† 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
GroupPearisburgVirginiaUnited States
Irish11.6%9.1%9.4%
English10.8%12.0%9.5%
German10.2%10.1%12.5%
American8.8%8.4%5.3%
Italian2.7%3.9%4.8%
French1.4%1.3%1.6%
Scottish1.0%1.9%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.9%——
African American†10.7%15.6%9.9%
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
Pearisburg
Virginia
United States
Median age
48.1
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
4.2%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.7%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Pearisburg
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$75,532
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.9%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
12.4%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Pearisburg
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.8%
17.5%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Pearisburg
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.
Pearisburg, Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−20.4%
2008
−19.7%
2012
−30.3%
2016
−51.0%
2020
−54.2%
2024
−57.0%
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
R
21.3%Harris333
78.3%Trump1,224
0.4%
R+57.0
R+2.8
R+55.5
1,564
R
22.2%Biden336
76.4%Trump1,157
1.5%
R+54.2
R+3.2
R+58.6
1,515
R
22.3%Clinton296
73.2%Trump974
4.5%
R+51.0
R+20.6
R+53.1
1,330
R
33.7%Obama427
64.1%Romney811
2.2%
R+30.3
R+10.6
R+34.2
1,266
R
39.4%Obama527
59.1%McCain790
1.4%
R+19.7
D+0.7
R+27.0
1,336
R
39.2%Kerry502
59.5%Bush763
1.3%
R+20.4
—
R+17.9
1,282
Pearisburg anchors a rural mountain county where voter registration has shifted sharply toward Republicans over the past two decades, mirroring broader realignment across southwest Virginia's coalfield-adjacent communities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 57.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.0 points.
A population of 2,860, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,532 describe the city.
In 2024, Pearisburg, Virginia voted Republican by 57.0 points (R+57.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,564 votes cast, 333 went Democratic and 1,224 went Republican.
How many people live in Pearisburg, Virginia?
Pearisburg, Virginia has a population of 2,860 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pearisburg, Virginia?
Median household income in Pearisburg, Virginia is $75,532 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Pearisburg, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Pearisburg, Virginia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
