Middlesex County, Virginia
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 63.1% | 4,357 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 35.8% | 2,473 |
| Chase OliverLibertarian | 0.3% | 24 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −3.3% |
| 1896 | +0.6% |
| 1900 | +3.5% |
| 1904 | +46.4% |
| 1908 | +43.2% |
| 1912 | +46.9% |
| 1916 | +41.3% |
| 1920 | +44.0% |
| 1924 | +68.8% |
| 1928 | +11.0% |
| 1932 | +63.1% |
| 1936 | +67.9% |
| 1940 | +64.7% |
| 1944 | +54.0% |
| 1948 | +21.2% |
| 1952 | −16.2% |
| 1956 | −30.8% |
| 1960 | −17.8% |
| 1964 | −21.1% |
| 1968 | −11.5% |
| 1972 | −48.0% |
| 1976 | −9.7% |
| 1980 | −12.4% |
| 1984 | −36.2% |
| 1988 | −30.1% |
| 1992 | −13.4% |
| 1996 | −10.2% |
| 2000 | −25.0% |
| 2004 | −26.4% |
| 2008 | −19.2% |
| 2012 | −20.5% |
| 2016 | −26.0% |
| 2020 | −25.1% |
| 2024 | −27.3% |
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,898 |
| 2018 | 7,971 |
| 2020 | 8,457 |
| 2022 | 8,711 |
| 2024 | 8,965 |
Middlesex County hugs the Rappahannock River where it meets the bay, and its small, predominantly white, aging population has delivered Republican presidential margins above 25 points in each of the last three cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 68.8 points in 1924 and a Republican high of 48.0 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.3 points.
A population of 10,847, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,060 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gloucester County and Mathews County.
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Middlesex County, Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/51119/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.