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Tidewater·United States

Tidewater delivered D+15.7 in 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
2024 presidential election
Tidewater
HarrisD+15.7
2024 presidential margin by county for TidewaterA map of the constituent counties of Tidewater, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Chatham County, NC · D+12.4Poquoson city, VA · R+45.6James City County, VA · D+6.2Stafford County, VA · D+0.8Alamance County, NC · R+8.1Surry County, VA · R+0.7Worcester County, MD · R+21.9Franklin County, NC · R+13.5Hanover County, VA · R+25.7Durham County, NC · D+61.7Alexandria city, VA · D+57.1Person County, NC · R+23.7Charlottesville city, VA · D+68.3King and Queen County, VA · R+25.6Randolph County, NC · R+57.1Middlesex County, VA · R+27.3Emporia city, VA · D+31.0Rappahannock County, VA · R+17.8Essex County, VA · R+7.7Northumberland County, VA · R+21.1Northampton County, NC · D+14.5Beaufort County, NC · R+31.0Buckingham County, VA · R+23.5Gloucester County, VA · R+38.2Camden County, NC · R+50.7Richmond city, VA · D+65.9Powhatan County, VA · R+43.9Carteret County, NC · R+43.0Falls Church city, VA · D+61.6Pasquotank County, NC · R+4.9Goochland County, VA · R+18.5Orange County, VA · R+24.6Greene County, VA · R+24.6King William County, VA · R+40.5Madison County, VA · R+35.0Calvert County, MD · R+10.9Halifax County, NC · D+17.7Lunenburg County, VA · R+22.8Dorchester County, MD · R+14.5Chesapeake city, VA · D+3.8Charlotte County, VA · R+32.5Isle of Wight County, VA · R+19.7Moore County, NC · R+29.4Fairfax city, VA · D+33.1Henrico County, VA · D+28.7Granville County, NC · R+9.4Warren County, NC · D+18.9Sussex County, DE · R+11.0Franklin city, VA · D+22.7Caswell County, NC · R+24.5New Kent County, VA · R+31.7Prince William County, VA · D+17.9Gates County, NC · R+21.6Charles City County, VA · D+10.7Washington County, NC · D+6.2Orange County, NC · D+50.8Manassas Park city, VA · D+19.9Arlington County, VA · D+58.1Queen Anne's County, MD · R+27.6Newport News city, VA · D+28.7Wilson County, NC · TiedSussex County, VA · D+4.3Talbot County, MD · TiedCumberland County, VA · R+22.1Guilford County, NC · D+21.8Hopewell city, VA · D+13.7Wicomico County, MD · R+5.4Halifax County, VA · R+21.0Hertford County, NC · D+26.6Harnett County, NC · R+25.0Lee County, NC · R+17.4Portsmouth city, VA · D+38.5Tyrrell County, NC · R+21.5Perquimans County, NC · R+39.3Hyde County, NC · R+22.1Johnston County, NC · R+21.5Bertie County, NC · D+15.7Greene County, NC · R+18.1Somerset County, MD · R+17.3Accomack County, VA · R+13.3Albemarle County, VA · D+33.7St. Mary's County, MD · R+17.0Pitt County, NC · D+6.0Greensville County, VA · D+9.2Kent County, MD · R+2.8Dinwiddie County, VA · R+23.1Norfolk city, VA · D+41.3Amelia County, VA · R+44.3Edgecombe County, NC · D+22.7Williamsburg city, VA · D+44.3Westmoreland County, VA · R+14.3Wayne County, NC · R+16.4Nelson County, VA · R+7.5Nottoway County, VA · R+22.3Fluvanna County, VA · R+6.2Charles County, MD · D+40.5Fredericksburg city, VA · D+31.5Currituck County, NC · R+47.8Mathews County, VA · R+39.2King George County, VA · R+24.9Prince Edward County, VA · R+2.6Louisa County, VA · R+26.1Chowan County, NC · R+22.4Petersburg city, VA · D+72.5Southampton County, VA · R+25.4Suffolk city, VA · D+15.8Caroline County, MD · R+37.9Fairfax County, VA · D+34.7Kent County, DE · D+2.0Martin County, NC · R+10.3Nash County, NC · R+1.8York County, VA · R+6.2Culpeper County, VA · R+24.9Manassas city, VA · D+14.8Northampton County, VA · D+6.1Spotsylvania County, VA · R+8.5Chesterfield County, VA · D+8.9Brunswick County, VA · D+8.5Prince George County, VA · R+21.3Vance County, NC · D+13.3Hampton city, VA · D+39.8Caroline County, VA · R+8.8Dare County, NC · R+18.7Colonial Heights city, VA · R+32.4Virginia Beach city, VA · D+2.6Lancaster County, VA · R+7.0Richmond County, VA · R+30.2Mecklenburg County, VA · R+20.8Anne Arundel County, MD · D+13.8Prince George's County, MD · D+75.1Wake County, NC · D+25.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic56.8%3,933,090
Donald TrumpRepublican41.1%2,843,491
OtherAll other candidates2.1%145,059
D+60
R+60
131 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: +15.7% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+15.7%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+11.6%
1880+8.3%
1884+19.1%
1888−0.8%
1892+12.0%
1896+5.2%
1900+13.4%
1904+63.6%
1908+39.6%
1912+56.5%
1916+30.7%
1920+22.5%
1924+26.5%
1928−4.6%
1932+44.4%
1936+48.2%
1940+45.4%
1944+33.0%
1948+23.0%
1952+4.2%
1956−1.7%
1960+7.4%
1964+15.5%
1968−4.8%
1972−34.1%
1976+3.7%
1980−6.7%
1984−19.6%
1988−15.1%
1992+1.9%
1996+3.5%
2000+2.8%
2004−0.3%
2008+14.5%
2012+13.4%
2016+15.2%
2020+19.5%
2024+15.7%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+15.7%
3,933,0902,843,4916,921,640
D
+19.5%
4,024,8832,692,3936,843,289
D
+15.2%
3,334,3452,416,3366,048,316
D
+13.4%
3,279,4582,496,5045,858,066
D
+14.5%
3,194,9312,379,8825,629,315
R
−0.3%
2,341,1272,355,4944,729,195
D
+2.8%
1,987,9781,876,5973,956,455
D
+3.5%
1,663,4401,543,5803,447,192
D
+1.9%
1,571,1101,503,0823,601,657
R
−15.1%
1,265,0321,718,9333,006,747
R
−19.6%
1,172,4921,745,5752,930,706
R
−6.7%
1,084,7811,252,8882,502,372
D
+3.7%
1,150,5491,066,8692,251,225
R
−34.1%
647,2621,335,8142,016,303
R
−4.8%
647,369739,2991,901,275
D
+15.5%
846,321619,2241,467,745
D
+7.4%
665,468573,7721,242,893
R
−1.7%
501,805520,2611,059,191
D
+4.2%
524,405482,0991,009,185
D
+23.0%
373,003224,404645,468
D
+33.0%
407,194204,862612,704
D
+45.4%
444,185166,176611,830
D
+48.2%
441,923153,979597,387
D
+44.4%
373,270141,821520,914
R
−4.6%
232,394254,651487,683
D
+26.5%
219,189124,973356,178
D
+22.5%
246,260155,460403,657
D
+30.7%
158,82983,520245,008
D
+56.5%
165,86042,980217,507
D
+39.6%
158,30489,566173,631
D
+63.6%
160,83768,726144,732
D
+13.4%
185,716148,743275,065
D
+5.2%
189,308170,414365,170
D
+12.0%
172,753131,968339,295
R
−0.8%
3,9824,0468,139
D
+19.1%
4,4473,0187,475
D
+8.3%
3,9933,3737,449
D
+11.6%
3,4902,7636,253

