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1876–2024
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach city·Virginia

Virginia Beach city votes the way the country votes.

A Navy town that's shifted 12 points toward Democrats since 2012

18762024·38 elections
Virginia Beach, Virginia · DanRVA · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+3
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
456,349
2024 ACS
Most similar
Seminole County
FL · similarity 0.98
108 precincts · 228,771 votes cast
Harris · D+3
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+2.6%
115,412109,375228,771
2020D
+5.4%
117,393105,087227,561
2016R
−3.5%
91,03298,224203,019
2012R
−2.5%
94,29999,291196,641
2008R
−0.7%
98,885100,319201,249
2004R
−18.8%
70,666103,752175,687
2000R
−14.3%
62,26883,674149,771
1996R
−9.2%
52,14263,741125,943
1992R
−17.9%
44,29468,936137,785
1988R
−38.5%
33,78076,481111,018
1984R
−49.0%
24,70372,57197,594
1980R
−29.1%
24,89547,93679,235
1976R
−13.8%
25,82434,59363,518
1972R
−55.7%
10,37338,07449,733
1968R
−16.5%
10,10116,31637,742
1964D
+10.1%
12,89210,52923,442
1960D
+10.8%
7,2555,83013,164
1956R
−4.9%
5,4536,03011,796
1952R
−6.8%
3,9184,4908,421
1948D
+18.3%
2,0081,3293,715
1944D
+32.7%
1,9599932,953
1940D
+58.2%
1,6894452,137
1936D
+62.9%
1,9254362,368
1932D
+53.6%
1,4514321,902
1928R
−10.6%
8411,0401,881
1924D
+64.5%
690137858
1920D
+70.3%
610105718
1916D
+76.8%
51567583
1912D
+72.8%
42240525
1908D
+60.6%
40399502
1904D
+58.6%
420109531
1900D
+38.8%
7433271,072
1896D
+6.9%
7906871,485
1892D
+19.7%
6234091,084
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
15.0%
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.
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
13.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.7%
Baptist
5.1%
Methodist
3.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Naval Station Oceana and one of Virginia's largest active-duty military populations, Virginia Beach has trended steadily toward Democrats over the past decade while remaining closely contested at the presidential level.

The Democratic margin in Virginia Beach city has rarely exceeded seventy-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-six points. 2024 delivered the county to the Democratic candidate by three points.

Virginia Beach city's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 61% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $92,968 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Seminole County and Kendall County.