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{{short description|County in Virginia, United States}}
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{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Rockingham County
 | state                = Virginia 
 | flag                 = Flag of Rockingham County, Virginia.png
 | seal                 = Rockingham VA seal.png 
 | founded              = 1778
 | named for            = [[Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham|Charles Watson-Wentworth]] 
 | seat wl              = Harrisonburg 
 | largest city wl      = Bridgewater
 | city type            = town
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 853 
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 849 
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 4.3 
 | area percentage      = 0.5 
 | population_as_of     = 2020 
 | population_total     = 83759
 | pop_est_as_of        = 
 | population_est       = 
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
 | web                  = www.rockinghamcountyva.gov/
 | ex image             = 2016-06-26 10 17 24 Rockingham County Courthouse in Harrisonburg, Virginia.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Rockingham County Courthouse in Court Square, Harrisonburg
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 | time zone            = Eastern
 | district             = 6th
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'''Rockingham County''' is a [[county (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Virginia]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 83,757.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rockingham County, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US51165|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is the [[Independent city (United States)|independent city]] of [[Harrisonburg, Virginia|Harrisonburg]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=https://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

Along with Harrisonburg, Rockingham County forms the Harrisonburg, VA, [[Harrisonburg metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. It is also home of the [[Rockingham County Baseball League]].

==History==
Settlement of the county began in 1727, when [[Adam Miller (pioneer)|Adam Miller]] (Mueller) staked out a claim on the south fork of the [[Shenandoah River]], near the line that now divides Rockingham County from [[Page County, Virginia|Page County]].<ref>Wayland, John, "A History of Rockingham County, Virginia," 1912: Ruebush-Elkins Co, Dayton, Va., pp 33–37</ref><ref>"The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography" Vol X – No 1, July 1902, The Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Va., pp 84–86</ref><ref>Strickler, Harry, "A Short History of Page County Virginia" 1952: The Dietz Press, Richmond Va., pps 50–51</ref><ref>Wayland, John, "The German Element in the Shenandoah Valley," 1907: Michie Company Printers, Charlottesville, Va., p 38-39</ref> On a trip through eastern [[Virginia]], the German-born Miller had heard reports about a lush valley to the west which had been discovered by Governor [[Alexander Spotswood]]'s legendary [[Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Expedition]], and then moved his family down from [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]].<ref>Wayland, John "A History of Rockingham County, Virginia," p 37</ref><ref>" The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography," pp 84–86</ref><ref>Wayland, "The German Element in the Shenandoah Valley," (The Michie Company, Charlottesville, Va., 1907)p 38-39</ref> In 1741, Miller purchased {{convert|820|acre|km2}}, including a large lithia spring, near [[Elkton, Virginia]], and lived on this property for the remainder of his life.<ref>Wayland, John, "Virginia Valley Records," 1996: Clearfield Co, Baltimore, Md., pp 311–312</ref><ref>Wayland, "The German Element in the Shenandoah Valley," p 42</ref>

Much-increased settlement of this portion of the [[Colony of Virginia]] by Europeans began in the 1740s and 1750s. Standing between the [[Tidewater region of Virginia|Tidewater]] and [[Piedmont region of Virginia|Piedmont]] regions to the east in Virginia and the [[Shenandoah Valley]] and the area beyond (known in old Virginia as the "Transmountaine") were the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]]. Rather than cross such a formidable physical barrier, most early settlers came southerly up the valley across the Potomac River from [[Maryland]] and [[Pennsylvania]]. Many followed the [[Great Wagon Road|Great Wagon Trail]], also known as the [[Valley Pike]] ([[U.S. Route 11 in Virginia|U.S. Route 11]] in modern times).{{Citation needed|date = July 2017}}

