Petersburg City County, Virginia
Latest: 2024
Safe Democratic — shifted 3.8pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 31 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(12) | 14.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(12) | 6.5% |
▶Black / African American(11) | 76.5% |
▶Asian(5) | 1.3% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(1) | 0.3% |
Native American / Alaska Native | 0.1% |
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(1) | 0.1% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.2% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 36.9% | 41.6% |
| Other | 16.9% | 19.0% |
| Black Protestant | 13.1% | 14.7% |
| Catholic | 11.5% | 12.9% |
| Mainline Protestant | 10.4% | 11.8% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| Non-religious | 11.3% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris+72.8 |
| 2020 | Biden+76.5 |
| 2016 | Clinton+76.7 |
| 2012 | Obama+80.2 |
| 2008 | Obama+78.5 |
| 2004 | Kerry+62.3 |
| 2000 | Gore+60.0 |
| 1996 | Clinton+53.7 |
| 1992 | Clinton+43.6 |
Petersburg City, Virginia is a county that has a population of 33,537. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Democratic with a margin of D+72.8. Akashic Edge tracks 31 presidential elections here, dating back to 1904.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 85.8% | 13.0% | D+72.8 | R+3.8 |
| 2020 | 87.8% | 11.2% | D+76.5 | R+0.1 |
| 2016 | 87.2% | 10.5% | D+76.7 | R+3.5 |
| 2012 | 89.8% | 9.6% | D+80.2 | D+1.7 |
| 2008 | 88.6% | 10.2% | D+78.5 | D+16.2 |
| 2004 | 81.0% | 18.7% | D+62.3 | D+2.3 |
| 2000 | 79.1% | 19.1% | D+60.0 | D+6.4 |
| 1996 | 74.4% | 20.8% | D+53.7 | D+10.0 |
| 1992 | 68.2% | 24.6% | D+43.6 | D+12.3 |
| 1988 | 64.9% | 33.6% | D+31.3 | D+8.1 |
| 1984 | 61.4% | 38.2% | D+23.2 | D+1.1 |
| 1980 | 59.7% | 37.7% | D+22.1 | D+0.6 |
| 1976 | 60.0% | 38.5% | D+21.5 | D+34.4 |
| 1972 | 42.8% | 55.7% | R+12.9 | R+31.2 |
| 1968 | 49.4% | 31.1% | D+18.3 | D+2.0 |
| 1964 | 58.1% | 41.8% | D+16.3 | D+14.1 |
| 1960 | 50.8% | 48.6% | D+2.2 | D+25.8 |
| 1956 | 34.5% | 58.1% | R+23.6 | R+14.3 |
| 1952 | 45.2% | 54.5% | R+9.3 | R+30.9 |
| 1948 | 52.7% | 31.0% | D+21.7 | — |
What defines Petersburg City?
It has a majority-minority electorate where racial demographics are the primary driver of partisan lean.
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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 72.8% margin
- Shifted 7.4 points toward Republicans over the last 4 elections