Lexington city, Virginia: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted D+26%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+26MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 7,5252024 5-year
- Median household income
- $84,5172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Falls Church city, VA · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Lexington cityPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Lexington city, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
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| D | 1,795 | 1,030 | 2,895 | ||
| D | 1,791 | 906 | 2,762 | ||
| D | 1,514 | 766 | 2,465 | ||
| D | 1,486 | 1,146 | 2,687 | ||
| D | 1,543 | 914 | 2,479 | ||
| D | 1,340 | 982 | 2,349 | ||
| D | 1,048 | 957 | 2,140 | ||
| D | 1,059 | 850 | 2,045 | ||
| D | 1,128 | 894 | 2,277 | ||
| D | 997 | 994 | 2,024 | ||
| R | 946 | 1,197 | 2,163 | ||
| D | 963 | 956 | 2,083 | ||
| R | 945 | 1,027 | 2,035 | ||
| R | 992 | 3,626 | 4,693 | ||
| R | 734 | 1,170 | 2,085 | ||
| R | 2,498 | 3,183 | 5,691 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
16.2%
English
14.7%
American
14.4%
German
14.3%
Scottish
3.1%
Italian
2.5%
Polish
1.7%
African American
4.6%
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. 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: 22.6 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
$84,517
Lexington city ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Lexington city$84,517
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.6%
Working age (18–64)12.0%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.3%
speak English only
Spanish5.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.9%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 8.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Washington and Lee University and VMI, Lexington's electorate skews heavily toward the Democratic column despite its location in deeply rural Rockbridge County, with the 2024 presidential margin reaching nearly 27 points.
The Republican margin in Lexington city reached its widest at fifty-six points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-six points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $84,517, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 7,525 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 Falls Church city and Clarke County.
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Lexington city, Virginia — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/51678/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lexington city, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lexington city, Virginia voted Democratic by 26.4 points (D+26), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,895 votes cast, 1,795 went Democratic and 1,030 went Republican.
What is Lexington city, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Lexington 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 11 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
When did Lexington city, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Lexington city, Virginia voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Lexington city, Virginia?
Lexington city, Virginia has a population of 7,525 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lexington city, Virginia?
Median household income in Lexington city, Virginia is $84,517 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Lexington city, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lexington city, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.