| COUNTY | NEWSPAPER | PERCENT OF READERSHIP |
|---|---|---|
| ACCOMACK | Baltimore Sun | 2% |
| Norfolk Virginian-Pilot | 19% | |
| Salisbury (MD) Times | 9% | |
| Washington Post | 3% | |
| ALBEMARLE | Charlottesville Progress | 40% |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | 2% | |
| Washington Post | 3% | |
| ALLEGHANY | Roanoke Times | 34% |
| AMELIA | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 39% |
| AMHERST | Lynchburg News & Advance | 57% |
| APPOMATTOX | Lynchburg News & Advance | 44% |
| ARLINGTON | Washington Post | 63% |
| Washington Times | 4% | |
| AUGUSTA | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 3% |
| Staunton News Leader | 46% | |
| Washington Post | 2% | |
| BATH | Roanoke Times | 21% |
| Staunton News Leader | 7% | |
| BEDFORD | Lynchburg News & Advance | 22% |
| Roanoke Times | 26% | |
| BLAND | Bluefield (W.Va.) Telegraph | 30% |
| Roanoke Times | 17% | |
| BOTETOURT | Roanoke Times | 61% |
| BRUNSWICK | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 32% |
| BUCHANAN | Bluefield (W.Va.) Telegraph | 9% |
| Bristol (TN) Herald-Courier | 13% | |
| BUCKINGHAM | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 17% |
| CAMPBELL | Lynchburg News & Advance | 52% |
| CAROLINE | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 23% |
| Washington Post | 4% | |
| Washington Times | 2% | |
| CARROLL | Mount Airy (N.C.) News | 4% |
| Roanoke Times | 14% | |
| Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal | 3% | |
| CHARLES CITY | Newport News Press | 11% |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | 28% | |
| CHARLOTTE | Lynchburg News & Advance | 11% |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | 25% | |
| CHESAPEAKE | Norfolk Virginian-Pilot | 54% |
| CHESTERFIELD | Petersburg Progress-Index | 2% |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | 59% | |
| CLARKE | Washington Post | 27% |
| CRAIG | Roanoke Times | 49% |
| CULPEPER | Culpeper Star-Exponent | 71% |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | 5% | |
| Washington Post | 23% | |
| CUMBERLAND | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 22% |
| DICKENSON | Bristol (TN) Herald-Courier | 18% |
| DINWIDDIE | Petersburg Progress-Index | 33% |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | 17% | |
| ESSEX | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 40% |
| FAIRFAX | Washington Post | 54% |
| Washington Times | 3% | |
| FAUQUIER | Washington Post | 46% |
| FLOYD | Roanoke Times | 35% |
| FLUVANNA | Charlottesville Progress | 45% |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | 19% | |
| FRANKLIN | Martinsville Bulletin | 2% |
| Roanoke Times | 46% | |
| FREDERICK | Washington Post | 9% |
| GILES | Bluefield (W.Va.) Telegraph | 8% |
| Roanoke Times | 43% | |
| GLOUCESTER | Newport News Press | 58% |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | 2% | |
| GOOCHLAND | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 43% |
| GRAYSON | Roanoke Times | 11% |
| GREENE | Charlottesville Progress | 45% |
| Washington Post | 7% | |
| GREENSVILLE | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 62% |
| HALIFAX | Danville Register & Bee | 2% |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | 6% | |
| HANOVER | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 65% |
| HENRICO | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 61% |
| HENRY | Greensboro (NC)News & Record | 4% |
| Martinsville Bulletin | 60% | |
| Roanoke Times | 7% | |
| HIGHLAND | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 6% |
| Staunton News Leader | 32% | |
| ISLE OF WIGHT | Newport News Press | 36% |
| Norfolk Virginian-Pilot | 19% | |
| JAMES CITY | Newport News Press | 57% |
| KING & QUEEN | Newport News Press | 10% |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | 20% | |
| KING GEORGE | Washington Post | 14% |
| KING WILLIAM | Newport News Press | 14% |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | 40% | |
