Culpeper County, Virginia
Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — shifted 5.1pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 39 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 64.3% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(16) | 15.6% |
▶Black / African American(10) | 12.9% |
▶Asian(5) | 1.1% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(4) | 0.8% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 5.8% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 23.3% | 49.7% |
| Mainline Protestant | 9.6% | 20.4% |
| Other | 7.3% | 15.6% |
| Catholic | 6.7% | 14.3% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 1.7% | 3.7% |
| Non-religious | 53.1% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+25.0 |
| 2020 | Trump+19.9 |
| 2016 | Trump+25.2 |
| 2012 | Romney+16.3 |
| 2008 | McCain+9.7 |
| 2004 | Bush+29.2 |
| 2000 | Bush+25.1 |
| 1996 | Dole+16.9 |
| 1992 | Bush+17.0 |
Culpeper, Virginia is a county that has a population of 54,397. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+25.0. Akashic Edge tracks 39 presidential elections here, dating back to 1872.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37.0% | 61.9% | R+25.0 | R+5.1 |
| 2020 | 39.2% | 59.1% | R+19.9 | D+5.3 |
| 2016 | 34.9% | 60.1% | R+25.2 | R+8.9 |
| 2012 | 41.0% | 57.3% | R+16.3 | R+6.6 |
| 2008 | 44.6% | 54.3% | R+9.7 | D+19.5 |
| 2004 | 35.1% | 64.2% | R+29.2 | R+4.0 |
| 2000 | 35.6% | 60.8% | R+25.1 | R+8.2 |
| 1996 | 37.0% | 53.9% | R+16.9 | D+0.2 |
| 1992 | 32.9% | 49.9% | R+17.0 | D+21.8 |
| 1988 | 29.7% | 68.6% | R+38.9 | D+3.3 |
| 1984 | 28.5% | 70.6% | R+42.1 | R+17.4 |
| 1980 | 34.7% | 59.4% | R+24.7 | R+13.3 |
| 1976 | 43.2% | 54.6% | R+11.4 | D+35.5 |
| 1972 | 25.8% | 72.8% | R+47.0 | R+25.9 |
| 1968 | 26.4% | 47.5% | R+21.1 | R+24.1 |
| 1964 | 51.5% | 48.4% | D+3.0 | D+13.1 |
| 1960 | 44.8% | 54.9% | R+10.0 | D+10.1 |
| 1956 | 36.3% | 56.4% | R+20.1 | D+0.7 |
| 1952 | 39.5% | 60.3% | R+20.8 | R+28.0 |
| 1948 | 47.3% | 40.1% | D+7.2 | — |
What defines Culpeper?
Culpeper voted overwhelmingly Republican in 2024. Akashic Edge tracks 39 presidential elections here, revealing how its political character has evolved over more than a century.
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Has voted Republican in the last 5 presidential elections
- Latest election (2024) was a Republican landslide with a 25.0% margin
- Turnout increased by 3.7 percentage points since the previous presidential election