Rockingham County was established in 1778 from [[Augusta County, Virginia|Augusta County]]. Harrisonburg was named as the [[county seat]] and incorporated as a town in 1780.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~varockin/|title=RootsWeb.com Home Page|website=www.rootsweb.ancestry.com|access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref>  Harrisonburg was incorporated as a city in 1916 and separated from Rockingham County (all cities in Virginia are independent of any county), but it remains the county seat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockinghamcountyva.gov/120/History-of-County|title=rockinghamcountyva.gov}}</ref>

The county is named for [[Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham]], a British statesman (1730–1782). He was Prime Minister of Great Britain twice, and a keen supporter of constitutional rights for the colonists. During his first term, he brought about the repeal of the [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act of 1765]], reducing the tax burden on the colonies. Appointed again in 1782, upon taking office, he backed the claim for the independence of the [[Thirteen Colonies]], initiating an end to British involvement in the [[American Revolutionary War]]. However, he died after only 14 weeks in office.{{Citation needed|date = July 2017}} By 1778, it was unusual to honor British officials in Virginia, fighting for its independence. The same year, immediately to the north of Rockingham County, [[Dunmore County, Virginia|Dunmore County]], named for Virginia's last Royal Governor, [[John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore]], an unpopular figure, was renamed. The new name, [[Shenandoah County, Virginia|Shenandoah County]], used a Native American name.{{Citation needed|date = July 2017}} However, long their political supporter in the [[Parliament of Great Britain|British Parliament]], the Marquess of Rockingham was a popular figure with the citizens of the new United States. Also named in his honor were [[Rockingham County, New Hampshire]], [[Rockingham County, North Carolina]], and the [[Rockingham, North Carolina|City of Rockingham]] in [[Richmond County, North Carolina]].{{Citation needed|date = July 2017}}

Rockingham County is the birthplace of [[Thomas Lincoln]], Abraham Lincoln's father.<ref>[[Thomas Lincoln]]</ref>  In 1979 when the Adolf Coors Brewing Company came to Rockingham County it caused an uproar; some citizens thought it would corrupt the morals of the area while others wanted the new jobs.<ref>{{Cite news|title = 'Invasion' by Coors...|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1979/03/25/invasion-by-coors/680ef3d9-71a0-4cd5-97be-46b5e58680da/|newspaper = The Washington Post|date = March 25, 1979|access-date = September 2, 2015|issn = 0190-8286|language = en|first = Ken|last = Ringle}}</ref>

In 2018, a series of [[2018 Cargill strike|strikes and protests]] were held in [[Dayton, Virginia|Dayton]]'s [[Cargill]] plant.<ref name="barnett nov 21">{{cite web|last1=Barnett|first1=Marina|title=Community Solidarity with Poultry Workers call for changes at Cargill|url=https://www.whsv.com/content/news/Community-Solidarity-with-Poultry-Workers-call-for-changes-at-Cargill-459174973.html|website=[[WHSV-TV]]|publisher=[[Gray Television]]|access-date=May 13, 2018|date=November 21, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Wood">{{cite web|last1=Wood|first1=Victoria|title=Nine protesters arrested outside Cargill in Dayton|url=https://www.whsv.com/content/news/Nine-protesters-arrested-outside-Cargill-in-Dayton--478826273.html|website=WHSV-TV|publisher=Gray Television|access-date=May 12, 2018|date=April 5, 2018}}</ref>

[[File:Rockingham Cty VA.JPG|thumb|right|View of Rockingham County from Massanutten Mountain (looking west)]]

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|853|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|849|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|4.3|sqmi|km2}} (0.5%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is the third-largest county in Virginia by land area. Large portions of the county fall within the [[Shenandoah National Park]] to the east and [[George Washington National Forest]] to the west and are therefore subject to developmental restrictions. The county stretches west to east from the peaks of easternmost Allegheny Mountains to the peaks of the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]], encompassing the entire width of the Shenandoah Valley. Rockingham is bisected by another geographic formation, Massanutten Mountain, which stretches from just east of Harrisonburg to a few miles southwest of Front Royal in [[Warren County, Virginia|Warren County]].  [[Massanutten Mountain]] splits the central Shenandoah Valley, as the [[German River]] and the [[North Fork Shenandoah River]] flow on its western side, while the [[South Fork Shenandoah River|South Fork]] flows to the east.

