† 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
GroupHighland SpringsVirginiaUnited States
African American†63.2%15.6%9.9%
African2.2%0.9%0.5%
Jamaican1.0%0.3%0.4%
Ethiopian0.7%0.5%—
Nigerian0.5%0.2%0.2%
West Indian0.5%——
English6.0%12.0%9.5%
German4.0%10.1%12.5%
Irish3.7%9.1%9.4%
American3.3%8.4%5.3%
Italian1.7%3.9%4.8%
Scottish1.0%1.9%1.3%
Polish0.7%1.6%2.2%
Scotch-Irish0.6%——
Mexican0.7%2.4%11.3%
Salvadoran0.4%2.1%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.3%1.4%1.8%
Guatemalan0.2%0.7%0.5%
Honduran0.2%0.7%0.3%
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
Highland Springs
Virginia
United States
Median age
38
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.8%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Highland Springs
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$57,599
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.0%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.0%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Highland Springs
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.0%
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.4%
7.9%
13.6%
Arabic
1.0%
0.8%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
Highland Springs
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.
Highland Springs, Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+36.3%
2008
+52.1%
2012
+57.8%
2016
+55.1%
2020
+59.6%
2024
+57.6%
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
D
78.2%Harris5,977
20.6%Trump1,577
1.2%
D+57.6
R+2.1
D+59.0
7,645
D
79.0%Biden6,594
19.4%Trump1,616
1.6%
D+59.6
D+4.5
D+55.2
8,347
D
75.9%Clinton5,747
20.8%Trump1,577
3.2%
D+55.1
R+2.7
D+53.0
7,567
D
78.2%Obama5,988
20.4%Romney1,564
1.4%
D+57.8
D+5.6
D+53.9
7,656
D
75.8%Obama5,508
23.6%McCain1,717
0.6%
D+52.1
D+15.9
D+44.9
7,270
D
68.1%Kerry3,889
31.8%Bush1,817
0.1%
D+36.3
—
D+38.7
5,711
Highland Springs sits just east of Richmond's city line, its majority-Black population making it one of Henrico County's most reliably Democratic-leaning pockets in statewide and county-level contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 59.6 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.6 points.
A population of 14,296, a 21% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,599 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Montrose and Stone Mountain.
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, Highland Springs, Virginia voted Democratic by 57.6 points (D+57.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 7,645 votes cast, 5,977 went Democratic and 1,577 went Republican.
How many people live in Highland Springs, Virginia?
Highland Springs, Virginia has a population of 14,296 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Highland Springs, Virginia?
Median household income in Highland Springs, Virginia is $57,599 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Highland Springs, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Highland Springs, Virginia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
