† 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
GroupEmporiaVirginiaUnited States
African American†40.6%15.6%9.9%
African21.4%0.9%0.5%
Nigerian2.3%0.2%0.2%
English9.2%12.0%9.5%
American3.9%8.4%5.3%
Irish2.8%9.1%9.4%
German2.0%10.1%12.5%
Italian0.7%3.9%4.8%
French0.7%1.3%1.6%
Scottish0.5%1.9%1.3%
Slovak0.3%——
Cuban2.3%—0.7%
Guatemalan2.1%0.7%0.5%
Puerto Rican1.1%1.4%1.8%
Mexican0.7%2.4%11.3%
Spaniard0.7%——
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
Emporia
Virginia
United States
Median age
36.6
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
7.0%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.1%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Emporia
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$51,899
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.8%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.0%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Emporia
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.1%
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
5.1%
7.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Emporia
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.
Emporia, Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+12.5%
2008
+30.7%
2012
+33.6%
2016
+31.3%
2020
+36.0%
2024
+31.0%
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
D
65.2%Harris1,418
34.1%Trump743
0.7%
D+31.0
R+5.0
D+32.5
2,176
D
67.7%Biden1,612
31.7%Trump754
0.6%
D+36.0
D+4.7
D+31.6
2,381
D
64.7%Clinton1,530
33.3%Trump789
2.0%
D+31.3
R+2.3
D+29.2
2,366
D
66.5%Obama1,794
32.9%Romney887
0.6%
D+33.6
D+2.9
D+29.8
2,698
D
64.9%Obama1,702
34.2%McCain897
1.0%
D+30.7
D+18.2
D+23.4
2,624
D
56.1%Kerry1,247
43.7%Bush970
0.2%
D+12.5
—
D+14.9
2,221
Emporia, the seat of Greensville County, anchors a rural Southside Virginia corridor where a majority-Black electorate has shaped consistent Democratic margins in statewide races over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.0 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.0 points.
A population of 5,547, a 20% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,899 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tallulah and Indianola.
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, Emporia, Virginia voted Democratic by 31.0 points (D+31.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,176 votes cast, 1,418 went Democratic and 743 went Republican.
How many people live in Emporia, Virginia?
Emporia, Virginia has a population of 5,547 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Emporia, Virginia?
Median household income in Emporia, Virginia is $51,899 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Emporia, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Emporia, Virginia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