===Adjacent counties===

{{Columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* [[Pendleton County, West Virginia]] – west
* [[Hardy County, West Virginia]] – north
* [[Shenandoah County, Virginia|Shenandoah County]] – northeast
* [[Page County, Virginia|Page County]] – east
* [[Greene County, Virginia|Greene County]] – southeast
* [[Albemarle County, Virginia|Albemarle County]] – southeast
* [[Augusta County, Virginia|Augusta County]] – southwest
* [[Harrisonburg, Virginia|Harrisonburg]] – center ([[enclave]])
}}

===National protected areas===
* [[George Washington National Forest]] (part)
* [[Shenandoah National Park]] (part)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 7449
|1800= 10374
|1810= 12753
|1820= 14784
|1830= 20683
|1840= 17344
|1850= 20294
|1860= 23408
|1870= 23668
|1880= 29567
|1890= 31299
|1900= 33527
|1910= 34903
|1920= 30047
|1930= 29709
|1940= 31289
|1950= 35079
|1960= 40485
|1970= 47890
|1980= 57038
|1990= 57482
|2000= 67725
|2010= 76314
|2020= 83757
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref>
<br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 5, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/va190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 5, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 5, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Rockingham County, Virginia - Demographic Profile'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Rockingham County, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US51165&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Rockingham County, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US51165&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|69,640
|71,367
|91.25%
|85.21%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,216
|1,768
|1.59%
|2.11%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|83
|80
|0.11%
|0.10%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|454
|920
|0.59%
|1.10%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|8
|9
|0.01%
|0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|44
|243
|0.06%
|0.29%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|793
|2,277
|1.04%
|2.72%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|4,076
|7,093
|5.34%
|8.47%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''76,314'''
|'''83,757'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

===Census 2000===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, 67,725 people, 25,355 households, and 18,889 families resided in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|80|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 27,328 housing units at an average density of {{convert|32|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 96.58% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.36% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.29% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.90% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.73% from two or more races. About 3.28% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

Of 25,355 households, 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.40% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.50% were not families. About 21.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was distributed as 24.60% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 94.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,748, and for a family was $46,262. Males had a median income of $30,618 versus $21,896 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $18,795. About 5.30% of families and 8.20% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.10% of those under age 18 and 9.70% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
{{For|public schools|Rockingham County Public Schools}}

===Colleges and universities===
* [[Bridgewater College]], Bridgewater, Virginia
* [[Eastern Mennonite University]], Harrisonburg, Virginia
* [[James Madison University]], Harrisonburg, Virginia

==Transportation==

=== Railroads ===
Rockingham County is principally served by [[Norfolk Southern Railway]], a (major) [[Class 1 railroad]] and additionally, by the [[Shenandoah Valley Railroad (short-line)|Shenandoah Valley Railroad]], a [[short-line railroad]].

===Highways===
[[File:2019-06-25 16 52 41 View south along Interstate 81 from the overpass for Virginia State Route 990 (Imboden Road) in North River, Rockingham County, Virginia.jpg|thumb|right|I-81 in Rockingham County]]
[[Interstate 81 in Virginia|Interstate 81]] runs north–south and meets east–west [[Interstate 64 in Virginia|Interstate 64]] near [[Staunton, Virginia|Staunton]] to the south in adjacent Augusta County.

There are three major [[List of primary state highways in Virginia|Primary State Highways]] in the county. (A primary road provides service which is relatively continuous and of relatively high traffic volume, long average trip length, high operating speed and high mobility importance).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highlandcova.org/Compplan/Tranverb.htm|title=TRANSPORTATION|website=www.highlandcova.org|access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref> Interstate highways and primary highways in Virginia are maintained by the [[Virginia Department of Transportation]] (VDOT).

