Akashic

county

York County, VA

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

English16.7%12.0%9.5%

German12.9%10.1%12.5%

Irish11.0%9.1%9.4%

American8.4%8.4%5.3%

Italian4.9%3.9%4.8%

French2.7%1.3%1.6%

Scottish2.6%1.9%1.3%

Polish2.4%1.6%2.2%

African American†12.3%15.6%9.9%

African0.2%0.9%0.5%

Jamaican0.2%0.3%0.4%

Puerto Rican3.0%1.4%1.8%

Mexican2.8%2.4%11.3%

Cuban0.4%—0.7%

Salvadoran0.2%2.1%0.7%

Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%

Ecuadorian0.2%——

Spanish0.2%——

Chinese1.4%0.8%1.3%

Asian Indian1.2%1.8%1.4%

Korean1.2%0.8%0.4%

Filipino1.1%0.9%0.9%

Vietnamese0.2%0.7%0.6%

Pakistani0.2%0.5%—

Thai0.2%——

Marshallese0.2%——

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	York County	Virginia	United States
Median age	39.9	39.3	39.1
Age 18–24	8.6%	9.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	17.7%	16.7%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	York County	Virginia	United States
Median household income	$109,956	$93,170	$84,427
Poverty rate	5.6%	10.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	50.0%	42.3%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	York County	Virginia	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	10.8%	17.5%	22.3%
Spanish	3.5%	7.9%	13.6%
Other Indo-European	1.5%	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	1.3%	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)	1.3%	0.7%	1.1%

Religious landscape

Measure	York County	Virginia	United States
Catholic	8.9%	10.2%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	24.2%	19.9%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	54.5%	54.3%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	9.2%	8.4%	5.2%

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

President results by year

2024 turnout 74.5% of 53,201 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic46.0%18,296TrumpRepublican52.1%20,722OtherAll other candidates0.5%209

R+6.1

Lead: 2,426
Total: 39,749
vs nation: R+4.6
Turnout: 74.5%

BidenDemocratic45.6%17,683TrumpRepublican52.2%20,241JorgensenLibertarian1.8%680

R+6.6

Lead: 2,558
Total: 38,787
vs nation: R+11.0
Turnout: 77.4%

ClintonDemocratic38.1%12,999TrumpRepublican55.2%18,837JohnsonLibertarian3.5%1,186

R+17.1

Lead: 5,838
Total: 34,113
vs nation: R+19.2
Turnout: 70.7%

ObamaDemocratic38.8%13,183RomneyRepublican59.5%20,204OtherAll other candidates1.7%566

R+20.7

Lead: 7,021
Total: 33,953
vs nation: R+24.5
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic40.4%13,700McCainRepublican58.5%19,833OtherAll other candidates1.1%364

R+18.1

Lead: 6,133
Total: 33,897
vs nation: R+25.4
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic34.4%10,276BushRepublican64.9%19,396OtherAll other candidates0.7%208

R+30.5

Lead: 9,120
Total: 29,880
vs nation: R+28.1
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic35.1%8,622BushRepublican62.3%15,312NaderGreen2.0%480

R+27.2

Lead: 6,690
Total: 24,583
vs nation: R+27.7
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic37.3%7,731DoleRepublican55.0%11,396PerotReform7.1%1,469

R+17.7

Lead: 3,665
Total: 20,738
vs nation: R+26.2
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+6.1MIT Election Lab
Population: 71,0052024 5-year
Median household income: $109,9562024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 66.2%2024 5-year
Black: 13.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+65.8 in 1916MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+53.6 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Douglas County, CO · twin score 93.7

Participation

Midterm durability

Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.

2024 total turnout: 74.5%39,649 participants ÷ 53,201 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +23.4 ptsPresidential-dependent
Drop-off versus state: -0.4 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 51.1%–57.2%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	34,328	48,534	70.7%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	29,307	49,216	59.5%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	39,062	50,451	77.4%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	28,170	52,129	54.0%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	39,649	53,201	74.5%	A/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.

