† 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
GroupAltavistaVirginiaUnited States
English14.2%12.0%9.5%
American13.7%8.4%5.3%
Irish7.1%9.1%9.4%
German6.9%10.1%12.5%
Italian2.2%3.9%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.6%——
Scottish1.4%1.9%1.3%
French1.2%1.3%1.6%
African American†25.0%15.6%9.9%
African2.0%0.9%0.5%
Ethiopian1.2%0.5%—
Mexican1.6%2.4%11.3%
Guatemalan0.8%0.7%0.5%
Salvadoran0.4%2.1%0.7%
Spanish0.2%——
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
Altavista
Virginia
United States
Median age
39
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
7.9%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.7%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Altavista
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$51,349
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.9%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.7%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Altavista
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.1%
17.5%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Altavista
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.
Altavista, Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−17.0%
2008
−13.3%
2012
−19.5%
2016
−23.7%
2020
−17.3%
2024
−19.6%
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
39.6%Harris643
59.2%Trump962
1.2%
R+19.6
R+2.4
R+18.2
1,624
R
40.6%Biden661
57.9%Trump942
1.5%
R+17.3
D+6.5
R+21.7
1,628
R
35.6%Clinton546
59.3%Trump910
5.1%
R+23.7
R+4.2
R+25.8
1,535
R
39.5%Obama611
59.0%Romney913
1.6%
R+19.5
R+6.2
R+23.4
1,548
R
42.8%Obama669
56.1%McCain877
1.0%
R+13.3
D+3.7
R+20.6
1,562
R
41.0%Kerry560
58.0%Bush793
1.0%
R+17.0
—
R+14.6
1,367
Altavista's workforce history in furniture and textile production has long anchored its voting patterns, with the town sitting in Campbell County amid a broader rural Virginia corridor that has shifted sharply toward Republican margins over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 23.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.6 points.
A population of 3,342, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,349 describe the city.
In 2024, Altavista, Virginia voted Republican by 19.6 points (R+19.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,624 votes cast, 643 went Democratic and 962 went Republican.
How many people live in Altavista, Virginia?
Altavista, Virginia has a population of 3,342 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Altavista, Virginia?
Median household income in Altavista, Virginia is $51,349 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Altavista, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Altavista, Virginia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