These primary state highways are:
* [[U.S. Route 11 in Virginia|U.S. Route 11]] a north–south roadway which Interstate 81 parallels, U.S. Route 11 follows an old [[Native Americans of the United States|Native American]] trail, later known as the [[Valley Turnpike]].
* [[U.S. Route 33 in Virginia|U.S. Route 33]] is an east–west road which extends from a mountain ridge border with [[West Virginia]] across the Shenandoah Valley through Harrisonburg and Elkton. East of there, it climbs the western slope of the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]] to reach [[Swift Run Gap]], a [[wind gap (geographical feature)|wind gap]] located at an elevation of {{convert|2365|ft|m}}. The bucolic [[Skyline Drive]], which is part of [[Shenandoah National Park]], has an entry point at Swift Run Gap and the [[Appalachian Trail]] also passes through nearby. The mountain ridge forms the border between Rockingham County and [[Greene County, Virginia|Greene County]]. (U.S. 33 continues east to [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]).
* [[U.S. Route 340 (Virginia)|U.S. Route 340]] in a north–south roadway which runs along the western slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Valley.

Secondary roads: As provided by the [[Byrd Road Act]] of 1932, secondary roads in Rockingham County are also maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).

==Communities==
[[File:Municipalities in Rockingham County, VA.svg|right|521x521px]]
(Population according to the [[2020 United States census]])
{| class="toptextcells"
| colspan="2" |'''Towns'''
# [[Bridgewater, Virginia|Bridgewater]] (6,596)
# [[Broadway, Virginia|Broadway]] (4,170)
# [[Dayton, Virginia|Dayton]] (1,688)
# [[Elkton, Virginia|Elkton]] (2,941)
# [[Grottoes, Virginia|Grottoes]] (2,899)
# [[Mount Crawford, Virginia|Mount Crawford]] (439)
# [[Timberville, Virginia|Timberville]] (2,963)

| colspan="2" |'''Census-designated places''' (CDP)

# [[Belmont Estates, Virginia|Belmont Estates]] (1,263)
# [[Keezletown, Virginia|Keezletown]] (369), new in 2020
# [[Linville, Virginia|Linville]] (355), new in 2020
# [[Massanetta Springs, Virginia|Massanetta Springs]] (6,384)
# [[Massanutten, Virginia|Massanutten]] (2,164)
# [[McGaheysville, Virginia|McGaheysville]] (978), new in 2020
# [[Port Republic, Virginia|Port Republic]] (408), new in 2020
# [[Singers Glen, Virginia|Singers Glen]] (195), new in 2020
|-
| colspan="4" |'''Unincorporated Communities'''
|- valign="top"
|
* [[Bergton, Virginia|Bergton]]
* [[Berrytown, Virginia|Berrytown]]
* [[Briery Branch, Virginia|Briery Branch]]
* [[Clover Hill, Rockingham County, Virginia|Clover Hill]]
* [[Cootes Store, Virginia|Cootes Store]]
* [[Criders, Virginia|Criders]]
* [[Cross Keys, Virginia|Cross Keys]]
|
* [[Dale Enterprise, Virginia|Dale Enterprise]]
* [[Edom, Virginia|Edom]]
* [[Fulks Run, Virginia|Fulks Run]]
* [[Hinton, Virginia|Hinton]]
* [[Inglewood, Rockingham County, Virginia|Inglewood]]
* [[Lacey Spring, Virginia|Lacey Spring]]
* [[Lilly, Virginia|Lilly]]
|
* [[Mauzy, Virginia|Mauzy]]
* [[Mayland, Virginia|Mayland]]
* [[Montezuma, Virginia|Montezuma]]
* [[Mount Clinton, Virginia|Mount Clinton]]
* [[New Erection, Virginia|New Erection]]
* [[Penn Laird, Virginia|Penn Laird]]
* [[Pleasant Valley, Rockingham County, Virginia|Pleasant Valley]]
|
* [[Rawley Springs, Virginia|Rawley Springs]]
* [[Sparkling Springs, Virginia|Sparkling Springs]]
* [[Spring Creek, Virginia|Spring Creek]]
* [[Stemphleytown, Virginia|Stemphleytown]]
* [[Tenth Legion, Virginia|Tenth Legion]]
* [[Genoa, Virginia|Genoa]]
* [[Turleytown, Virginia|Turleytown]]
* [[Yankeetown, Virginia|Yankeetown]]
|}

