percent of the 15,885 registered voters. Turnout in Louisa County was at 75 percent of 31,518 registered voters. 

“Our new President and fellow Republicans have a great opportunity to lead our country back to where it should be, and I look forward to that journey with dignity and respect for all,” said Cuckoo District Supervisor Christoper McCotter on his Facebook page earlier this morning. 

This is the second election cycle for a newly redrawn Fifth District and the first presidential race. Twenty of the 24 localites went for Trump, though in Prince Edward County the Republican candidate has 4,595 votes to 4,396 votes for the Democrat. 

Harris also carried the City of Danville with 59.83 percent of the vote but Lynchburg went for Trump with 51.55 percent of the vote. 

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