Amherst, VA
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+12.1 |
| 2012 | R+12.3 |
| 2016 | R+18.5 |
| 2020 | R+19.3 |
| 2024 | R+23.1 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,865 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+23.1 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $70,841 |
| County | Amherst County |
| State | VA |
Place narrative
Amherst Town anchors a rural Virginia Piedmont county where population has held nearly flat for decades, keeping its electoral rolls small enough that a few hundred votes can reshape any countywide outcome.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −23.1% | 434 | 701 | 19 | 1,154 |
| 2020 | R | −19.3% | 438 | 652 | 20 | 1,110 |
| 2016 | R | −18.5% | 381 | 567 | 55 | 1,003 |
| 2012 | R | −12.3% | 453 | 582 | 14 | 1,049 |
| 2008 | R | −12.1% | 434 | 556 | 15 | 1,005 |
| 2004† | R | −19.2% | 345 | 511 | 10 | 866 |
Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 82.1% |
| Black | 13.8% |
| Asian | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1.1% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $70,841 |
| Poverty rate | 9.2% |
| Median age | 50.3 |
| Age 18–29 | 9.5% |
| Age 65 and older | 30.8% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 25.7% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 2.2% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Amherst County county page and the VA state page.