Virginia — Elections 1876–2024

Virginia: state. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+49 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+6MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Akashic typology
Population: 8,705,1702024 5-year
Median household income: $93,1702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 60.2%2024 5-year
Black: 18.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+49 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+38 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Virginia

HarrisD+6

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Kamala Harris ✓Democratic	51.8%	2,334,867
Donald TrumpRepublican	46.1%	2,074,901
OtherAll other candidates	2.1%	94,771

D+60

R+60

133 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

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	+17.5%
1896	+6.6%
1900	+11.5%
1904	+24.8%
1908	+22.2%
1912	+48.9%
1916	+34.7%
1920	+23.5%
1924	+29.7%
1928	−8.0%
1932	+38.4%
1936	+40.8%
1940	+36.5%
1944	+25.0%
1948	+6.8%
1952	−13.0%
1956	−17.0%
1960	−5.4%
1964	+7.1%
1968	−10.9%
1972	−37.7%
1976	−1.3%
1980	−12.7%
1984	−25.2%
1988	−20.5%
1992	−4.4%
1996	−2.0%
2000	−8.1%
2004	−8.2%
2008	+6.3%
2012	+3.9%
2016	+5.3%
2020	+10.1%
2024	+5.8%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+5.8%	2,334,867	2,074,901	4,504,539
2020	D	+10.1%	2,413,495	1,962,428	4,460,479
2016	D	+5.3%	1,981,473	1,769,443	3,982,752
2012	D	+3.9%	1,970,595	1,820,995	3,851,684
2008	D	+6.3%	1,958,261	1,723,508	3,720,463
2004	R	−8.2%	1,454,742	1,716,959	3,198,367
2000	R	−8.1%	1,215,344	1,435,608	2,735,474
1996	R	−2.0%	1,089,021	1,136,874	2,412,690
1992	R	−4.4%	1,036,729	1,148,794	2,554,383
1988	R	−20.5%	859,799	1,309,162	2,191,609
1984	R	−25.2%	796,250	1,337,078	2,146,635
1980	R	−12.7%	752,174	989,609	1,866,032
1976	R	−1.3%	813,896	836,554	1,697,094
1972	R	−37.7%	441,980	995,827	1,467,583
1968	R	−10.9%	442,387	590,319	1,361,491
1964	D	+7.1%	560,872	486,468	1,050,254
1960	R	−5.4%	361,850	403,714	770,162
1956	R	−17.0%	266,571	384,820	695,069
1952	R	−13.0%	268,677	349,037	619,689
1948	D	+6.8%	200,786	172,070	419,256
1944	D	+25.0%	242,276	145,243	388,485
1940	D	+36.5%	235,961	109,363	346,608
1936	D	+40.8%	234,980	98,336	334,590
1932	D	+38.4%	203,979	89,637	297,942
1928	R	−8.0%	140,146	164,609	304,755
1924	D	+29.7%	139,714	73,312	223,602
1920	D	+23.5%	141,670	87,456	231,000
1916	D	+34.7%	102,825	49,358	153,984
1912	D	+48.9%	90,380	23,327	137,189
1908	D	+22.2%	82,936	52,568	136,979
1904	D	+24.8%	80,649	48,180	130,842
1900	D	+11.5%	146,079	115,769	264,357
1896	D	+6.6%	154,978	135,379	294,837
1892	D	+17.5%	164,136	113,098	292,238
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	54.4%	45.4%	4,445,535
2020	D	56.0%	43.9%	4,405,087
2018	D	57.0%	41.0%	3,351,373
2014	D	49.1%	48.3%	2,184,473
2012	D	52.9%	47.0%	3,802,196
2008	D	65.0%	33.7%	3,643,294
2006	D	49.6%	49.2%	2,370,445
2002	R	0.0%	82.6%	1,489,422
2000	R	47.7%	52.3%	2,718,301
1996	R	47.4%	52.5%	2,354,715
1994	D	45.6%	42.9%	2,057,463
1990	R	0.0%	80.9%	1,083,690
1988	D	71.2%	28.7%	2,068,897
1984	R	29.9%	70.0%	2,007,487
1982	R	48.8%	51.2%	1,415,622
1978	R	49.8%	50.2%	1,222,256
1976	O	38.3%	0.0%	1,557,500

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

12.0%

German

10.1%

Irish

9.1%

American

8.4%

Italian

3.9%

Scottish

1.9%

Polish

1.5%

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: 39.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.1%

2.2%

75–84

2.9%

4.6%

65–74

5.3%

6.2%

55–64

6.6%

6.2%

45–54

6.3%

6.8%

35–44

6.8%

25–34

6.7%

4.7%

18–24

4.5%

8.3%

5–17

7.8%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$93,170

Virginia ranks near the middle of US counties.

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

10.0%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.7%

Working age (18–64)9.2%

Seniors (65+)9.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

82.5%

speak English only

Spanish7.9%

Other Indo-European3.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.8%

Other languages1.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

11.4%

Catholic & Orthodox

10.6%

Baptist

9.3%

Methodist

5.1%

Mainline Protestant

3.9%

Non-Christian

3.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Virginia sits in the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-nine points in 1912 and a Republican high of thirty-eight points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the state moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was six points.

A population of 8,705,170, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,170 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Virginia vote in 2024?

In 2024, Virginia voted Democratic by 5.8 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,504,539 votes cast, 2,334,867 went Democratic and 2,074,901 went Republican.

What is Virginia's political typology?

Akashic places Virginia in the "" 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 state has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.

When did Virginia last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Virginia voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in Virginia?

Virginia has a population of 8,705,170 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Virginia?

Median household income in Virginia is $93,170 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.

What is the political history of Virginia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Chesterfield County, VA	D +21,170
Henrico County, VA	D +14,863
Fairfax County, VA	D +11,636

Virginia delivered D+6 in 2024.

Key facts

U.S. Senate

Demographics

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