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.
IndicatorTidewaterAmerican Nation
Race & Ethnicity
White53.5%
Black25.2%
Asian5.6%
Two or more races9.4%
Other race6.3%
Hispanic or Latino12.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$97,410
Poverty rate10.3%
Median age39.1
Age 18–249.1%
Age 65 and older16.4%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)41.8%
Speaks a non-English language at home17.7%
Spanish9.2%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Other languages1.3%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.0%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryEnglish 11.4%
2nd-largest ancestryGerman 9.3%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 8.7%
Religion
Catholic11.0%County context
Evangelical Protestant18.3%County context
Unaffiliated or unclaimed54.4%County context
Mainline Protestant7.7%County context

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.
English
11.4%
German
9.3%
Irish
8.7%
American
6.2%
Italian
3.9%
Scottish
1.8%
Polish
1.5%
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: 39.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
2.1%
75–84
2.7%
4.6%
65–74
5.3%
6.2%
55–64
6.6%
6.1%
45–54
6.3%
6.7%
35–44
6.8%
6.8%
25–34
6.8%
4.6%
18–24
4.5%
8.3%
5–17
7.9%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$97,410
Tidewater$97,410
United States$84,954
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.6%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.3%
speak English only
Spanish9.2%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Other languages1.3%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.0%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.7%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.7%
Arabic0.6%
Korean0.5%
Vietnamese0.5%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.5%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
18.3%
Catholic
11.0%
Mainline Protestant
7.7%
Black Protestant
3.2%
Muslim
2.1%
Other Christian
0.9%
Latter-day Saints
0.9%
Hindu
0.5%
Orthodox Christian
0.4%
Jewish
0.3%
Buddhist
0.2%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted54.4%
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.

Tidewater sits in United States. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 63.6 points in 1904 and a Republican high of 34.1 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 3.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.7 points.

A population of 13,420,321, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $97,410 describe the region.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Tidewater, United States vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tidewater, United States voted Democratic by 15.7 points (D+15.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 6,921,640 votes cast, 3,933,090 went Democratic and 2,843,491 went Republican.
What is Tidewater, United States's political typology?
Akashic places Tidewater, United States 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 29 times, Republican 9 times, and other 0 times.
When did Tidewater, United States last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Tidewater, United States voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Tidewater, United States?
Tidewater, United States has a population of 13,420,321 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tidewater, United States?
Median household income in Tidewater, United States is $97,410 — above the national median of $80,734. The United States state median is $84,954.
What is the political history of Tidewater, United States?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tidewater, United States from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The region's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.