Precinct data

Results by precinct

26 precincts · 39,749 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

York County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -102 - WALLER MILL102 - WALLER MILL	1,954	1,726	62	3,742	52.2%	46.1%	D+6.1
Precinct -103 - MAGRUDER103 - MAGRUDER	2,153	1,375	51	3,579	60.2%	38.4%	D+21.7
Precinct -201 - COVENTRY201 - COVENTRY	1,728	1,730	89	3,547	48.7%	48.8%	R+0.1
Precinct -301 - SEAFORD301 - SEAFORD	979	2,498	43	3,520	27.8%	71.0%	R+43.2
Precinct -402 - DARE402 - DARE	1,294	2,109	65	3,468	37.3%	60.8%	R+23.5
Precinct -501 - TABB501 - TABB	1,522	1,860	76	3,458	44.0%	53.8%	R+9.8
Precinct -502 - BETHEL502 - BETHEL	1,723	1,654	73	3,450	49.9%	47.9%	D+2.0
Precinct -401 - HARWOODS MILL401 - HARWOODS MILL	1,223	2,009	65	3,297	37.1%	60.9%	R+23.8
Precinct -202 - KILN CREEK202 - KILN CREEK	1,270	1,344	58	2,672	47.5%	50.3%	R+2.8
Precinct -303 - EDGEHILL303 - EDGEHILL	1,402	1,173	50	2,625	53.4%	44.7%	D+8.7
Precinct -403 - GRAFTON403 - GRAFTON	982	1,337	31	2,350	41.8%	56.9%	R+15.1
Precinct -101 - QUEENS LAKE101 - QUEENS LAKE	1,225	932	41	2,198	55.7%	42.4%	D+13.3
Precinct -302 - YORKTOWN302 - YORKTOWN	841	975	27	1,843	45.6%	52.9%	R+7.3
Bethel51199000502	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Coventry51199000201	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Dare51199000402	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Edgehill51199000303	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Grafton51199000403	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Harwoods Mill51199000401	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Kiln Creek51199000202	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Magruder51199000103	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Queens Lake51199000101	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Seaford51199000301	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Tabb51199000501	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Waller Mill51199000102	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Yorktown51199000302	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−19.3%
1896	+51.9%
1900	−6.7%
1904	+41.9%
1908	+54.3%
1912	+63.9%
1916	+65.8%
1920	+50.1%
1924	+58.2%
1928	−53.6%
1932	+18.4%
1936	+50.7%
1940	+62.2%
1944	+40.3%
1948	+29.7%
1952	−1.8%
1956	−23.7%
1960	−10.4%
1964	+37.1%
1968	−10.8%
1972	−20.8%
1976	−8.3%
1980	−18.2%
1984	−42.9%
1988	−40.7%
1992	−19.9%
1996	−17.7%
2000	−27.2%
2004	−30.5%
2008	−18.1%
2012	−20.7%
2016	−17.1%
2020	−6.6%
2024	−6.1%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	R	46.0%Harris18,296	52.1%Trump20,722	0.5%Oliver203 +4	R+6.1	D+0.5	R+4.6	39,749
