† 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
GroupSouth HillVirginiaUnited States
American14.8%8.4%5.3%
English10.5%12.0%9.5%
German5.2%10.1%12.5%
Irish4.0%9.1%9.4%
Italian2.2%3.9%4.8%
Scottish1.8%1.9%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.1%——
Welsh0.5%——
African American†34.5%15.6%9.9%
African2.8%0.9%0.5%
Ghanaian0.6%0.2%—
Mexican3.1%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.2%1.4%1.8%
Honduran0.7%0.7%0.3%
Asian Indian2.1%1.8%1.4%
Filipino0.8%0.9%0.9%
Vietnamese0.4%0.7%0.6%
Thai0.4%——
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
South Hill
Virginia
United States
Median age
47.2
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
5.2%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
26.0%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
South Hill
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$66,023
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.3%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.6%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
South Hill
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.8%
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.3%
7.9%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.3%
2.6%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.3%
1.2%
1.1%
Other languages
1.9%
1.1%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
South Hill
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.
South Hill, Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−13.0%
2008
−2.0%
2012
−1.5%
2016
−0.1%
2020
+2.0%
2024
−0.3%
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
49.4%Harris1,074
49.7%Trump1,080
0.9%
R+0.3
R+2.3
D+1.2
2,174
D
50.6%Biden1,101
48.6%Trump1,057
0.8%
D+2.0
D+2.1
R+2.4
2,176
R
48.7%Clinton984
48.8%Trump986
2.5%
R+0.1
D+1.4
R+2.2
2,020
R
48.6%Obama951
50.1%Romney980
1.2%
R+1.5
D+0.6
R+5.3
1,955
R
48.5%Obama1,067
50.5%McCain1,112
1.0%
R+2.0
D+11.0
R+9.3
2,200
R
42.9%Kerry798
56.0%Bush1,040
1.1%
R+13.0
—
R+10.6
1,858
South Hill sits in Virginia's Southside tobacco belt, a region where Democratic margins have narrowed sharply over two decades as rural realignment reshaped once-reliable coalitions across the state's southern tier.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 2.0 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 13.0 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.3 points.
A population of 4,786, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,023 describe the city.
In 2024, South Hill, Virginia voted a near-tie (R+0.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,174 votes cast, 1,074 went Democratic and 1,080 went Republican.
When did South Hill, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which South Hill, Virginia voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in South Hill, Virginia?
South Hill, Virginia has a population of 4,786 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Hill, Virginia?
Median household income in South Hill, Virginia is $66,023 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of South Hill, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in South Hill, Virginia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
