† 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
GroupStauntonVirginiaUnited States
English17.5%12.0%9.5%
German14.8%10.1%12.5%
Irish12.4%9.1%9.4%
Italian4.7%3.9%4.8%
American4.3%8.4%5.3%
Scottish3.0%1.9%1.3%
Scotch-Irish2.8%——
French2.0%1.3%1.6%
African American†9.3%15.6%9.9%
Jamaican0.6%0.3%0.4%
African0.4%0.9%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.2%0.2%
Mexican1.5%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%1.4%1.8%
Guatemalan0.4%0.7%0.5%
Venezuelan0.4%——
Argentinean0.3%——
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
Spanish0.2%——
Filipino0.3%0.9%0.9%
Japanese0.3%—0.2%
Asian Indian0.2%1.8%1.4%
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
Staunton
Virginia
United States
Median age
39.9
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
9.3%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.3%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Staunton
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$65,581
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.4%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
37.7%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Staunton
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.5%
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
3.4%
7.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Staunton
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.
Staunton, Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−21.3%
2008
+2.2%
2012
+4.1%
2016
+1.7%
2020
+9.9%
2024
+13.3%
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
D
55.7%Harris7,595
42.4%Trump5,785
1.9%
D+13.3
D+3.4
D+14.7
13,636
D
53.7%Biden6,981
43.8%Trump5,695
2.4%
D+9.9
D+8.2
D+5.4
12,990
D
47.4%Clinton5,335
45.6%Trump5,138
7.0%
D+1.7
R+2.3
R+0.3
11,263
D
51.1%Obama5,712
47.0%Romney5,257
1.9%
D+4.1
D+1.9
D+0.2
11,178
D
50.5%Obama5,568
48.3%McCain5,329
1.2%
D+2.2
D+23.4
R+5.1
11,025
R
39.0%Kerry3,756
60.3%Bush5,805
0.7%
R+21.3
—
R+18.8
9,629
Staunton, an independent city of roughly 26,000 in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, has historically leaned Republican but saw narrowing margins in statewide races during the late 2010s, reflecting demographic shifts among its college-educated residents.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.3 points in 2024 and a Republican high of 21.3 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.4 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.3 points.
A population of 25,948, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,581 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Port Angeles and Port Orchard.
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, Staunton, Virginia voted Democratic by 13.3 points (D+13.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 13,636 votes cast, 7,595 went Democratic and 5,785 went Republican.
When did Staunton, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Staunton, Virginia voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Staunton, Virginia?
Staunton, Virginia has a population of 25,948 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Staunton, Virginia?
Median household income in Staunton, Virginia is $65,581 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Staunton, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Staunton, Virginia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