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent Donald J TrumpRepublican52.1%20,722 Kamala D HarrisDemocratic46.0%18,296 OtherAll other candidates0.5%209 Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%203 Jill SteinIndependent0.4%163 Cornel R WestIndependent0.2%80 Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.2%76
2020	R	45.6%Biden17,683	52.2%Trump20,241	1.8%Jorgensen680	R+6.6	D+10.5	R+11.0	38,787
2016	R	38.1%Clinton12,999	55.2%Trump18,837	3.5%Johnson1,186	R+17.1	D+3.6	R+19.2	34,113
2012	R	38.8%Obama13,183	59.5%Romney20,204	1.7%	R+20.7	R+2.6	R+24.5	33,953
2008	R	40.4%Obama13,700	58.5%McCain19,833	1.1%	R+18.1	D+12.4	R+25.4	33,897
2004	R	34.4%Kerry10,276	64.9%Bush19,396	0.7%	R+30.5	R+3.3	R+28.1	29,880
2000	R	35.1%Gore8,622	62.3%Bush15,312	2.0%Nader480	R+27.2	R+9.5	R+27.7	24,583
1996	R	37.3%Clinton7,731	55.0%Dole11,396	7.1%Perot1,469	R+17.7	D+2.3	R+26.2	20,738
1992	R	31.1%Clinton6,218	51.1%Bush10,197	17.2%Perot3,426	R+19.9	D+20.8	R+25.5	19,966
1988	R	29.2%Dukakis4,639	70.0%Bush11,103	0.8%	R+40.7	D+2.2	R+33.0	15,871
1984	R	28.3%Mondale4,063	71.2%Reagan10,214	0.4%	R+42.9	R+24.7	R+24.7	14,337
1980	R	37.4%Carter4,532	55.6%Reagan6,744	7.1%	R+18.2	R+9.9	R+8.5	12,133
1976	R	45.3%Carter4,736	53.6%Ford5,603	1.1%	R+8.3	D+12.5	R+10.4	10,451
1972	R	39.2%McGovern4,402	59.9%Nixon6,739	0.9%	R+20.8	R+9.9	D+2.4	11,242
1968	O	26.1%Humphrey2,370	36.9%Nixon3,356	37.0%	Wallace +0.1	R+48.0	R+10.2	9,088
1964	D	68.5%Johnson7,220	31.4%Goldwater3,309	0.1%	D+37.1	D+47.5	D+14.5	10,539
1960	R	44.6%Kennedy1,691	54.9%Nixon2,085	0.5%	R+10.4	D+13.4	R+10.5	3,795
1956	R	36.4%Stevenson1,064	60.1%Eisenhower1,759	3.6%	R+23.7	R+21.9	R+8.3	2,927
1952	R	48.7%Stevenson1,287	50.5%Eisenhower1,335	0.8%	R+1.8	R+31.5	D+8.9	2,642
1948	D	60.0%Truman826	30.4%Dewey418	9.6%	D+29.7	R+10.7	D+25.2	1,376
1944	D	69.3%Roosevelt760	29.0%Dewey318	1.6%	D+40.3	R+21.9	D+32.8	1,096
1940	D	80.3%Roosevelt787	18.1%Willkie177	1.6%	D+62.2	D+11.5	D+52.3	980
1936	D	73.8%Roosevelt729	23.1%Landon228	3.1%	D+50.7	D+32.3	D+26.4	988
1932	D	56.8%Roosevelt457	38.4%Hoover309	4.7%	D+18.4	D+72.0	D+0.6	804
1928	R	23.2%Smith194	76.8%Hoover642	0.0%	R+53.6	R+111.8	R+36.1	836
1924	D	77.2%Davis305	19.0%Coolidge75	3.8%La Follette15	D+58.2	D+8.1	D+83.4	395
1920	D	74.5%Cox281	24.4%Harding92	1.1%	D+50.1	R+15.6	D+76.3	377
1916	D	82.9%Wilson247	17.1%Hughes51	0.0%	D+65.8	D+1.9	D+62.6	298
1912	D	76.2%Wilson211	12.3%Taft34	11.6%	D+63.9	D+9.6	D+44.4	277
1908	D	75.9%Bryan214	21.6%Taft61	2.5%	D+54.3	D+12.3	D+63.8	282
1904	D	66.7%Parker186	24.7%Roosevelt69	8.6%	D+41.9	D+48.6	D+61.6	279
1900	R	45.8%Bryan551	52.5%McKinley631	1.7%	R+6.7	R+58.5	D+0.9	1,202
1896	D	75.1%Bryan722	23.2%McKinley223	1.8%	D+51.9	D+71.2	D+57.9	962
1892	R	38.8%Cleveland533	58.1%Harrison798	3.1%	R+19.3	—	R+21.0	1,373
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 3 House · 37 Senate · 2 Senate special · 12 governor

