† 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
GroupPetersburgVirginiaUnited States
African American†71.1%15.6%9.9%
African3.2%0.9%0.5%
Haitian0.6%—0.3%
Jamaican0.5%0.3%0.4%
Nigerian0.3%0.2%0.2%
Guyanese0.3%——
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.2%——
English4.2%12.0%9.5%
American3.2%8.4%5.3%
German1.7%10.1%12.5%
Italian1.1%3.9%4.8%
Irish0.8%9.1%9.4%
Polish0.4%1.6%2.2%
French0.4%1.3%1.6%
Scottish0.4%1.9%1.3%
Puerto Rican2.4%1.4%1.8%
Mexican1.1%2.4%11.3%
Honduran0.9%0.7%0.3%
Guatemalan0.4%0.7%0.5%
Salvadoran0.4%2.1%0.7%
Cuban0.3%—0.7%
Dominican0.3%—0.7%
Asian Indian0.2%1.8%1.4%
Filipino0.2%0.9%0.9%
Korean0.2%0.8%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
Petersburg
Virginia
United States
Median age
35.8
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.5%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.8%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Petersburg
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$50,698
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.7%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.4%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Petersburg
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.1%
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
5.9%
7.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Petersburg
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.
Petersburg, Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+62.3%
2008
+78.3%
2012
+80.3%
2016
+76.6%
2020
+76.5%
2024
+72.6%
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
85.5%Harris11,219
13.0%Trump1,702
1.5%
D+72.6
R+4.0
D+74.0
13,116
D
87.8%Biden12,389
11.2%Trump1,584
1.0%
D+76.5
R+0.1
D+72.1
14,118
D
87.2%Clinton12,023
10.5%Trump1,454
2.3%
D+76.6
R+3.7
D+74.5
13,791
D
89.8%Obama14,287
9.5%Romney1,517
0.6%
D+80.3
D+2.0
D+76.4
15,902
D
88.5%Obama13,774
10.2%McCain1,583
1.3%
D+78.3
D+16.0
D+71.1
15,565
D
81.0%Kerry9,682
18.7%Bush2,238
0.2%
D+62.3
—
D+64.8
11,949
Petersburg is an independent city south of Richmond with one of Virginia's highest shares of Black residents — over 70% — and consistently delivers Democratic margins above 80 points, making it a reliable indicator for mobilization efforts in the Crater region.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 80.3 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 72.6 points.
A population of 33,537, a 15% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,698 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Riverdale and Prichard.
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, Petersburg, Virginia voted Democratic by 72.6 points (D+72.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 13,116 votes cast, 11,219 went Democratic and 1,702 went Republican.
How many people live in Petersburg, Virginia?
Petersburg, Virginia has a population of 33,537 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Petersburg, Virginia?
Median household income in Petersburg, Virginia is $50,698 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Petersburg, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Petersburg, Virginia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
