† 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
GroupMerrifieldVirginiaUnited States
English8.2%12.0%9.5%
German8.1%10.1%12.5%
Irish7.7%9.1%9.4%
Italian3.6%3.9%4.8%
American2.7%8.4%5.3%
Polish1.9%1.6%2.2%
Scottish1.5%1.9%1.3%
French1.3%1.3%1.6%
Asian Indian8.3%1.8%1.4%
Korean6.5%0.8%0.4%
Chinese5.0%0.8%1.3%
Vietnamese5.0%0.7%0.6%
Filipino2.5%0.9%0.9%
Pakistani2.3%0.5%—
Bangladeshi0.7%——
Nepalese0.7%——
Salvadoran3.1%2.1%0.7%
Mexican1.6%2.4%11.3%
Bolivian1.4%0.4%—
Guatemalan1.3%0.7%0.5%
Honduran1.2%0.7%0.3%
Peruvian1.1%0.5%—
Puerto Rican1.0%1.4%1.8%
Colombian0.5%0.3%0.4%
African American†4.7%15.6%9.9%
Ethiopian1.4%0.5%—
African0.5%0.9%0.5%
Ghanaian0.3%0.2%—
Nigerian0.2%0.2%0.2%
Somali0.2%——
Sudanese0.2%——
Jamaican0.2%0.3%0.4%
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
Merrifield
Virginia
United States
Median age
34.6
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
7.3%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
8.7%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Merrifield
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$136,373
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
5.1%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
76.2%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Merrifield
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
54.0%
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
12.2%
7.9%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
15.3%
2.6%
2.0%
Korean
4.9%
0.7%
0.3%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
5.2%
0.7%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Merrifield
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.
Merrifield, Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+16.6%
2008
+29.9%
2012
+33.1%
2016
+48.6%
2020
+53.0%
2024
+44.4%
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
70.3%Harris6,129
25.8%Trump2,252
3.9%
D+44.4
R+8.5
D+45.9
8,724
D
75.5%Biden6,737
22.5%Trump2,009
2.0%
D+53.0
D+4.4
D+48.5
8,928
D
70.5%Clinton5,768
21.9%Trump1,794
7.6%
D+48.6
D+15.5
D+46.5
8,184
D
65.9%Obama4,462
32.8%Romney2,220
1.4%
D+33.1
D+3.2
D+29.2
6,775
D
64.4%Obama4,050
34.5%McCain2,172
1.1%
D+29.9
D+13.3
D+22.6
6,290
D
57.7%Kerry3,210
41.2%Bush2,289
1.1%
D+16.6
—
D+19.0
5,561
Merrifield's rapid residential buildout around its mixed-use core has drawn a highly educated, transient workforce, making it one of Fairfax County's more demographically volatile precincts despite its small footprint.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 53.0 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 8.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.4 points.
A population of 20,698, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $136,373 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fair Oaks and Franconia.
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, Merrifield, Virginia voted Democratic by 44.4 points (D+44.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 8,724 votes cast, 6,129 went Democratic and 2,252 went Republican.
How many people live in Merrifield, Virginia?
Merrifield, Virginia has a population of 20,698 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Merrifield, Virginia?
Median household income in Merrifield, Virginia is $136,373 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Merrifield, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Merrifield, Virginia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