U.S. House

Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	42.1%16,392	57.9%22,568	38,960
2020	D	53.5%14,575	46.5%12,684	27,259
2018	R	44.6%12,960	55.4%16,067	29,027

U.S. Senate

Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	47.5%18,726	52.5%20,685	39,411
2020Class II	R	46.7%Mark Warner18,025	53.2%Daniel Gade20,524	38,569
2018Class I	R	47.0%Tim Kaine13,634	51.1%Corey Stewart14,828	29,033
2014Class II	R	38.7%Mark Warner7,974	58.9%Ed Gillespie12,141	20,625
2012Class I	R	41.2%Tim Kaine13,849	58.7%George Allen19,745	33,653
2008Class II	D	55.1%Mark Warner18,389	43.7%Jim Gilmore14,599	33,399
2006Class I	R	41.0%Jim Webb9,370	57.8%George Allen13,222	22,865
2002Class II	R	0.0%None0	86.8%John Warner14,213	16,370
2000Class I	R	42.1%Chuck Robb10,374	57.7%George Allen14,207	24,617
1996Class II	R	37.4%Mark Warner7,594	62.5%John Warner12,681	20,286
1994Class I	R	41.5%Chuck Robb7,081	43.6%Oliver North7,438	17,079
1990Class II	R	0.0%None0	80.3%John Warner8,533	10,622
1988Class I	D	73.1%Chuck Robb11,092	26.9%Maurice A. Dawkins4,076	15,170
1984Class II	R	22.4%Edythe Harrison3,037	77.6%John Warner10,529	13,566
1982Class I	R	31.8%Dick Davis3,200	68.1%Paul S. Trible6,849	10,051
1978Class II	R	49.1%Andrew Miller4,124	50.9%John Warner4,271	8,398
1976Class I	D	32.4%Elmo Zumwalt3,150	0.0%None0	9,732
1972Class II	R	42.5%William B. Spong Jr.4,190	55.4%Bill Scott5,465	9,857
1970Class I	D	28.4%George C. Rawlings Jr.1,600	12.9%Ray Garland725	5,627
1966Class II	D	53.5%William B. Spong Jr.2,161	37.6%James P. Ould Jr.1,516	4,036
1964Class I	D	62.6%Harry F. Byrd Sr.3,775	19.6%Richard A. May1,183	6,029
1960Class II	D	85.5%A. Willis Robertson3,004	0.0%None0	3,514
1958Class I	D	71.7%Harry F. Byrd Sr.1,325	0.0%None0	1,847
1954Class II	D	79.4%A. Willis Robertson730	0.0%None0	919
1952Class I	D	66.8%Harry F. Byrd Sr.1,647	0.0%None0	2,467
1948Class II	D	75.3%A. Willis Robertson870	21.2%Robert H. Woods245	1,156
1946Class I	D	69.2%Harry F. Byrd Sr.469	25.1%Lester S. Parsons170	678
1942Class II	D	95.4%Carter Glass124	0.0%None0	130
1940Class I	D	95.2%Harry F. Byrd Sr.729	0.0%None0	766
1936Class II	D	91.3%Carter Glass794	7.4%George Rohlson64	870
1934Class I	D	85.2%Harry F. Byrd Sr.242	13.0%Lawrence C. Page37	284
1930Class II	D	77.0%Carter Glass187	0.0%None0	243
1928Class I	D	100.0%Claude Swanson595	0.0%None0	595
1924Class II	D	92.4%Carter Glass317	0.6%William Doak2	343
1922Class I	D	89.0%Claude Swanson226	5.1%J.W. McGavock13	254
1918Class II	D	100.0%Thomas S. Martin36	0.0%None0	36
1916Class I	D	100.0%Claude Swanson303	0.0%None0	303

U.S. Senate special elections

Each row shows U.S. Senate special votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
1966Special · Class I	D	46.4%Harry F. Byrd Jr.1,872	43.3%Lawrence Traylor1,748	4,036
1933Special · Class I	D	69.8%Harry F. Byrd Sr.192	26.9%Henry Wise74	275

Governor

Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2025	D	50.1%Abigail Spanberger15,769	49.8%Winsome Earle-Sears15,684	31,500
2017	R	43.7%Ralph Northam10,068	55.1%Ed Gillespie12,708	23,059
2013	R	36.7%Terry McAuliffe7,745	56.4%Ken Cuccinelli11,923	21,129
2009	R	30.3%Creigh Deeds5,839	69.6%Bob McDonnell13,420	19,282
2005	R	44.4%Tim Kaine8,142	52.1%Jerry Kilgore9,565	18,343
2001	R	45.0%Mark Warner7,530	54.3%Mark Earley9,083	16,718
1997	R	35.7%Don Beyer5,469	62.9%Jim Gilmore9,628	15,311
1993	R	36.4%Mary Sue Terry5,324	62.8%George Allen9,183	14,626
1989	R	45.1%Douglas Wilder6,001	54.8%Marshall Coleman7,283	13,297
1985	R	48.6%Gerald Baliles4,536	51.4%Wyatt Durrette4,795	9,333
1981	R	49.8%Chuck Robb4,615	50.2%Marshall Coleman4,649	9,265
1977	R	43.6%Henry Howell3,598	55.3%John N. Dalton4,563	8,253

