† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
5 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBlacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VAVirginiaUnited States
American18.5%8.4%5.3%
English13.6%12.0%9.5%
German11.5%10.1%12.5%
Irish9.2%9.1%9.4%
Italian3.0%3.9%4.8%
Scottish2.2%1.9%1.3%
Polish1.6%1.6%2.2%
Scotch-Irish1.5%——
African American†3.8%15.6%9.9%
Chinese1.1%0.8%1.3%
Asian Indian1.0%1.8%1.4%
Korean0.4%0.8%0.4%
Vietnamese0.2%0.7%0.6%
Japanese0.2%—0.2%
Filipino0.2%0.9%0.9%
Mexican1.5%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%1.4%1.8%
Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
Virginia
United States
Median age
35.6
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
21.7%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.9%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$67,775
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.0%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
37.7%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.4%
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
2.1%
7.9%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.6%
2.6%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.0%
0.7%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
Virginia
United States
Catholic
3.7%
10.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
18.2%
19.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
63.2%
54.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
11.9%
8.4%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+14.0%
1896
−10.0%
1900
−12.6%
1904
−7.5%
1908
−11.5%
1912
+28.5%
1916
+1.8%
1920
−5.5%
1924
+6.0%
1928
−19.0%
1932
+16.8%
1936
+7.6%
1940
+13.3%
1944
+3.7%
1948
−14.7%
1952
−27.0%
1956
−29.0%
1960
−20.4%
1964
+3.0%
1968
−28.2%
1972
−38.7%
1976
+3.5%
1980
−1.4%
1984
−26.8%
1988
−16.0%
1992
−0.9%
1996
+1.6%
2000
−11.0%
2004
−14.9%
2008
−4.2%
2012
−9.7%
2016
−15.2%
2020
−13.7%
2024
−16.4%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
40.9%Harris36,909
57.3%Trump51,761
0.5%Stein486 +4
R+16.4
R+2.7
R+15.0
90,309
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican57.3%51,761
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic40.9%36,909
Jill SteinIndependent0.5%486
OtherAll other candidates0.5%443
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%441
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.2%138
Cornel R WestIndependent0.1%131
R
42.0%Biden36,661
55.7%Trump48,643
2.3%
R+13.7
D+1.5
R+18.2
87,317
R
38.9%Clinton31,368
54.2%Trump43,622
6.9%
R+15.2
R+5.5
R+17.3
80,540
R
43.8%Obama33,389
53.5%Romney40,779
2.8%
R+9.7
R+5.5
R+13.5
76,290
R
47.1%Obama36,008
51.3%McCain39,206
1.6%
R+4.2
D+10.7
R+11.5
76,443
R
42.0%Kerry27,217
56.9%Bush36,885
1.1%
R+14.9
R+3.9
R+12.5
64,843
R
42.2%Gore23,999
53.2%Bush30,267
4.6%
R+11.0
R+12.6
R+11.5
56,864
D
44.6%Clinton23,418
43.0%Dole22,586
12.5%
D+1.6
D+2.5
R+6.9
52,550
R
42.1%Clinton23,846
43.0%Bush24,348
14.9%
R+0.9
D+15.1
R+6.4
56,655
R
41.3%Dukakis20,219
57.4%Bush28,062
1.3%
R+16.0
D+10.8
R+8.3
48,911
R
36.2%Mondale17,993
63.0%Reagan31,296
0.8%
R+26.8
R+25.4
R+8.6
49,662
R
45.9%Carter20,718
47.3%Reagan21,358
6.7%
R+1.4
R+4.9
D+8.3
45,110
D
50.6%Carter20,832
47.1%Ford19,381
2.3%
D+3.5
D+42.3
D+1.5
41,152
R
29.7%McGovern7,586
68.5%Nixon17,478
1.8%
R+38.7
R+10.5
R+15.6
25,530
R
27.5%Humphrey9,163
55.7%Nixon18,581
16.9%
R+28.2
R+31.2
R+27.5
33,375
D
51.2%Johnson8,602
48.2%Goldwater8,102
0.6%
D+3.0
D+23.4
R+19.6
16,800
R
39.4%Kennedy8,532
59.8%Nixon12,955
0.8%
R+20.4
D+8.6
R+20.6
21,650
R
34.8%Stevenson7,775
63.8%Eisenhower14,265
1.5%
R+29.0
R+2.0
R+13.6
22,370
R
36.4%Stevenson6,759
63.4%Eisenhower11,780
0.3%
R+27.0
R+12.3
R+16.3
18,590
R
39.3%Truman5,327
54.1%Dewey7,325
6.6%
R+14.7
R+18.5
R+19.2
13,550
D
51.7%Roosevelt6,964
48.0%Dewey6,462
0.3%
D+3.7
R+9.6
R+3.8
13,460
D
56.5%Roosevelt7,632
43.2%Willkie5,836
0.3%
D+13.3
D+5.7
D+3.4
13,504
D
53.6%Roosevelt7,065
46.0%Landon6,066
0.4%
D+7.6
R+9.3
R+16.7
13,181
D
57.7%Roosevelt7,114
40.9%Hoover5,039
1.4%
D+16.8
D+35.8
R+0.9
12,322
R
40.5%Smith4,887
59.5%Hoover7,177
0.0%
R+19.0
R+25.0
R+1.5
12,064
D
51.4%Davis5,137
45.4%Coolidge4,536
3.3%
D+6.0
D+11.5
D+31.2
10,001
R
46.9%Cox4,786
52.4%Harding5,347
0.7%
R+5.5
R+7.3
D+20.7
10,200
D
50.1%Wilson3,339
48.3%Hughes3,216
1.6%
D+1.8
R+26.7
R+1.3
6,663
D
46.3%Wilson2,784
17.8%Taft1,070
35.9%
D+28.5
D+40.1
D+9.0
6,008
R
43.8%Bryan2,747
55.3%Taft3,470
0.9%
R+11.5
R+4.0
R+2.0
6,275
R
45.3%Parker2,737
52.7%Roosevelt3,189
2.0%
R+7.5
D+5.1
D+12.2
6,046
R
43.0%Bryan4,065
55.5%McKinley5,255
1.5%
R+12.6
R+2.6
R+5.0
9,460
R
44.1%Bryan4,639
54.1%McKinley5,694
1.8%
R+10.0
R+24.0
R+4.0
10,520
D
53.0%Cleveland5,187
39.0%Harrison3,820
8.0%
D+14.0
—
D+12.3
9,789
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
44.8%40,010
55.0%49,055
89,229
2020
R
46.5%40,201
53.4%46,099
86,394
2018
R
47.9%31,667
49.7%32,855
66,048
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
Year
Total registered
2016
115,265
2018
117,648
2020
119,307
2022
118,620
2024
122,611
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−231 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,746 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−303
2012
−299
2013
+494
2014
−302
2015
−700
2016
+290
2017
−492
2018
+651
2019
−217
2021
−237
2022
+50
2023
+92
2024
−542
2025
−231
The metro's electoral behavior is shaped by a large student and faculty population at Virginia Tech and Radford University, creating a competitive mix in an otherwise rural Appalachian region where margins have tightened in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 38.7 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.4 points.
A population of 181,664, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,775 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Morgantown, WV and Bloomington, IN.
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How did Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA, Virginia voted Republican by 16.4 points (R+16.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 90,309 votes cast, 36,909 went Democratic and 51,761 went Republican.
When did Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA, Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA, Virginia?
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA, Virginia has a population of 181,664 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA, Virginia?
Median household income in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA, Virginia is $67,775 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA, Virginia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.
