Chilhowie, VA
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+37.5 |
| 2012 | R+42.9 |
| 2016 | R+61.2 |
| 2020 | R+62.4 |
| 2024 | R+65.7 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 2,428 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+65.7 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $51,429 |
| County | Smyth County |
| State | VA |
Place narrative
Chilhowie sits in the Valley and Ridge province of southwest Virginia, where decades of industrial decline have reshaped voter composition. The town's small electorate amplifies precinct-level swings, making it a useful micro-benchmark for rural Appalachian trend lines.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −65.7% | 141 | 695 | 7 | 843 |
| 2020 | R | −62.4% | 153 | 677 | 10 | 840 |
| 2016 | R | −61.2% | 138 | 616 | 27 | 781 |
| 2012 | R | −42.9% | 206 | 525 | 13 | 744 |
| 2008 | R | −37.5% | 216 | 483 | 14 | 713 |
| 2004† | R | −39.2% | 210 | 490 | 14 | 714 |
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 | 85.3% |
| Black | 4.5% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.3% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $51,429 |
| Poverty rate | 13.1% |
| Median age | 42.5 |
| Age 18–29 | 14.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 22.2% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 24.3% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 6.1% |
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 Smyth County county page and the VA state page.