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in York County, VA
Year	Total registered
2016	45,789
2018	46,212
2020	49,034
2022	50,620
2024	53,435

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

−30 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net +19 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $70,852 in average income, against $108,142 for residents who stayed — 34% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean D+19.0 on average — 25 points more Democratic-leaning than York County, VA itself (R+6.1).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Newport News city, VA609D+28.7
Hampton city, VA313D+39.8
James City County, VA265D+6.2
Williamsburg city, VA93D+44.3
Gloucester County, VA92R+38.2
Virginia Beach city, VA66D+2.6

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Newport News city, VA561
James City County, VA280
Hampton city, VA225
Williamsburg city, VA110
Gloucester County, VA100
Virginia Beach city, VA75

Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.

Domestic migration in York County, VA in York County, VA: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+209
2012	−488
2013	−282
2014	+64
2015	+694
2016	−481
2017	−289
2018	−278
2019	+171
2021	+855
2022	−9
2023	−314
2024	+197
2025	−30

Home to Naval Weapons Station Yorktown and straddling the York River, this small Tidewater county leans modestly Republican but has trended competitive as Hampton Roads suburbs grow more diverse and transient.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 65.8 points in 1916 and a Republican high of 53.6 points in 1928. The 2024 margin was 6.1 points.

A population of 71,005, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $109,956 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Douglas County and Delaware County.

Political twins — counties

The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

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Colorado

93.7twin score

12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectory% Asian≠ median income

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Ohio

93.2twin score

12-yr trendcollege share2020–2024 trajectory≠ median income

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Kansas

92.3twin score

12-yr trendmedian incomecollege share≠ population scale

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D+1

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Frequently asked questions

How did York County, Virginia vote in 2024?

In 2024, York County, Virginia voted Republican by 6.1 points (R+6.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 39,749 votes cast, 18,296 went Democratic and 20,722 went Republican.

When did York County, Virginia last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which York County, Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in York County, Virginia?

York County, Virginia has a population of 71,005 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in York County, Virginia?

Median household income in York County, Virginia is $109,956 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.

What is the political history of York County, Virginia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in York County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.

Measure

York County

Virginia

United States

Median age

39.9

39.3

39.1

Age 18–24

8.6%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

17.7%

16.7%

17.2%

Measure

York County

Virginia

United States

Median household income

$109,956

$93,170

$84,427

Poverty rate

5.6%

10.0%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

50.0%

42.3%

35.6%

Measure

York County

Virginia

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

10.8%

17.5%

22.3%

Spanish

3.5%

7.9%

13.6%

Other Indo-European

1.5%

2.6%

2.0%

Korean

1.3%

0.7%

0.3%

Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)

1.3%

0.7%

1.1%

Measure

York County

Virginia

United States

Catholic

8.9%

10.2%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

24.2%

19.9%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

54.5%

54.3%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

9.2%

8.4%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+6.1MIT Election Lab

Population

71,0052024 5-year

Median household income

$109,9562024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

66.2%2024 5-year

Black

13.0%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

7.8%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+65.8 in 1916MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+53.6 in 1928MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Douglas County, CO · twin score 93.7

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

34,328

48,534

70.7%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

29,307

49,216

59.5%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

39,062

50,451

77.4%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

28,170

52,129

54.0%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

39,649

53,201

74.5%

A/A

York County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -102 - WALLER MILL102 - WALLER MILL

