2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,316 | 5,701 | 7,060 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,503 | 5,748 | 7,303 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,335 | 4,932 | 6,440 | |
| 2012 | R | 2,473 | 4,274 | 6,904 | |
| 2008 | R | 3,278 | 3,324 | 6,753 | |
| 2004 | D | 3,761 | 3,591 | 7,406 | |
| 2000 | D | 3,951 | 3,122 | 7,226 | |
| 1996 | D | 3,913 | 2,229 | 6,868 | |
| 1992 | D | 4,839 | 2,574 | 8,143 | |
| 1988 | D | 4,461 | 3,091 | 7,604 | |
| 1984 | D | 4,848 | 3,921 | 8,844 | |
| 1980 | D | 4,177 | 3,687 | 7,995 | |
| 1976 | D | 4,583 | 3,471 | 8,209 | |
| 1972 | R | 2,711 | 3,633 | 6,462 | |
| 1968 | R | 3,355 | 3,412 | 7,415 | |
| 1964 | D | 3,485 | 2,143 | 5,639 | |
| 1960 | D | 2,756 | 2,203 | 4,960 | |
| 1956 | D | 3,695 | 3,444 | 7,153 | |
| 1952 | D | 3,210 | 2,913 | 6,144 | |
| 1948 | D | 2,945 | 2,197 | 5,172 | |
| 1944 | D | 2,786 | 1,762 | 4,554 | |
| 1940 | D | 2,551 | 1,785 | 4,343 | |
| 1936 | D | 2,683 | 1,146 | 3,830 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,635 | 1,228 | 3,878 | |
| 1928 | D | 1,879 | 1,868 | 3,747 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,618 | 1,294 | 3,047 | |
| 1920 | R | 903 | 1,067 | 1,990 | |
| 1916 | R | 650 | 753 | 1,431 | |
| 1912 | D | 529 | 398 | 1,089 | |
| 1908 | R | 551 | 671 | 1,228 | |
| 1904 | R | 577 | 684 | 1,265 | |
| 1900 | D | 727 | 683 | 1,410 | |
| 1896 | D | 547 | 534 | 1,092 | |
| 1892 | D | 439 | 295 | 779 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
0.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 46.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$47,254
Dickenson County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Dickenson County$47,254
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 82.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Nestled in Virginia's southwestern coalfields, Dickenson County delivered a 62-point Republican margin in 2024, reflecting a dramatic shift from the Democratic-leaning mining communities it once was just two decades ago.
The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Republican candidate carried the county by one points. The 2024 margin was sixty-two points, in line with the county's new direction.
The demographics suggest why. A population of 13,733, a 98% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $47,254 situate the county in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Buchanan County and Muhlenberg County.
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