Virginia County Vote on the Secession Ordinance, May 23, 1861
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Virginia County Vote on the Secession Ordinance, May 23, 1861
| County | For Secession | Against Secession | Now in West Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accomac | Not Found | ||
| Albemarle | 2308 | 1 | |
| Alexandria | 958 | 48 | |
| Alleghany | 554 | 12 | |
| Amelia | 472 | 0 | |
| Amherst | 1492 | 0 | |
| Appomattox | 805 | 0 | |
| Augusta | 3130 | 10 | |
| Barbour | 857 | 626 | Yes |
| Bath | 403 | 2 | |
| Bedford | 2329 | 1 | |
| Berkeley | 508 | 1303 | Yes |
| Boone | 317 | 226 | Yes |
| Botetourt | 1207 | 2 | |
| Braxton | 553 | 114 | Yes |
| Brooke | 109 | 721 | Yes |
| Brunswick | 840 | 0 | |
| Buchanan | Not Found | ||
| Buckingham | 1062 | 0 | |
| Cabell | 232 | 882 | Yes |
| Calhoun | 279 | 81 | Yes |
| Campbell | 2504 | 0 | |
| Caroline | 1245 | 0 | |
| Carroll | 867 | 130 | |
| Charles City | 311 | 1 | |
| Charlotte | 883 | 0 | |
| Chesterfield | 1421 | 0 | |
| Clarke | Not Found | ||
| Clay | 102 | 102 | Yes |
| Craig | Not found | ||
| Culpeper | 1051 | 0 | |
| Cumberland | 523 | 0 | |
| Dinwiddie | 805 | 1 | |
| Doddridge | Not Found | Yes | |
| Elizabeth City | 343 | 6 | |
| Essex | 581 | 0 | |
| Fairfax | 942 | 288 | |
| Fauquier | 1809 | 4 | |
| Fayette | 508 | 223 | |
| Floyd | 896 | 20 | |
| Fluvanna | 880 | 0 | |
| Franklin | 1787 | 3 | |
| Frederick | 1503 | 359 | |
| Giles | 1067 | 0 | |
| Gilmer | 338 | 186 | Yes |
| Gloucester | 860 | 1 | |
| Goochland | 673 | 0 | |
| Grayson | 1077 | 0 | |
| Greenbrier | 1016 | 110 | Yes |
| Greene | 604 | 0 | |
| Greensville | 322 | 0 | |
| Halifax | 1747 | 0 | |
| Hampshire | 1110 | 700 | Yes |
| Hancock | 23 | 743 | Yes |
| Hanover | 1240 | 0 | |
| Hardy | 768 | 538 | Yes |
| Harrison | 614 | 1691 | Yes |
| Henrico | 1712 | 0 | |
| Henry | 925 | 1 | |
| Highland | 568 | 5 | |
| Isle of Wight | 832 | 0 | |
| Jackson | Not Found | Yes | |
| James City | 239 | 0 | |
| Williamsburg | 135 | 0 | |
| Jefferson | 813 | 365 | Yes |
| Kanawha | 520 | 1697 | Yes |
| King and Queen | 873 | 0 | |
| King George | 478 | 1 | |
| King William | 496 | 0 | |
| Lancaster | 432 | 0 | |
| Lee | 1005 | 170 | |
| Lewis | 422 | 736 | Yes |
| Logan | 518 | 63 | Yes |
| Loudoun | 1621 | 726 | |
| Louisa | 1167 | 0 | |
| Lunenburg | 905 | 0 | |
| McDowell | 196 | 17 | Yes |
| Madison | 833 | 0 | |
| Marion | Not Found | Yes | |
| Marshall | 142 | 1993 | Yes |
| Mason | 119 | 1841 | Yes |
| Mathews | 645 | 0 | |
| Mecklenburg | 1286 | 0 | |
| Mercer | 871 | 67 | Yes |
| Middlesex | 491 | 2 | |
| Monroe | 1189 | 79 | Yes |
| Monogoalia | 110 | 2148 | Yes |
| Montgomery | 1395 | 0 | |
| Morgan | 126 | 533 | Yes |
| Nansemond | 1012 | 0 | |
| Nelson | 1164 | 0 | |
| Norfolk | 2001 | 158 | |
| Norfolk City | 1172 | 6 | |
| Northampton | 505 | 0 | |
| Northumberland | 548 | 47 | |
| Nottoway | 374 | 0 | |
| Ohio | 157 | 3368 | Yes |
| Orange | 853 | 0 | |
| Page | 1099 | 4 | |
| Patrick | Not Found | ||
| Pendleton | 696 | 131 | Yes |
| Pittsylvania | 2469 | 0 | |
| Pleasants | 158 | 303 | Yes |
| Pocahontas | 360 | 13 | |
| Powhatan | 451 | 0 | |
| Preston | 63 | 2256 | Yes |
| Prince Edward | 688 | 0 | |
| Prince George | 364 | 2 | |
| Prince William | 841 | 38 | |
| Princess Anne | 798 | 0 | |
| Pulaski | 603 | 0 | |
| Putnam | 216 | 695 | Yes |
| Raleigh | 229 | 183 | Yes |
| Randolph | Not Found | Yes | |
| Rappahannock | 943 | 0 | |
| Richmond | 556 | 14 | |
| Ritchie | Not Found | Yes | |
| Roane | Not Found | Yes | |
| Roanoke | 853 | 0 | |
| Rockbridge | 1728 | 1 | |
| Rockingham | 3012 | 22 | |
| Russell | 832 | 89 | |
| Scott | 842 | 139 | |
| Shenandoah | 2513 | 5 | |
| Smyth | 1281 | 0 | |
| Spotsylvania | 1323 | 0 | |
| Stafford | 701 | 4 | |
| Surry | 353 | 0 | |
| Sussex | 497 | 1 | |
| Taylor | Not Found | Yes | |
| Tazewell | 1406 | 0 | |
| Tucker | 106 | 54 | Yes |
| Tyler | 125 | 880 | Yes |
| Upshur | 306 | 701 | Yes |
| Warren | 675 | 3 | |
| Warwick | Not Found | ||
| Washington | 1907 | 20 | |
| Wayne | 204 | 427 | Yes |
| Webster | 129 | 26 | Yes |
| Westmoreland | 667 | 1 | |
| Wetzel | 180 | 790 | Yes |
| Wirt | 150 | 507 | Yes |
| Wise | 419 | 38 | |
| Wood | 257 | 1995 | Yes |
| Wyoming | 109 | 105 | Yes |
| Wythe | 1168 | 1 | |
| York | Not Found | ||
| Total | 114,260 | 20,352 | |
| Army | 10363 | 38 | |
| Total | 124,896 | 20,390 |
Note: Counties that are not listed have no returns on file or known to be reported in newspapers of the era.
