King and Queen County, Virginia: Old Confederacy county. In 2024, voted R+26%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+26MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 6,6952024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,4692024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 67.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 21.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+50 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+26 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Watonwan County, MN · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of King and Queen CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for King and Queen County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,536 | 2,608 | 4,188 | ||
| R | 1,590 | 2,450 | 4,115 | ||
| R | 1,468 | 2,099 | 3,690 | ||
| R | 1,745 | 1,865 | 3,655 | ||
| D | 1,918 | 1,763 | 3,705 | ||
| R | 1,506 | 1,737 | 3,286 | ||
| R | 1,387 | 1,423 | 2,859 | ||
| D | 1,393 | 1,073 | 2,756 | ||
| D | 1,363 | 1,206 | 2,917 | ||
| R | 1,309 | 1,376 | 2,727 | ||
| R | 1,201 | 1,449 | 2,664 | ||
| D | 1,128 | 949 | 2,150 | ||
| D | 1,111 | 778 | 1,992 | ||
| R | 2,305 | 3,555 | 5,998 | ||
| D | 882 | 568 | 2,073 | ||
| D | 1,744 | 1,092 | 2,839 | ||
| D | 536 | 432 | 983 | ||
| R | 289 | 495 | 906 | ||
| R | 387 | 415 | 810 | ||
| D | 293 | 171 | 547 | ||
| D | 363 | 166 | 529 | ||
| D | 365 | 124 | 490 | ||
| D | 372 | 124 | 497 | ||
| D | 368 | 154 | 535 | ||
| R | 280 | 319 | 599 | ||
| D | 314 | 134 | 452 | ||
| D | 347 | 181 | 528 | ||
| D | 271 | 127 | 398 | ||
| D | 246 | 68 | 362 | ||
| D | 349 | 181 | 532 | ||
| D | 390 | 134 | 524 | ||
| D | 796 | 614 | 1,412 | ||
| D | 853 | 655 | 1,516 | ||
| D | 564 | 527 | 1,124 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
24.0%
English
17.4%
German
8.5%
Irish
8.1%
Italian
0.8%
Polish
0.7%
Scottish
0.6%
African American
17.5%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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. 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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 49.3 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
$70,469
King and Queen County ranks near the middle of US counties.
King and Queen County$70,469
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.9%
Nearly half of children live in poverty.
Children under 1841.0%
Working age (18–64)13.2%
Seniors (65+)12.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.6%
speak English only
Spanish0.9%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
King and Queen County sits between the Mattaponi and Rappahannock rivers with a population under 7,000, making it one of Virginia's least-dense jurisdictions. Its 2024 presidential margin of R+25.7 reflects a steady rightward shift in small rural Tidewater counties over the past decade.
The shift began with civil rights. 2012 marked the realignment in King and Queen County, by a three points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at twenty-six points in 2024. The 2024 margin was twenty-six points.
The political shift has tracked, in King and Queen County, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 67% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $70,469, and a 18% poverty rate describe the demographic context. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Watonwan County and Monroe County.
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King and Queen County, Virginia — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/51097/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did King and Queen County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, King and Queen County, Virginia voted Republican by 25.6 points (R+26), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,188 votes cast, 1,536 went Democratic and 2,608 went Republican.
What is King and Queen County, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies King and Queen County, Virginia as a "Old Confederacy" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did King and Queen County, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which King and Queen County, Virginia voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in King and Queen County, Virginia?
King and Queen County, Virginia has a population of 6,695 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in King and Queen County, Virginia?
Median household income in King and Queen County, Virginia is $70,469 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of King and Queen County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in King and Queen County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.