Martinsville City County, Virginia
Latest: 2024
Safe Democratic — shifted 4.0pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 24 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(12) | 41.7% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(10) | 8.6% |
▶Black / African American(4) | 44.0% |
▶Asian(1) | 2.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(1) | 0.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.9% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 69.8% | 56.4% |
| Black Protestant | 23.0% | 18.6% |
| Mainline Protestant | 15.2% | 12.3% |
| Catholic | 12.4% | 10.0% |
| Other | 3.4% | 2.7% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 3.3% | 2.7% |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris+22.6 |
| 2020 | Biden+26.6 |
| 2016 | Clinton+23.4 |
| 2012 | Obama+24.6 |
| 2008 | Obama+28.0 |
| 2004 | Kerry+8.9 |
| 2000 | Gore+8.6 |
| 1996 | Clinton+8.5 |
| 1992 | Clinton+5.8 |
Martinsville City, Virginia is a county that has a population of 13,658. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Democratic with a margin of D+22.6. Akashic Edge tracks 24 presidential elections here, dating back to 1932.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60.7% | 38.1% | D+22.6 | R+4.0 |
| 2020 | 62.6% | 36.0% | D+26.6 | D+3.2 |
| 2016 | 59.8% | 36.4% | D+23.4 | R+1.1 |
| 2012 | 61.3% | 36.8% | D+24.6 | R+3.5 |
| 2008 | 63.5% | 35.4% | D+28.0 | D+19.1 |
| 2004 | 54.2% | 45.3% | D+8.9 | D+0.3 |
| 2000 | 53.5% | 45.0% | D+8.6 | D+0.1 |
| 1996 | 50.3% | 41.9% | D+8.5 | D+2.7 |
| 1992 | 46.4% | 40.7% | D+5.8 | D+14.8 |
| 1988 | 44.6% | 53.6% | R+9.0 | D+8.8 |
| 1984 | 40.6% | 58.4% | R+17.8 | R+16.4 |
| 1980 | 47.5% | 48.8% | R+1.4 | R+6.3 |
| 1976 | 50.3% | 45.4% | D+5.0 | D+30.1 |
| 1972 | 36.2% | 61.3% | R+25.1 | R+26.6 |
| 1968 | 37.5% | 36.0% | D+1.5 | R+22.1 |
| 1964 | 61.0% | 37.4% | D+23.6 | D+24.4 |
| 1960 | 48.3% | 49.2% | R+0.8 | D+20.4 |
| 1956 | 38.4% | 59.7% | R+21.3 | R+9.3 |
| 1952 | 43.8% | 55.8% | R+12.0 | R+20.4 |
| 1948 | 39.5% | 31.1% | D+8.3 | — |
What defines Martinsville City?
It has a plurality-minority electorate (58% nonwhite) where demographic change is reshaping the political map.
County in State Context
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections
- Latest election (2024) was a Democratic landslide with a 22.6% margin
- Turnout of 59.1% in 2024 ranked 116 of 133 in the state — bottom quartile
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