Virginia, Virginia: Tossup state. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+49 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+6MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 8,705,1702024 5-year
- Median household income
- $93,1702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 60.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 18.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+38 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Browse all of Virginia
Constituent county margins for Virginia, VAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2,334,867 | 2,074,901 | 4,504,539 | ||
| D | 2,413,495 | 1,962,428 | 4,460,479 | ||
| D | 1,981,473 | 1,769,443 | 3,982,752 | ||
| D | 1,970,595 | 1,820,995 | 3,851,684 | ||
| D | 1,958,261 | 1,723,508 | 3,720,463 | ||
| R | 1,454,742 | 1,716,959 | 3,198,367 | ||
| R | 1,215,344 | 1,435,608 | 2,735,474 | ||
| R | 1,089,021 | 1,136,874 | 2,412,690 | ||
| R | 1,036,729 | 1,148,794 | 2,554,383 | ||
| R | 859,799 | 1,309,162 | 2,191,609 | ||
| R | 796,250 | 1,337,078 | 2,146,635 | ||
| R | 752,174 | 989,609 | 1,866,032 | ||
| R | 813,896 | 836,554 | 1,697,094 | ||
| R | 441,980 | 995,827 | 1,467,583 | ||
| R | 442,387 | 590,319 | 1,361,491 | ||
| D | 560,872 | 486,468 | 1,050,254 | ||
| R | 361,850 | 403,714 | 770,162 | ||
| R | 266,571 | 384,820 | 695,069 | ||
| R | 268,677 | 349,037 | 619,689 | ||
| D | 200,786 | 172,070 | 419,256 | ||
| D | 242,276 | 145,243 | 388,485 | ||
| D | 235,961 | 109,363 | 346,608 | ||
| D | 234,980 | 98,336 | 334,590 | ||
| D | 203,979 | 89,637 | 297,942 | ||
| R | 140,146 | 164,609 | 304,755 | ||
| D | 139,714 | 73,312 | 223,602 | ||
| D | 141,670 | 87,456 | 231,000 | ||
| D | 102,825 | 49,358 | 153,984 | ||
| D | 90,380 | 23,327 | 137,189 | ||
| D | 82,936 | 52,568 | 136,979 | ||
| D | 80,649 | 48,180 | 130,842 | ||
| D | 146,079 | 115,769 | 264,357 | ||
| D | 154,978 | 135,379 | 294,837 | ||
| D | 164,136 | 113,098 | 292,238 | ||
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Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 54.4% | 45.4% | 4,445,535 |
| 2020 | D | 56.0% | 43.9% | 4,405,087 |
| 2018 | D | 57.0% | 41.0% | 3,351,373 |
| 2014 | D | 49.1% | 48.3% | 2,184,473 |
| 2012 | D | 52.9% | 47.0% | 3,802,196 |
| 2008 | D | 65.0% | 33.7% | 3,643,294 |
| 2006 | D | 49.6% | 49.2% | 2,370,445 |
| 2002 | R | 0.0% | 82.6% | 1,489,422 |
| 2000 | R | 47.7% | 52.3% | 2,718,301 |
| 1996 | R | 47.4% | 52.5% | 2,354,715 |
| 1994 | D | 45.6% | 42.9% | 2,057,463 |
| 1990 | R | 0.0% | 80.9% | 1,083,690 |
| 1988 | D | 71.2% | 28.7% | 2,068,897 |
| 1984 | R | 29.9% | 70.0% | 2,007,487 |
| 1982 | R | 48.8% | 51.2% | 1,415,622 |
| 1978 | R | 49.8% | 50.2% | 1,222,256 |
| 1976 | O | 38.3% | 0.0% | 1,557,500 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.0%
German
10.1%
Irish
9.1%
American
8.4%
Italian
3.9%
Scottish
1.9%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$93,170
Virginia ranks near the middle of US counties.
Virginia$93,170
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.7%
Working age (18–64)9.2%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.5%
speak English only
Spanish7.9%
Other Indo-European3.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.8%
Other languages1.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Virginia in the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachia delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Democratic candidate carrying the state by six points — well within the historical noise of how the state votes.
The state's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached forty-nine points in 1912; the Republican margin reached thirty-eight points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 8,705,170, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $93,170 — situate the state close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Virginia, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Virginia, Virginia voted Democratic by 5.8 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,504,539 votes cast, 2,334,867 went Democratic and 2,074,901 went Republican.
What is Virginia, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Virginia, Virginia as a "Tossup" state based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Virginia, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Virginia, Virginia voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Virginia, Virginia?
Virginia, Virginia has a population of 8,705,170 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Virginia, Virginia?
Median household income in Virginia, Virginia is $93,170 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Virginia, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Virginia, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The state's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.