Buchanan, VA
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+29.1 |
| 2012 | R+36.1 |
| 2016 | R+48.6 |
| 2020 | R+53.8 |
| 2024 | R+57.8 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,367 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+57.8 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $54,226 |
| County | Botetourt County |
| State | VA |
Place narrative
Buchanan sits at a James River gap in the Allegheny foothills, and its small, stable population reflects the broader rural Botetourt pattern of lopsided margins in statewide contests.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −57.8% | 146 | 558 | 9 | 713 |
| 2020 | R | −53.8% | 155 | 522 | 5 | 682 |
| 2016 | R | −48.6% | 146 | 448 | 27 | 621 |
| 2012 | R | −36.1% | 190 | 410 | 10 | 610 |
| 2008 | R | −29.1% | 205 | 381 | 18 | 604 |
| 2004† | R | −34.2% | 172 | 360 | 18 | 550 |
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 | 93.3% |
| Black | 3.5% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0.0% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $54,226 |
| Poverty rate | 17.9% |
| Median age | 43.2 |
| Age 18–29 | 15.0% |
| Age 65 and older | 16.5% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 29.1% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 1.6% |
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 Botetourt County county page and the VA state page.