Chesapeake city, Virginia

2024 results by precinct

64 precincts · 128,001 votes cast

Harris · D+4

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+3.8%	65,399	60,550	128,001
2020	D	+6.4%	66,377	58,180	127,108
2016	R	−1.3%	52,627	54,047	112,662
2012	D	+1.0%	55,052	53,900	110,425
2008	D	+1.3%	53,994	52,625	107,521
2004	R	−14.8%	38,744	52,283	91,541
2000	R	−8.2%	33,578	39,684	74,585
1996	R	−0.9%	28,713	29,251	62,686
1992	R	−8.8%	23,495	28,909	61,868
1988	R	−22.3%	18,828	29,738	48,855
1984	R	−24.2%	16,740	27,542	44,684
1980	R	−2.0%	17,155	17,888	36,904
1976	D	+14.9%	17,651	12,851	32,157
1972	R	−43.8%	373	990	1,409
1968	D	+2.5%	6,843	6,234	24,760
1964	D	+20.1%	691	459	1,153
1960	D	+23.1%	2,155	1,341	3,521
1956	D	+9.7%	1,871	1,521	3,609
1952	D	+23.6%	1,782	1,098	2,897
1948	D	+39.8%	857	347	1,283
1944	D	+58.5%	924	241	1,168
1940	D	+71.0%	920	156	1,076
1936	D	+65.0%	823	172	1,002
1932	D	+28.4%	597	329	945
1928	R	−69.1%	158	865	1,023
1924	D	+47.5%	1,281	423	1,808
1920	D	+37.8%	1,824	813	2,672
1916	D	+39.7%	1,612	684	2,337
1912	D	+38.2%	1,089	422	1,744
1908	D	+8.7%	879	739	1,618
1904	D	+15.8%	1,345	977	2,334
1900	R	−11.2%	2,415	3,024	5,444
1896	R	−23.6%	2,137	3,475	5,674
1892	D	+2.6%	2,587	2,452	5,136
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

0.9%

African American

23.3%

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: 37.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.9%

1.7%

75–84

2.3%

4.2%

65–74

4.9%

6.0%

55–64

6.6%

5.9%

45–54

6.2%

7.5%

35–44

7.5%

6.8%

25–34

6.7%

4.2%

18–24

3.8%

9.2%

5–17

8.9%

3.1%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$95,373

Chesapeake city ranks in the top 5% of US counties.

Chesapeake city$95,373

Virginia$93,170

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.4%

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

16.6%

Baptist

10.5%

Catholic & Orthodox

9.2%

Methodist

5.4%

Mainline Protestant

1.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.1%

Non-Christian

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Chesapeake shifted from reliably Republican margins to a narrow Democratic lean in 2024, reflecting the broader realignment of Hampton Roads suburbs as military families and college-educated voters remake its electorate.

The Democratic margin in Chesapeake city has rarely exceeded seventy-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-nine points. 2024 delivered the county to the Democratic candidate by four points.

Chesapeake city's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 55% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $95,373 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Virginia Beach city and Oktibbeha County.

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