Northampton County, Virginia

2024 results by precinct

5 precincts · 6,856 votes cast

Harris · D+6

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+6.1%	3,603	3,183	6,856
2020	D	+10.6%	3,667	2,955	6,732
2016	D	+9.2%	3,255	2,686	6,168
2012	D	+16.4%	3,741	2,676	6,491
2008	D	+16.5%	3,800	2,713	6,586
2004	D	+1.9%	2,775	2,669	5,499
2000	D	+0.8%	2,340	2,299	4,892
1996	D	+16.3%	2,569	1,763	4,948
1992	D	+8.5%	2,568	2,088	5,618
1988	R	−6.5%	2,242	2,562	4,927
1984	R	−13.1%	2,226	2,906	5,207
1980	D	+4.2%	2,363	2,165	4,743
1976	D	+8.8%	2,459	2,043	4,735
1972	R	−37.3%	954	2,145	3,191
1968	D	+0.2%	1,418	1,410	3,974
1964	D	+29.3%	1,635	893	2,534
1960	D	+16.4%	1,387	995	2,392
1956	R	−5.3%	1,132	1,264	2,477
1952	R	−0.7%	1,289	1,307	2,608
1948	D	+26.8%	997	525	1,758
1944	D	+48.7%	1,108	381	1,493
1940	D	+41.3%	866	359	1,228
1936	D	+55.6%	975	277	1,255
1932	D	+61.3%	1,264	298	1,577
1928	D	+15.2%	935	688	1,623
1924	D	+65.7%	941	180	1,159
1920	D	+62.6%	954	217	1,178
1916	D	+75.3%	802	109	920
1912	D	+72.6%	726	83	886
1908	D	+58.2%	673	174	858
1904	D	+47.1%	592	210	811
1900	D	+13.6%	1,180	896	2,091
1896	D	+14.8%	1,086	802	1,920
1892	R	−0.5%	1,225	1,238	2,475
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

0.5%

African American

24.0%

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: 52.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.1%

85+

2.6%

3.8%

75–84

4.6%

7.9%

65–74

9.4%

7.3%

55–64

9.6%

5.0%

45–54

5.6%

4.8%

35–44

4.8%

5.1%

25–34

4.4%

2.4%

18–24

3.3%

9.3%

5–17

5.1%

2.0%

1.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$61,632

Northampton County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Northampton County$61,632

Virginia$93,170

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

17.7%

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

Methodist

22.3%

Baptist

12.1%

Other Christian

6.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

5.8%

Mainline Protestant

3.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Northampton sits at the southern tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore, isolated from the mainland by the Chesapeake Bay. Its majority-minority population — driven by a large Black voting bloc — has consistently returned Democratic margins in a region otherwise trending Republican.

The Democratic margin in Northampton County reached its widest at seventy-five points in 1916. The margin in 2024 was six points — still decisive.

Northampton County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $61,632, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 12,059 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 Orange County and Liberty County.

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Northampton County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.