1,954

1,726

3,742

52.2%

46.1%

D+6.1

Precinct -103 - MAGRUDER103 - MAGRUDER

2,153

1,375

3,579

60.2%

38.4%

D+21.7

Precinct -201 - COVENTRY201 - COVENTRY

1,728

1,730

3,547

48.7%

48.8%

R+0.1

Precinct -301 - SEAFORD301 - SEAFORD

979

2,498

3,520

27.8%

71.0%

R+43.2

Precinct -402 - DARE402 - DARE

1,294

2,109

3,468

37.3%

60.8%

R+23.5

Precinct -501 - TABB501 - TABB

1,522

1,860

3,458

44.0%

53.8%

R+9.8

Precinct -502 - BETHEL502 - BETHEL

1,723

1,654

3,450

49.9%

47.9%

D+2.0

Precinct -401 - HARWOODS MILL401 - HARWOODS MILL

1,223

2,009

3,297

37.1%

60.9%

R+23.8

Precinct -202 - KILN CREEK202 - KILN CREEK

1,270

1,344

2,672

47.5%

50.3%

R+2.8

Precinct -303 - EDGEHILL303 - EDGEHILL

1,402

1,173

2,625

53.4%

44.7%

D+8.7

Precinct -403 - GRAFTON403 - GRAFTON

982

1,337

2,350

41.8%

56.9%

R+15.1

Precinct -101 - QUEENS LAKE101 - QUEENS LAKE

1,225

932

2,198

55.7%

42.4%

D+13.3

Precinct -302 - YORKTOWN302 - YORKTOWN

841

975

1,843

45.6%

52.9%

R+7.3

Bethel51199000502

—

No votes

Coventry51199000201

—

No votes

Dare51199000402

—

No votes

Edgehill51199000303

—

No votes

Grafton51199000403

—

No votes

Harwoods Mill51199000401

—

No votes

Kiln Creek51199000202

—

No votes

Magruder51199000103

—

No votes

Queens Lake51199000101

—

No votes

Seaford51199000301

—

No votes

Tabb51199000501

—

No votes

Waller Mill51199000102

—

No votes

Yorktown51199000302

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−19.3%
1896	+51.9%
1900	−6.7%
1904	+41.9%
1908	+54.3%
1912	+63.9%
1916	+65.8%
1920	+50.1%
1924	+58.2%
1928	−53.6%
1932	+18.4%
1936	+50.7%
1940	+62.2%
1944	+40.3%
1948	+29.7%
1952	−1.8%
1956	−23.7%
1960	−10.4%
1964	+37.1%
1968	−10.8%
1972	−20.8%
1976	−8.3%
1980	−18.2%
1984	−42.9%
1988	−40.7%
1992	−19.9%
1996	−17.7%
2000	−27.2%
2004	−30.5%
2008	−18.1%
2012	−20.7%
2016	−17.1%
2020	−6.6%
2024	−6.1%

DemocraticRepublican

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

46.0%Harris18,296

52.1%Trump20,722

0.5%Oliver203 +4

R+6.1

D+0.5

R+4.6

39,749

All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent

Donald J TrumpRepublican52.1%20,722
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic46.0%18,296
OtherAll other candidates0.5%209
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%203
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%163
Cornel R WestIndependent0.2%80
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.2%76

