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1876–2024
King George County, Virginia
King George County·Virginia

King George County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

A small Potomac-shore county where rural roots drive lopsided presidential margins

18762024·38 elections
King George County, Virginia · Mojo Hand · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+25
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
27,896
2024 ACS
Most similar
Bartholomew County
IN · similarity 1.00
5 precincts · 15,437 votes cast
Trump · R+25
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−24.9%
5,6579,50015,437
2020R
−21.4%
5,4048,44614,224
2016R
−27.7%
4,0077,34112,050
2012R
−18.8%
4,4776,60411,325
2008R
−13.5%
4,4735,88810,474
2004R
−30.1%
2,7395,1247,921
2000R
−26.0%
2,0703,5905,852
1996R
−14.9%
1,8752,5974,843
1992R
−14.3%
1,8112,5705,324
1988R
−25.8%
1,5192,5874,146
1984R
−23.6%
1,4502,3563,841
1980R
−14.0%
1,3181,7843,332
1976D
+4.4%
1,5131,3832,958
1972R
−25.4%
1,9923,3725,441
1968R
−4.5%
7308292,195
1964D
+5.8%
7866991,489
1960D
+2.3%
7176851,410
1956R
−7.3%
5636551,267
1952R
−6.8%
5035771,090
1948R
−9.4%
248316720
1944D
+1.2%
348340690
1940D
+51.0%
515167683
1936D
+22.7%
469295766
1932D
+39.9%
475203682
1928R
−14.4%
309413722
1924D
+14.7%
280206503
1920R
−0.8%
249253503
1916D
+1.4%
223217443
1912D
+51.1%
25648407
1908D
+19.8%
296198495
1904D
+19.4%
279188469
1900R
−14.5%
4806431,125
1896R
−7.8%
5826811,272
1892R
−0.6%
7227311,620
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
0.6%
African American
12.1%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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.
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
Baptist
9.8%
Other Christian
5.6%
Methodist
3.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.1%
Mainline Protestant
1.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Tucked between the Potomac River and the Rappahannock, King George has shifted steadily rightward over two decades, posting a 25-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 despite modest population growth tied to nearby Dahlgren Naval Surface Warfare Center.

The Republican margin in King George County reached its widest at thirty points in 2004. The margin in 2024 was twenty-five points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

King George County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $116,884, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 27,896 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bartholomew County and Montour County.