Montgomery County, Virginia

2024 results by precinct

29 precincts · 47,053 votes cast

Harris · D+3

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+3.5%	23,811	22,179	47,053
2020	D	+5.7%	23,218	20,629	45,037
2016	D	+1.3%	20,021	19,459	43,031
2012	R	−0.3%	19,903	20,006	41,009
2008	D	+4.9%	21,031	19,028	40,653
2004	R	−9.3%	14,128	17,070	31,515
2000	R	−8.4%	11,720	13,991	27,160
1996	D	+1.4%	10,867	10,517	24,298
1992	D	+0.2%	10,658	10,606	24,935
1988	R	−15.9%	8,909	12,326	21,444
1984	R	−26.4%	7,202	12,428	19,765
1980	R	−4.4%	7,455	8,222	17,344
1976	R	−2.7%	7,539	7,971	15,742
1972	R	−38.4%	2,804	6,381	9,309
1968	R	−38.1%	2,700	7,098	11,547
1964	R	−2.3%	973	1,019	1,995
1960	R	−32.8%	2,157	4,270	6,445
1956	R	−41.9%	1,848	4,598	6,559
1952	R	−41.5%	1,600	3,881	5,491
1948	R	−27.2%	1,126	2,070	3,473
1944	R	−7.9%	1,652	1,936	3,607
1940	D	+6.8%	2,168	1,890	4,075
1936	R	−0.5%	1,832	1,852	3,713
1932	D	+8.3%	1,805	1,522	3,405
1928	R	−31.6%	967	1,861	2,828
1924	D	+8.2%	1,142	964	2,169
1920	R	−8.9%	969	1,160	2,157
1916	R	−7.6%	765	891	1,667
1912	D	+21.0%	684	349	1,596
1908	R	−3.9%	734	795	1,547
1904	R	−5.3%	650	725	1,418
1900	R	−11.2%	1,102	1,391	2,588
1896	R	−9.3%	1,317	1,594	2,979
1892	D	+5.7%	1,286	1,128	2,783
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%

African American

3.1%

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 30.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.3%

85+

0.8%

1.9%

75–84

2.6%

4.2%

65–74

4.3%

4.6%

55–64

5.0%

45–54

5.0%

5.7%

35–44

5.1%

6.5%

25–34

5.8%

15.8%

18–24

12.2%

5.8%

5–17

5.7%

1.9%

1.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$72,715

Montgomery County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Montgomery County$72,715

Virginia$93,170

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

23.9%

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

9.8%

Catholic & Orthodox

6.4%

Methodist

5.1%

Baptist

5.1%

Mainline Protestant

4.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.8%

Non-Christian

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Montgomery County's political lean tracks closely with Virginia Tech's enrollment cycles — a mid-size Appalachian county that voted D+3.5 in 2024, bucking the otherwise reliably red terrain of southwestern Virginia.

The Democratic margin in Montgomery County has rarely exceeded twenty-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-two points. 2024 delivered the county to the Democratic candidate by three points.

Montgomery County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 82% non-Hispanic-white share, a 24% poverty rate, and a median household income of $72,715 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Newton County and Riverside County.

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