† 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
GroupClifton ForgeVirginiaUnited States
German12.3%10.1%12.5%
American10.6%8.4%5.3%
English9.5%12.0%9.5%
Irish6.6%9.1%9.4%
French1.9%1.3%1.6%
Italian1.4%3.9%4.8%
Scottish1.4%1.9%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.9%——
African American†15.0%15.6%9.9%
Mexican1.3%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.4%1.8%
Salvadoran0.3%2.1%0.7%
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
Clifton Forge
Virginia
United States
Median age
45.2
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
5.8%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
25.0%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Clifton Forge
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$40,000
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.1%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.0%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Clifton Forge
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.6%
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
3.2%
7.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Clifton Forge
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.
Clifton Forge, Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+9.1%
2008
+17.0%
2012
+14.5%
2016
−9.2%
2020
−16.5%
2024
−18.9%
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
39.8%Harris638
58.7%Trump941
1.6%
R+18.9
R+2.4
R+17.4
1,604
R
41.3%Biden673
57.8%Trump942
1.0%
R+16.5
R+7.3
R+20.9
1,631
R
43.1%Clinton668
52.3%Trump810
4.6%
R+9.2
R+23.7
R+11.3
1,549
D
56.0%Obama881
41.5%Romney653
2.4%
D+14.5
R+2.5
D+10.6
1,572
D
57.8%Obama901
40.8%McCain636
1.3%
D+17.0
D+7.9
D+9.7
1,558
D
54.0%Kerry816
45.0%Bush679
1.0%
D+9.1
—
D+11.5
1,510
Clifton Forge, once a vital C&O Railway hub, has shed population steadily since deindustrialization — a demographic arc that shapes both its electorate's composition and its consistently low municipal turnout figures.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 17.0 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 18.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.9 points.
A population of 3,447, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $40,000 describe the city.
In 2024, Clifton Forge, Virginia voted Republican by 18.9 points (R+18.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,604 votes cast, 638 went Democratic and 941 went Republican.
When did Clifton Forge, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Clifton Forge, Virginia voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Clifton Forge, Virginia?
Clifton Forge, Virginia has a population of 3,447 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clifton Forge, Virginia?
Median household income in Clifton Forge, Virginia is $40,000 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Clifton Forge, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Clifton Forge, Virginia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.