| LANCASTER | Newport News Press | 8% |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | 38% | |
| Washington Post | 8% | |
| LEE | Bristol (TN) Herald-Courier | 1% |
| Kingsport (TN) Times-News | 30% | |
| LOUDOUN | Washington Post | 64% |
| Washington Times | 3% | |
| LOUISA | Charlottesville Progress | 9% |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | 30% | |
| LUNENBURG | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 24% |
| MADISON | Charlottesville Progress | 21% |
| Washington Post | 11% | |
| MATHEWS | Newport News Press | 48% |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | 7% | |
| MECKLENBURG | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 26% |
| MIDDLESEX | Newport News Press | 42% |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | 23% | |
| MONTGOMERY | Roanoke Times | 47% |
| Washington Post | 3% | |
| NELSON | Charlottesville Progress | 10% |
| Lynchburg News & Advance | 21% | |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | 5% | |
| NEW KENT | Newport News Press | 17% |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | 53% | |
| NORTHAMPTON | Norfolk Virginian-Pilot | 27% |
| NORTHUMBERLAND | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 28% |
| Washington Post | 8% | |
| NOTTOWAY | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 37% |
| ORANGE | Charlottesville Progress | 22% |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | 8% | |
| Washington Post | 18% | |
| PAGE | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 3% |
| Washington Post | 15% | |
| PATRICK | Martinsville Bulletin | 22% |
| Mount Airy (N.C.) News | 4% | |
| Roanoke Times | 12% | |
| Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal | 4% | |
| PITTSYLVANIA | Danville Register & Bee | 26% |
| Greensboro (NC) News & Record | 4% | |
| Lynchburg News & Advance | 6% | |
| POWHATTAN | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 53% |
| PRINCE EDWARD | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 36% |
| PRINCE GEORGE | Petersburg Progress-Index | 30% |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | 24% | |
| PRINCE WILLIAM | Potomac News | 30% |
| Washington Post | 41% | |
| Washington Times | 3% | |
| PULASKI | Pulaski Southwest Times | 43% |
| Roanoke Times | 35% | |
| RAPPAHANNOCK | Washington Post | 42% |
| RICHMOND | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 40% |
| ROANOKE | Roanoke Times | 70% |
| ROCKBRIDGE | Roanoke Times | 28% |
| Staunton News Leader | 10% | |
| ROCKINGHAM | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 4% |
| Staunton News Leader | 2% | |
| Washington Post | 6% | |
| RUSSELL | Bristol (TN) Herald-Courier | 34% |
| SCOTT | Kingsport (TN) Times-News | 54% |
| SHENANDOAH | Washington Post | 22% |
| SMYTH | Bristol (TN) Herald-Courier | 31% |
| Roanoke Times | 13% | |
| SOUTHAMPTON | Norfolk Virginian-Pilot | 21% |
| SPOTSYLVANIA | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 2% |
| Washington Post | 4% | |
| Washington Times | 3% | |
| STAFFORD | Potomac News | 8% |
| Washington Post | 30% | |
| Washington Times | 3% | |
| SUFFOLK | Newport News Press | 2% |
| Norfolk Virginian-Pilot | 48% | |
| Suffolk News-Herald | 30% | |
| SURRY | Newport News Press | 39% |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | 10% | |
| SUSSEX | Newport News Press | 7% |
| Petersburg Progress-Index | 17% | |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | 25% | |
| TAZEWELL | Bluefield (W.Va.) Telegraph | 34% |
| Bristol (TN) Herald-Courier | 16% | |
| VIRGINIA BEACH | Norfolk Virginian-Pilot | 63% |
| Washington Post | 1% | |
| WARREN | Washington Post | 25% |
| WASHINGTON | Bristol (TN) Herald-Courier | 54% |
| Roanoke Times | 2% | |
| WESTMORELAND | Richmond Times-Dispatch | 13% |
| Washington Post | 21% | |
| WISE | Bristol (TN) Herald-Courier | 16% |
| Kingsport (TN) Times-News | 22% | |
| WYTHE | Roanoke Times | 28% |
| YORK | Newport News Press | 66% |