=== Independent city ===
Since becoming an [[Independent city (United States)|independent city]] in 1916, [[Harrisonburg, Virginia|Harrisonburg]] is no longer politically located in Rockingham County, despite its status as the [[county seat]].

==Law enforcement==
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The Rockingham County Sheriff's Office (RCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency in Rockingham County, and also serves Harrisonburg.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=http://www.rcso-va.com/about-us.html |access-date=April 15, 2022 |website=www.rcso-va.com}}</ref> The agency is currently headed by Sheriff Bryan F. Hutcheson. On May 26, 2005, the RCSO was accredited by the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission (VLEPSC). On September 9, 2021, the VLEPSC Executive Board granted re-accreditation status to the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Accreditation |url=http://www.rcso-va.com/accreditation.html |access-date=April 15, 2022 |website=www.rcso-va.com}}</ref>

Since the establishment of the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office, two deputies have died while on duty.<ref>{{Cite web |title=In Memoriam |url=http://www.rcso-va.com/in-memoriam.html |access-date=April 15, 2022 |website=www.rcso-va.com}}</ref>
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==Politics==
Rockingham is a strongly Republican county, like most of the Shenandoah Valley. Since 1944, [[Lyndon B. Johnson|Lyndon Johnson]] in 1964 – substantially due to the support of pietistic Protestant sects in the county for civil rights<ref>{{cite journal|last=Sweeney|first=James R.|year=1994|title=A New Day in the Old Dominion|journal=Virginia Magazine of History and Biography|volume=102|issue=3|pages=307–348}}</ref> – is the only Democratic presidential nominee to win even 37 percent of the county's vote, whilst the last Democratic gubernatorial candidate it backed was [[J. Lindsay Almond]] as far back as [[1957 Virginia gubernatorial election|1957]].
{{PresHead|place=Rockingham County, Virginia|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=December 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=2024 November General Official Results|url=https://enr.elections.virginia.gov/results/public/Virginia/elections/2024NovemberGeneral|website=Virginia Department of Elections|access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|1968|Republican|7,779|2,111|1,825|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|10,025|2,026|224|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|9,768|5,349|672|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|11,397|5,294|1,168|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|13,480|4,220|107|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|13,241|4,716|284|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|13,016|5,407|3,070|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|14,035|5,867|1,805|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|17,482|5,834|678|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|21,737|7,273|206|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|22,468|10,453|413|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|24,186|10,065|615|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|25,990|9,366|2,131|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|30,349|12,644|818|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|33,033|15,035|785|Virginia}}
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==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockingham County, Virginia]]
* [[Rockingham County Fair]]
* [[Rockingham County Sheriff's Office]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Rockingham County, Virginia}}
* [https://www.rockinghamcountyva.gov/ Rockingham County]
* [https://www.hrchamber.org/ Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Rockingham County, Virginia
|North     = [[Hardy County, West Virginia]]
|Northeast = [[Shenandoah County, Virginia|Shenandoah County]]
|East      = [[Page County, Virginia|Page County]]
|Southeast = [[Greene County, Virginia|Greene County]] and [[Albemarle County, Virginia|Albemarle County]]
|South     =
|Southwest = [[Augusta County, Virginia|Augusta County]]
|West      = [[Pendleton County, West Virginia]]
|Northwest =
}}

{{Rockingham County, Virginia}}
{{Virginia}}

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[[Category:1778 establishments in Virginia]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1778]]
[[Category:Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham]]