† 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
GroupRichmondVirginiaUnited States
African American†38.3%15.6%9.9%
African1.1%0.9%0.5%
Jamaican0.4%0.3%0.4%
Ethiopian0.3%0.5%—
Nigerian0.2%0.2%0.2%
Bahamian0.2%——
English10.9%12.0%9.5%
German8.8%10.1%12.5%
Irish8.8%9.1%9.4%
American3.7%8.4%5.3%
Italian3.6%3.9%4.8%
Scottish2.0%1.9%1.3%
French1.7%1.3%1.6%
Polish1.4%1.6%2.2%
Mexican2.1%2.4%11.3%
Guatemalan1.8%0.7%0.5%
Salvadoran1.8%2.1%0.7%
Puerto Rican1.3%1.4%1.8%
Honduran0.7%0.7%0.3%
Dominican0.4%—0.7%
Cuban0.3%—0.7%
Panamanian0.3%——
Asian Indian0.6%1.8%1.4%
Chinese0.5%0.8%1.3%
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
Richmond
Virginia
United States
Median age
34.7
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
11.3%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.1%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Richmond
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$64,587
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.2%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
45.6%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Richmond
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.1%
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
8.4%
7.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Richmond
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.
Richmond, Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+41.1%
2008
+59.0%
2012
+57.3%
2016
+63.5%
2020
+68.0%
2024
+65.9%
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
81.6%Harris88,700
15.7%Trump17,036
2.7%
D+65.9
R+2.1
D+67.4
108,693
D
82.9%Biden92,175
14.9%Trump16,603
2.1%
D+68.0
D+4.5
D+63.5
111,159
D
78.6%Clinton81,263
15.1%Trump15,599
6.4%
D+63.5
D+6.2
D+61.4
103,431
D
77.8%Obama75,944
20.5%Romney20,017
1.6%
D+57.3
R+1.6
D+53.5
97,559
D
79.0%Obama73,714
20.0%McCain18,685
1.0%
D+59.0
D+17.9
D+51.7
93,330
D
70.2%Kerry52,167
29.1%Bush21,637
0.7%
D+41.1
—
D+43.5
74,325
Richmond delivers Democratic margins above 80% in statewide races, anchored by a majority-minority electorate and a dense urban core, yet its surrounding counties routinely split tickets and decide close statewide outcomes.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 68.0 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 65.9 points.
A population of 229,359, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,587 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Durham and Atlanta.
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, Richmond, Virginia voted Democratic by 65.9 points (D+65.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 108,693 votes cast, 88,700 went Democratic and 17,036 went Republican.
How many people live in Richmond, Virginia?
Richmond, Virginia has a population of 229,359 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Richmond, Virginia?
Median household income in Richmond, Virginia is $64,587 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Richmond, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Richmond, Virginia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