2020

45.6%Biden17,683

52.2%Trump20,241

1.8%Jorgensen680

R+6.6

D+10.5

R+11.0

38,787

2016

38.1%Clinton12,999

55.2%Trump18,837

3.5%Johnson1,186

R+17.1

D+3.6

R+19.2

34,113

2012

38.8%Obama13,183

59.5%Romney20,204

1.7%

R+20.7

R+2.6

R+24.5

33,953

2008

40.4%Obama13,700

58.5%McCain19,833

1.1%

R+18.1

D+12.4

R+25.4

33,897

2004

34.4%Kerry10,276

64.9%Bush19,396

0.7%

R+30.5

R+3.3

R+28.1

29,880

2000

35.1%Gore8,622

62.3%Bush15,312

2.0%Nader480

R+27.2

R+9.5

R+27.7

24,583

1996

37.3%Clinton7,731

55.0%Dole11,396

7.1%Perot1,469

R+17.7

D+2.3

R+26.2

20,738

1992

31.1%Clinton6,218

51.1%Bush10,197

17.2%Perot3,426

R+19.9

D+20.8

R+25.5

19,966

1988

29.2%Dukakis4,639

70.0%Bush11,103

0.8%

R+40.7

D+2.2

R+33.0

15,871

1984

28.3%Mondale4,063

71.2%Reagan10,214

0.4%

R+42.9

R+24.7

14,337

1980

37.4%Carter4,532

55.6%Reagan6,744

7.1%

R+18.2

R+9.9

R+8.5

12,133

1976

45.3%Carter4,736

53.6%Ford5,603

1.1%

R+8.3

D+12.5

R+10.4

10,451

1972

39.2%McGovern4,402

59.9%Nixon6,739

0.9%

R+20.8

R+9.9

D+2.4

11,242

1968

26.1%Humphrey2,370

36.9%Nixon3,356

37.0%

Wallace +0.1

R+48.0

R+10.2

9,088

1964

68.5%Johnson7,220

31.4%Goldwater3,309

0.1%

D+37.1

D+47.5

D+14.5

10,539

1960

44.6%Kennedy1,691

54.9%Nixon2,085

0.5%

R+10.4

D+13.4

R+10.5

3,795

1956

36.4%Stevenson1,064

60.1%Eisenhower1,759

3.6%

R+23.7

R+21.9

R+8.3

2,927

1952

48.7%Stevenson1,287

50.5%Eisenhower1,335

0.8%

R+1.8

R+31.5

D+8.9

2,642

1948

60.0%Truman826

30.4%Dewey418

9.6%

D+29.7

R+10.7

D+25.2

1,376

1944

69.3%Roosevelt760

29.0%Dewey318

1.6%

D+40.3

R+21.9

D+32.8

1,096

1940

80.3%Roosevelt787

18.1%Willkie177

1.6%

D+62.2

D+11.5

D+52.3

980

1936

73.8%Roosevelt729

23.1%Landon228

3.1%

D+50.7

D+32.3

D+26.4

988

1932

56.8%Roosevelt457

38.4%Hoover309

4.7%

D+18.4

D+72.0

D+0.6

804

1928

23.2%Smith194

76.8%Hoover642

0.0%

R+53.6

R+111.8

R+36.1

836

1924

77.2%Davis305

19.0%Coolidge75

3.8%La Follette15

D+58.2

D+8.1

D+83.4

395

1920

74.5%Cox281

24.4%Harding92

1.1%

D+50.1

R+15.6

D+76.3

377

1916

82.9%Wilson247

17.1%Hughes51

0.0%

D+65.8

D+1.9

D+62.6

298

1912

76.2%Wilson211

12.3%Taft34

11.6%

D+63.9

D+9.6

D+44.4

277

1908

75.9%Bryan214

21.6%Taft61

2.5%

D+54.3

D+12.3

D+63.8

282

1904

66.7%Parker186

24.7%Roosevelt69

8.6%

D+41.9

D+48.6

D+61.6

279

1900

45.8%Bryan551

52.5%McKinley631

1.7%

R+6.7

R+58.5

D+0.9

1,202

1896

75.1%Bryan722

23.2%McKinley223

1.8%

D+51.9

D+71.2

D+57.9

962

1892

38.8%Cleveland533

58.1%Harrison798

3.1%

R+19.3

—

R+21.0

1,373

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

42.1%16,392

57.9%22,568

38,960

2020

53.5%14,575

46.5%12,684

27,259

2018

44.6%12,960

55.4%16,067

29,027

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

47.5%18,726

52.5%20,685

39,411

2020Class II

46.7%Mark Warner18,025

53.2%Daniel Gade20,524

38,569

2018Class I

47.0%Tim Kaine13,634

51.1%Corey Stewart14,828

29,033

2014Class II

38.7%Mark Warner7,974

58.9%Ed Gillespie12,141

20,625

2012Class I

41.2%Tim Kaine13,849

58.7%George Allen19,745

33,653

2008Class II

55.1%Mark Warner18,389

43.7%Jim Gilmore14,599

33,399

2006Class I

41.0%Jim Webb9,370

57.8%George Allen13,222

22,865

2002Class II

0.0%None0

86.8%John Warner14,213

16,370

2000Class I

42.1%Chuck Robb10,374

57.7%George Allen14,207

24,617

1996Class II

37.4%Mark Warner7,594

62.5%John Warner12,681

20,286

1994Class I

41.5%Chuck Robb7,081

43.6%Oliver North7,438

17,079

1990Class II

0.0%None0

80.3%John Warner8,533

10,622

1988Class I

73.1%Chuck Robb11,092

