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University of Virginia·Virginia

University of Virginia moved 13.7 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
VA
University of Virginia
HarrisD+63.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic81.0%1,210
Donald TrumpRepublican17.5%261
OtherAll other candidates1.5%22
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +63.6% in 2024.+63.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+40.1%
2012+26.1%
2016+59.3%
2020+77.3%
2024+63.6%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
81.0%Harris1,210
17.5%Trump261
1.5%
+63.6%
1,493
D
87.3%Biden1,740
10.1%Trump201
2.6%incl. Jorgensen
+77.3%
1,992
D
75.0%Clinton2,159
15.7%Trump451
9.3%incl. Johnson
+59.3%
2,879
D
63.1%Obama1,937
36.9%Romney1,134
0.0%
+26.1%
3,071
D
69.5%Obama1,743
29.4%McCain737
1.1%
+40.1%
2,508

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorUniversity of VirginiaCityVirginiaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White58.9%60.2%61.0%
Black13.5%18.6%12.2%
Asian18.7%6.9%6.0%
Two or more races7.4%9.5%12.6%
Other race1.4%4.8%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino6.0%11.0%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$52,546$93,170$84,427
Poverty rate23.8%10.0%12.5%
Median age19.639.339.1
Age 18–2411.7%9.2%9.2%
Age 65 and older20.3%16.7%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)61.1%42.3%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home14.4%17.5%22.3%
Spanish6.0%7.9%13.6%
Other Indo-European2.7%2.6%2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.0%1.2%1.1%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryEnglish 16.9%English 12.0%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryGerman 13.9%German 10.1%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 11.9%Irish 9.1%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic3.3%County context10.2%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant12.6%County context19.9%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed71.0%County context54.3%51.5%
Mainline Protestant8.8%County context8.4%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.9%
German
13.9%
Irish
11.9%
Italian
5.1%
American
4.5%
Scottish
3.0%
French
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.6%
speak English only
Spanish6.0%
Other Indo-European2.7%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.9%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.8%
German or other West Germanic0.7%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.5%
Korean0.5%
Other languages0.5%
Vietnamese0.3%
Arabic0.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
12.6%
Mainline Protestant
8.8%
Catholic
3.3%
Latter-day Saints
1.6%
Other Christian
1.0%
Jewish
1.0%
Hindu
0.3%
Black Protestant
0.2%
Other faiths
0.1%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted71.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

University of Virginia sits in the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 77.3 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 13.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 63.6 points.

A population of 9,065, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,546 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did University of Virginia, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, University of Virginia, Virginia voted Democratic by 63.6 points (D+63.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,493 votes cast, 1,210 went Democratic and 261 went Republican.
What is University of Virginia, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places University of Virginia, Virginia in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in University of Virginia, Virginia?
University of Virginia, Virginia has a population of 9,065 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in University of Virginia, Virginia?
Median household income in University of Virginia, Virginia is $52,546 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of University of Virginia, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in University of Virginia, Virginia from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.