Madison County, Virginia

2024 results by precinct

9 precincts · 8,480 votes cast

Trump · R+35

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−35.0%	2,700	5,671	8,480
2020	R	−32.0%	2,698	5,300	8,129
2016	R	−31.8%	2,203	4,419	6,979
2012	R	−18.6%	2,639	3,869	6,614
2008	R	−13.4%	2,862	3,758	6,699
2004	R	−23.9%	2,176	3,556	5,772
2000	R	−21.8%	1,844	2,940	5,027
1996	R	−12.5%	1,734	2,296	4,510
1992	R	−13.4%	1,700	2,341	4,779
1988	R	−26.7%	1,427	2,501	4,026
1984	R	−35.0%	1,302	2,723	4,055
1980	R	−17.3%	1,351	1,959	3,521
1976	R	−7.6%	1,466	1,710	3,228
1972	R	−30.1%	1,338	2,545	4,005
1968	R	−29.1%	478	1,188	2,439
1964	R	−24.2%	1,128	1,847	2,977
1960	R	−21.9%	636	998	1,653
1956	R	−21.2%	533	850	1,495
1952	R	−30.3%	540	1,012	1,558
1948	R	−19.7%	428	662	1,188
1944	R	−13.7%	616	811	1,428
1940	D	+3.4%	692	646	1,342
1936	D	+9.7%	804	662	1,467
1932	D	+23.7%	849	522	1,380
1928	R	−14.2%	580	772	1,352
1924	D	+24.9%	589	347	971
1920	D	+7.2%	499	431	941
1916	D	+24.1%	572	348	928
1912	D	+28.4%	402	210	677
1908	D	+20.8%	466	305	773
1904	D	+29.6%	538	292	830
1900	D	+19.5%	986	664	1,650
1896	D	+20.1%	1,089	724	1,818
1892	D	+29.7%	1,115	579	1,804
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

1.6%

Irish

0.6%

African American

7.1%

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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 46.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

0.6%

3.0%

75–84

4.6%

6.8%

65–74

7.2%

8.2%

55–64

8.3%

5.9%

45–54

6.2%

5.5%

35–44

5.8%

4.8%

25–34

4.5%

3.7%

18–24

3.9%

7.5%

5–17

7.4%

2.4%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$84,323

Madison County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.

Madison County$84,323

Virginia$93,170

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.8%

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

Other Christian

12.1%

Baptist

8.4%

Mainline Protestant

7.0%

Non-Christian

6.6%

Methodist

6.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

2.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Nestled between the Blue Ridge and the Rapidan River, Madison County's rural character and modest population of roughly 12,500 have produced consistent double-digit Republican presidential margins for over two decades, reaching R+35 in 2024.

The Republican margin in Madison County reached its widest at thirty-five points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was thirty-five points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Madison County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $84,323, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 14,044 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 Bradford County and Ashland County.

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Madison County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.