Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia: Realigning Affluent Suburb market. In 2024, voted D+9%. Democratic peak: D+69 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+9MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,576,0812024 5-year
- Median household income
- $86,5032024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 56.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 28.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+69 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+32 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Richmond-Petersburg
HarrisD+9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 53.8% | 459,135 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 44.5% | 379,794 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.7% | 14,547 |
D+60R+60
32 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +14.9% |
| 1896 | +10.9% |
| 1900 | +15.3% |
| 1904 | +48.5% |
| 1908 | +46.8% |
| 1912 | +68.9% |
| 1916 | +64.3% |
| 1920 | +51.3% |
| 1924 | +54.6% |
| 1928 | +4.8% |
| 1932 | +51.2% |
| 1936 | +60.5% |
| 1940 | +51.6% |
| 1944 | +44.9% |
| 1948 | +14.5% |
| 1952 | −14.2% |
| 1956 | −25.5% |
| 1960 | −14.0% |
| 1964 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | −13.6% |
| 1972 | −32.0% |
| 1976 | −8.4% |
| 1980 | −15.0% |
| 1984 | −27.6% |
| 1988 | −24.7% |
| 1992 | −8.8% |
| 1996 | −7.0% |
| 2000 | −11.1% |
| 2004 | −10.2% |
| 2008 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | +11.0% |
| 2024 | +9.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 459,135 | 379,794 | 853,476 | ||
| D | 458,801 | 366,102 | 839,145 | ||
| D | 378,914 | 329,710 | 748,240 | ||
| D | 377,861 | 344,174 | 732,143 | ||
| D | 368,521 | 326,512 | 701,238 | ||
| R | 261,659 | 321,559 | 587,022 | ||
| R | 216,681 | 272,522 | 501,928 | ||
| R | 192,764 | 224,246 | 449,323 | ||
| R | 188,437 | 231,651 | 488,760 | ||
| R | 153,505 | 255,656 | 413,452 | ||
| R | 149,063 | 263,878 | 415,518 | ||
| R | 148,356 | 203,649 | 368,525 | ||
| R | 149,877 | 178,008 | 335,368 | ||
| R | 103,017 | 202,556 | 310,909 | ||
| R | 86,243 | 123,836 | 277,144 | ||
| D | 112,421 | 111,098 | 223,835 | ||
| R | 65,563 | 87,059 | 153,887 | ||
| R | 38,921 | 73,480 | 135,476 | ||
| R | 54,240 | 72,272 | 126,922 | ||
| D | 40,111 | 28,395 | 80,911 | ||
| D | 51,511 | 19,547 | 71,230 | ||
| D | 49,342 | 15,663 | 65,273 | ||
| D | 48,678 | 11,868 | 60,796 | ||
| D | 40,105 | 12,567 | 53,758 | ||
| D | 27,816 | 25,277 | 53,093 | ||
| D | 26,210 | 6,998 | 35,158 | ||
| D | 31,828 | 10,131 | 42,312 | ||
| D | 21,284 | 4,530 | 26,059 | ||
| D | 18,665 | 2,483 | 23,472 | ||
| D | 16,373 | 5,873 | 22,425 | ||
| D | 16,105 | 5,498 | 21,858 | ||
| D | 30,360 | 22,242 | 52,994 | ||
| D | 36,253 | 29,007 | 66,282 | ||
| D | 36,254 | 26,461 | 65,849 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.2%
German
9.0%
Irish
8.3%
American
7.6%
Italian
3.6%
Scottish
1.9%
Polish
1.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$86,503
Richmond-Petersburg ranks near the middle of US counties.
Richmond-Petersburg$86,503
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.1%
Working age (18–64)9.4%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.1%
speak English only
Spanish5.7%
Other Indo-European2.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Richmond-Petersburg straddles a persistent partisan fault line, blending the Democratic-leaning city core with battleground exurbs that have shifted measurably toward competitive margins in recent statewide cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-nine points in 1912 and a Republican high of thirty-two points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nine points.
A population of 1,576,081, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $86,503 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia voted Democratic by 9.3 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 853,476 votes cast, 459,135 went Democratic and 379,794 went Republican.
What is Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia?
Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia has a population of 1,576,081 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia?
Median household income in Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia is $86,503 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The market's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.