26.9%Maurice A. Dawkins4,076

15,170

1984Class II

22.4%Edythe Harrison3,037

77.6%John Warner10,529

13,566

1982Class I

31.8%Dick Davis3,200

68.1%Paul S. Trible6,849

10,051

1978Class II

49.1%Andrew Miller4,124

50.9%John Warner4,271

8,398

1976Class I

32.4%Elmo Zumwalt3,150

0.0%None0

9,732

1972Class II

42.5%William B. Spong Jr.4,190

55.4%Bill Scott5,465

9,857

1970Class I

28.4%George C. Rawlings Jr.1,600

12.9%Ray Garland725

5,627

1966Class II

53.5%William B. Spong Jr.2,161

37.6%James P. Ould Jr.1,516

4,036

1964Class I

62.6%Harry F. Byrd Sr.3,775

19.6%Richard A. May1,183

6,029

1960Class II

85.5%A. Willis Robertson3,004

0.0%None0

3,514

1958Class I

71.7%Harry F. Byrd Sr.1,325

0.0%None0

1,847

1954Class II

79.4%A. Willis Robertson730

0.0%None0

919

1952Class I

66.8%Harry F. Byrd Sr.1,647

0.0%None0

2,467

1948Class II

75.3%A. Willis Robertson870

21.2%Robert H. Woods245

1,156

1946Class I

69.2%Harry F. Byrd Sr.469

25.1%Lester S. Parsons170

678

1942Class II

95.4%Carter Glass124

0.0%None0

130

1940Class I

95.2%Harry F. Byrd Sr.729

0.0%None0

766

1936Class II

91.3%Carter Glass794

7.4%George Rohlson64

870

1934Class I

85.2%Harry F. Byrd Sr.242

13.0%Lawrence C. Page37

284

1930Class II

77.0%Carter Glass187

0.0%None0

243

1928Class I

100.0%Claude Swanson595

0.0%None0

595

1924Class II

92.4%Carter Glass317

0.6%William Doak2

343

1922Class I

89.0%Claude Swanson226

5.1%J.W. McGavock13

254

1918Class II

100.0%Thomas S. Martin36

0.0%None0

1916Class I

100.0%Claude Swanson303

0.0%None0

303

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

1966Special · Class I

46.4%Harry F. Byrd Jr.1,872

43.3%Lawrence Traylor1,748

4,036

1933Special · Class I

69.8%Harry F. Byrd Sr.192

26.9%Henry Wise74

275

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2025

50.1%Abigail Spanberger15,769

49.8%Winsome Earle-Sears15,684

31,500

2017

43.7%Ralph Northam10,068

55.1%Ed Gillespie12,708

23,059

2013

36.7%Terry McAuliffe7,745

56.4%Ken Cuccinelli11,923

21,129

2009

30.3%Creigh Deeds5,839

69.6%Bob McDonnell13,420

19,282

2005

44.4%Tim Kaine8,142

52.1%Jerry Kilgore9,565

18,343

2001

45.0%Mark Warner7,530

54.3%Mark Earley9,083

16,718

1997

35.7%Don Beyer5,469

62.9%Jim Gilmore9,628

15,311

1993

36.4%Mary Sue Terry5,324

62.8%George Allen9,183

14,626

1989

45.1%Douglas Wilder6,001

54.8%Marshall Coleman7,283

13,297

1985

48.6%Gerald Baliles4,536

51.4%Wyatt Durrette4,795

9,333

1981

49.8%Chuck Robb4,615

50.2%Marshall Coleman4,649

9,265

1977

43.6%Henry Howell3,598

55.3%John N. Dalton4,563

8,253

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in York County, VA
Year	Total registered
2016	45,789
2018	46,212
2020	49,034
2022	50,620
2024	53,435

How did York County, Virginia vote in 2024?

In 2024, York County, Virginia voted Republican by 6.1 points (R+6.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 39,749 votes cast, 18,296 went Democratic and 20,722 went Republican.

When did York County, Virginia last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which York County, Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in York County, Virginia?

York County, Virginia has a population of 71,005 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in York County, Virginia?

Median household income in York County, Virginia is $109,956 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.

What is the political history of York County, Virginia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in York County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.