Political party strength in Virginia

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The following table indicates party affiliation in the Commonwealth of Virginia for the individual offices of:

It also indicates the historical composition of the collective:

YearExecutive officesGeneral AssemblyUnited States CongressElectoral votes
Governor Attorney General State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class I) U.S. Senator (Class II) U.S. House
1776 Patrick Henry (NP) Edmund Randolph (NP) [?] [?] began in 1789
1777
1778
1779
Thomas Jefferson (NP)
1780
1781
William Fleming (NP)[a]
Thomas Nelson Jr. (NP)
David Jameson (NP)[a]
1782 Benjamin Harrison V (NP)
1783
1784
1785 Patrick Henry (NP)
1786 James Innes (F)
1787 Edmund Randolph (NP)
1788
1789 Beverley Randolph (NP) William Grayson (AA)[b] Richard Henry Lee (AA) 7AA, 3PA George Washington (I) Green tick
1790 John Walker (PA)
1791 James Monroe (AA) 8AA, 2PA
1792 Henry Lee III (F)
John Taylor of Caroline (AA)
1793 15AA, 4PA
1794 F majority
vacant vacant
1795 Robert Brooke (DR) Stevens Thomson Mason (AA) Henry Tazewell (AA) 17DR, 2F
Stevens Thomson Mason (DR) Henry Tazewell (DR)
1796 Thomas Jefferson (DR) Red X
1797 James Wood (F) Robert Brooke (DR) 15DR, 4F
1798
1799
Hardin Burnley (NP) DR majority vacant 13DR, 6F
John Pendleton Jr. (NP) 14DR, 5F
1800 James Monroe (DR) Philip N. Nicholas (DR) Wilson Cary Nicholas (DR) Thomas Jefferson (DR) Green tick
1801 18DR, 1F
1802
1803 John Page (DR) 18DR, 4F
John Taylor of Caroline (DR)
1804 Abraham B. Venable (DR) 19DR, 3F Thomas Jefferson/
George Clinton (DR) Green tick
[?] William Branch Giles (DR) Andrew Moore (DR)
1805 Andrew Moore (DR) William Branch Giles (DR) 21DR, 1F
1806 William H. Cabell (DR)
1807 DR majority 20DR, 2F
1808 James Madison/
George Clinton (DR) Green tick
1809 John Tyler Sr. (DR) Richard Brent (DR) 16DR, 6F
1810
1811
George William Smith (DR)[a]
James Monroe (DR)
George William Smith (DR)[c][b]
Peyton Randolph (DR)[a]
1812 James Madison/
Elbridge Gerry (DR) Green tick
James Barbour (DR)
1813 17DR, 6F
1814 [?]
1815 Wilson Cary Nicholas (DR) James Barbour (DR) vacant 19DR, 4F
1816 Armistead Thomson Mason (DR) James Monroe/
Daniel D. Tompkins (DR) Green tick
1817 James Patton Preston (DR) DR majority John Wayles Eppes (DR) 20DR, 3F
1818
1819
1820 Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. (DR) John Robertson (DR) James Pleasants (DR)
21DR, 2F
1821
1822
1823 James Pleasants (DR) John Taylor of Caroline (DR)[b] 21DR, 1F
1824 J majority William H. Crawford/
John C. Calhoun (DR) Red X
vacant
1825 James Barbour (J) Littleton Waller Tazewell (DR) 15J, 7NR
vacant Littleton Waller Tazewell (J)
1826 John Tyler (DR)[d] John Randolph of Roanoke (J)
1827 William Branch Giles (D)[a] John Tyler (J) 16J, 6NR
1828 Andrew Jackson/
John C. Calhoun (D) Green tick
1829
1830 John Floyd (D) 17J, 5NR
1831 32NP 134NP
1832 18J, 4NR Andrew Jackson/
Martin Van Buren (D) Green tick
vacant
1833 John Tyler (NR) William Cabell Rives (J) 14J, 7NR
1834 Littleton Waller Tazewell (D) Sidney S. Baxter (W) Benjamin W. Leigh (NR) 16J, 8NR
1835 20D, 12W 73W, 61D[e] 17J, 4NR
1836 Wyndham Robertson (W)[a] 18D, 14W 74D, 60W William Cabell Rives (J) Martin Van Buren/
Richard Mentor Johnson (D) Green tick
vacant
1837 David Campbell (D) 21D, 11W 77D, 55W, 2? Richard E. Parker (J) 15D, 6W
William Cabell Rives (D) Richard E. Parker (D)
William H. Roane (D)
1838 20D, 12W 85D, 47W, 2?
1839 19D, 10W, 3Con 72W, 51D, 11Con vacant 12D, 7W, 2Con
1840 Thomas Walker Gilmer (W) 17D, 12W, 3Con 68W, 56D, 10Con 11D, 8W, 2Con Martin Van Buren/
Richard Mentor Johnson (D) Red X
1841 John M. Patton (W)[a] 17D, 15W 71W, 63D William Cabell Rives (W) William S. Archer (W) 11W, 10D
John Rutherfoord (D)[a]
1842 John Munford Gregory (W)[a] 17W, 15D 68W, 66D
1843 James McDowell (D) 20D, 12W 82D, 52W 12D, 3W
1844 75D, 59W 11D, 4W James K. Polk/
George M. Dallas (D) Green tick
1845 21D, 11W 73W, 61D vacant 13D, 2W
1846 William Smith (D) 79D, 55W Isaac S. Pennybacker (D)[b]
1847 20D, 12W 72D, 60W, 2? James M. Mason (D) Robert M. T. Hunter (D) 9D, 6W
1848 21D, 11W 71D, 63W Lewis Cass/
William O. Butler (D) Red X
1849 John B. Floyd (D) D majority 75D, 60W 14D, 1W
1850 21D, 11W 80D, 55W 13D, 2W
1851 76D, 59W

1852–present

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