† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAbingdonVirginiaUnited States
American22.2%8.4%5.3%
English15.5%12.0%9.5%
German7.6%10.1%12.5%
Irish7.6%9.1%9.4%
Scottish2.4%1.9%1.3%
Scotch-Irish2.3%——
Italian1.6%3.9%4.8%
French0.9%1.3%1.6%
African American†3.8%15.6%9.9%
Mexican0.9%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%1.4%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Abingdon
Virginia
United States
Median age
46.4
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
5.7%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
24.4%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Abingdon
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$54,544
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.9%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.5%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Abingdon
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.0%
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.5%
7.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Abingdon
Virginia
United States
Catholic
—
10.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
19.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
54.3%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Abingdon, Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−20.7%
2008
−20.3%
2012
−31.0%
2016
−36.2%
2020
−32.7%
2024
−31.3%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004, 2020 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
33.7%Harris1,495
65.1%Trump2,883
1.2%
R+31.3
D+1.4
R+29.9
4,430
R
33.1%Biden1,399
65.8%Trump2,782
1.1%
R+32.7
D+3.5
R+37.2
4,227
R
29.7%Clinton1,112
65.9%Trump2,468
4.4%
R+36.2
R+5.2
R+38.3
3,745
R
33.7%Obama1,201
64.7%Romney2,307
1.6%
R+31.0
R+10.7
R+34.9
3,566
R
39.2%Obama1,418
59.4%McCain2,152
1.4%
R+20.3
D+0.5
R+27.5
3,621
R
38.8%Kerry1,291
59.5%Bush1,980
1.6%
R+20.7
—
R+18.3
3,325
Abingdon anchors Washington County in Virginia's far southwest, where Appalachian heritage tourism and a shrinking manufacturing base have shaped an electorate that leans heavily Republican but turns out selectively for local races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 36.2 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.4 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.3 points.
A population of 8,330, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,544 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gloucester Point and Fairfield Plantation.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Abingdon, Virginia voted Republican by 31.3 points (R+31.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,430 votes cast, 1,495 went Democratic and 2,883 went Republican.
How many people live in Abingdon, Virginia?
Abingdon, Virginia has a population of 8,330 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Abingdon, Virginia?
Median household income in Abingdon, Virginia is $54,544 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Abingdon, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Abingdon, Virginia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
