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Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA·Virginia

Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+24.7 in 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
VA
2024 presidential election
Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
TrumpR+24.7
2024 presidential margin by county for Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, VAA map of the constituent counties of Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, VA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Harrisonburg city, VA · D+25.2Waynesboro city, VA · R+5.7Rockingham County, VA · R+36.8Augusta County, VA · R+47.3Staunton city, VA · D+13.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican61.5%83,388
Kamala HarrisDemocratic36.8%49,911
OtherAll other candidates1.7%2,248
D+60
R+60
5 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −24.7% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−24.7%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+17.2%
1896−0.9%
1900+7.5%
1904+14.5%
1908+11.2%
1912+35.7%
1916+20.4%
1920+1.0%
1924+11.5%
1928−33.6%
1932+19.0%
1936+16.1%
1940+10.3%
1944−4.5%
1948−18.8%
1952−45.3%
1956−47.0%
1960−39.3%
1964+4.3%
1968−41.3%
1972−58.6%
1976−23.9%
1980−31.7%
1984−51.7%
1988−44.1%
1992−29.4%
1996−29.1%
2000−37.3%
2004−40.4%
2008−23.3%
2012−25.6%
2016−28.1%
2020−24.8%
2024−24.7%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−24.7%
49,91183,388135,547
R
−24.8%
46,44877,856126,882
R
−28.1%
36,85268,349112,276
R
−25.6%
37,73864,437104,132
R
−23.3%
38,19761,781101,222
R
−40.4%
25,56660,89987,542
R
−37.3%
22,02049,92974,839
R
−29.1%
20,73840,43067,757
R
−29.4%
19,16439,59469,372
R
−44.1%
16,18042,31559,296
R
−51.7%
14,09444,61159,066
R
−31.7%
16,97634,31254,680
R
−23.9%
17,93829,80549,617
R
−58.6%
10,08540,21751,442
R
−41.3%
8,35024,68639,566
D
+4.3%
31,46328,84860,407
R
−39.3%
7,05616,26823,421
R
−47.0%
5,25115,01220,779
R
−45.3%
5,35414,26019,646
R
−18.8%
5,5398,44215,455
R
−4.5%
7,4688,18215,700
D
+10.3%
7,8476,37714,333
D
+16.1%
8,2695,96414,330
D
+19.0%
7,3394,95112,591
R
−33.6%
4,2588,56412,822
D
+11.5%
5,6064,42710,276
D
+1.0%
5,6995,58011,419
D
+20.4%
4,2582,7977,159
D
+35.7%
3,9491,5706,655
D
+11.2%
3,6852,9146,883
D
+14.5%
3,6442,6996,534
D
+7.5%
6,3335,42012,115
R
−0.9%
6,7776,90314,169
D
+17.2%
7,7755,40913,783
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Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorHarrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VACombined statistical areaVirginiaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White81.0%60.2%61.0%
Black5.7%18.6%12.2%
Asian1.5%6.9%6.0%
Two or more races8.1%9.5%12.6%
Other race3.7%4.8%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino10.1%11.0%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$74,224$93,170$84,427
Poverty rate12.3%10.0%12.5%
Median age38.539.339.1
Age 18–2413.1%9.2%9.2%
Age 65 and older18.9%16.7%17.2%
Education & Language
Speaks a non-English language at home11.5%17.5%22.3%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 17.8%English 12.0%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 13.3%German 10.1%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 9.6%Irish 9.1%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic5.0%10.2%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant23.0%19.9%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed50.6%54.3%51.5%
Mainline Protestant17.8%8.4%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.8%
English
13.3%
Irish
9.6%
American
6.4%
Italian
3.6%
Scottish
2.2%
French
1.0%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.4%
2.6%
75–84
3.2%
5.1%
65–74
5.8%
6.3%
55–64
6.3%
5.7%
45–54
5.5%
6.1%
35–44
6.1%
6.2%
25–34
6.0%
6.2%
18–24
6.9%
7.5%
5–17
7.1%
2.8%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,224
Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$74,224
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.2%
Working age (18–64)12.4%
Seniors (65+)8.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.5%
speak English only
Spanish7.8%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Other languages0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
23.0%
Mainline Protestant
17.8%
Catholic
5.0%
Latter-day Saints
0.9%
Other Christian
0.8%
Muslim
0.6%
Black Protestant
0.5%
Buddhist
0.4%
Orthodox Christian
0.2%
Jewish
0.1%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted50.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA sits in the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 35.7 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 58.6 points in 1972. The 2024 margin was 24.7 points.

A population of 263,814, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,224 describe the region.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, Virginia voted Republican by 24.7 points (R+24.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 135,547 votes cast, 49,911 went Democratic and 83,388 went Republican.
What is Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, Virginia in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the region has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, Virginia?
Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, Virginia has a population of 263,814 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, Virginia?
Median household income in Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, Virginia is $74,224 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The region's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.