akashic
1876–2024
Lake of the Woods·Virginia

Lake of the Woods delivered R+9.6 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
VA
Lake of the Woods
TrumpR+9.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican54.0%2,989
Kamala HarrisDemocratic44.4%2,458
OtherAll other candidates1.6%90
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −9.6% in 2024.−9.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−15.8%
2012−22.5%
2016−23.5%
2020−9.5%
2024−9.6%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
44.4%Harris2,458
54.0%Trump2,989
1.6%
−9.6%
5,537
R
44.5%Biden2,405
54.0%Trump2,919
1.5%incl. Jorgensen
−9.5%
5,404
R
36.0%Clinton1,549
59.5%Trump2,561
4.5%incl. Johnson
−23.5%
4,302
R
38.7%Obama1,578
61.3%Romney2,496
0.0%
−22.5%
4,074
R
41.6%Obama1,651
57.4%McCain2,277
1.0%
−15.8%
3,967

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorLake of the WoodsCityVirginiaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White75.7%60.2%61.0%
Black6.5%18.6%12.2%
Asian2.2%6.9%6.0%
Two or more races11.6%9.5%12.6%
Other race4.0%4.8%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino9.7%11.0%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$109,153$93,170$84,427
Poverty rate5.6%10.0%12.5%
Median age52.839.339.1
Age 18–246.8%9.2%9.2%
Age 65 and older20.3%16.7%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)29.6%42.3%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home6.6%17.5%22.3%
Spanish3.4%7.9%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryEnglish 15.1%English 12.0%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 15.0%German 10.1%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryGerman 14.6%Irish 9.1%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic1.2%County context10.2%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant31.9%County context19.9%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed59.4%County context54.3%51.5%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
English
15.1%
Irish
15.0%
German
14.6%
American
7.3%
Italian
4.2%
Scottish
2.1%
Scotch-Irish
2.1%
Polish
2.0%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
2.0%
Puerto Rican
1.2%
Spaniard
0.9%
Guatemalan
0.5%
Salvadoran
0.4%
Bolivian
0.4%
Colombian
0.3%
Peruvian
0.3%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.4%
Kenyan
0.4%
South African
0.3%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Pakistani
0.3%
Korean
0.2%
Filipino
0.1%
Vietnamese
0.1%
Thai
0.1%
Laotian
0.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.4%
speak English only
Spanish3.4%
German or other West Germanic0.8%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.3%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.2%
Vietnamese0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
31.9%
Mainline Protestant
4.2%
Latter-day Saints
1.6%
Catholic
1.2%
Black Protestant
1.2%
Other Christian
0.5%
Unaffiliated or not counted59.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Lake of the Woods sits in the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 23.5 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 9.6 points.

A population of 7,984, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $109,153 describe the city.

Compare two places, side by side

Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Lake of the Woods, Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/city/5143430/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How did Lake of the Woods, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lake of the Woods, Virginia voted Republican by 9.6 points (R+9.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,537 votes cast, 2,458 went Democratic and 2,989 went Republican.
What is Lake of the Woods, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Lake of the Woods, Virginia in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Lake of the Woods, Virginia?
Lake of the Woods, Virginia has a population of 7,984 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lake of the Woods, Virginia?
Median household income in Lake of the Woods, Virginia is $109,153 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Lake of the Woods, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Lake of the Woods, Virginia from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.