Buena Vista city, Virginia: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+44%. Democratic peak: D+60 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+44MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 6,5932024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,8332024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+60 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Putnam County, FL · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Buena Vista cityPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Buena Vista city, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 767 | 2,035 | 2,867 | ||
| R | 825 | 1,863 | 2,776 | ||
| R | 693 | 1,430 | 2,407 | ||
| R | 919 | 1,564 | 2,526 | ||
| R | 1,108 | 1,282 | 2,423 | ||
| R | 936 | 1,417 | 2,389 | ||
| R | 941 | 980 | 1,975 | ||
| D | 1,090 | 713 | 2,057 | ||
| D | 1,023 | 849 | 2,200 | ||
| R | 828 | 1,121 | 1,999 | ||
| R | 724 | 1,335 | 2,073 | ||
| D | 1,031 | 942 | 2,089 | ||
| D | 993 | 771 | 1,853 | ||
| R | 15,409 | 20,235 | 36,169 | ||
| R | 387 | 814 | 1,660 | ||
| D | 16,828 | 8,825 | 25,683 | ||
| R | 427 | 487 | 918 | ||
| R | 326 | 545 | 897 | ||
| R | 392 | 513 | 906 | ||
| D | 297 | 234 | 563 | ||
| D | 402 | 179 | 582 | ||
| D | 280 | 113 | 395 | ||
| D | 363 | 177 | 540 | ||
| D | 258 | 154 | 438 | ||
| R | 172 | 267 | 439 | ||
| D | 235 | 149 | 392 | ||
| D | 262 | 154 | 417 | ||
| D | 158 | 92 | 252 | ||
| D | 155 | 43 | 257 | ||
| D | 137 | 80 | 219 | ||
| D | 125 | 79 | 210 | ||
| D | 215 | 204 | 426 | ||
| D | 219 | 184 | 407 | ||
| D | 341 | 86 | 427 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
18.7%
English
12.7%
German
7.4%
Irish
6.4%
French
2.4%
Scottish
2.3%
Italian
1.7%
African American
1.6%
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. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$57,833
Buena Vista city ranks near the middle of US counties.
Buena Vista city$57,833
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.0%
Working age (18–64)16.5%
Seniors (65+)17.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 17.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Buena Vista, a small independent city in the Shenandoah Valley foothills, has delivered lopsided Republican margins for over a decade, reflecting the region's working-class, rural-leaning electorate despite its technical classification as an urban jurisdiction.
The Republican margin in Buena Vista city reached its widest at forty-four points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was forty-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $57,833, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 6,593 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 Putnam County and Perquimans County.
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Buena Vista city, Virginia — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/51530/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Buena Vista city, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Buena Vista city, Virginia voted Republican by 44.2 points (R+44), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,867 votes cast, 767 went Democratic and 2,035 went Republican.
What is Buena Vista city, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Buena Vista city, Virginia as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Buena Vista city, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Buena Vista city, Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Buena Vista city, Virginia?
Buena Vista city, Virginia has a population of 6,593 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Buena Vista city, Virginia?
Median household income in Buena Vista city, Virginia is $57,833 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Buena Vista city, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Buena Vista city, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.