† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
6 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
GroupRoanoke, VAVirginiaUnited States
English15.3%12.0%9.5%
German10.9%10.1%12.5%
American10.6%8.4%5.3%
Irish9.3%9.1%9.4%
Italian2.4%3.9%4.8%
Scottish2.3%1.9%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.8%——
Polish1.1%1.6%2.2%
African American†10.7%15.6%9.9%
African1.5%0.9%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.2%0.2%
Mexican1.8%2.4%11.3%
Honduran1.0%0.7%0.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%1.4%1.8%
Cuban0.3%—0.7%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Salvadoran0.2%2.1%0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
Spanish0.2%——
Asian Indian0.6%1.8%1.4%
Vietnamese0.3%0.7%0.6%
Chinese0.2%0.8%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.9%0.9%
Nepalese0.2%——
Afghan0.2%0.2%—
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
Roanoke, VA
Virginia
United States
Median age
43
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.0%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.2%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Roanoke, VA
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$70,385
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.9%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.2%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Roanoke, VA
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.3%
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
3.8%
7.9%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.1%
2.6%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Roanoke, VA
Virginia
United States
Catholic
6.5%
10.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
30.5%
19.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
45.0%
54.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
12.2%
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.
Roanoke, VA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+19.6%
1896
+4.6%
1900
+5.6%
1904
+22.5%
1908
+18.1%
1912
+45.2%
1916
+29.6%
1920
+20.6%
1924
+25.3%
1928
−17.9%
1932
+29.7%
1936
+29.2%
1940
+27.8%
1944
+13.6%
1948
−8.4%
1952
−28.5%
1956
−35.1%
1960
−21.7%
1964
+8.3%
1968
−27.1%
1972
−36.0%
1976
+10.8%
1980
−2.8%
1984
−22.4%
1988
−12.7%
1992
−3.9%
1996
−2.6%
2000
−14.1%
2004
−20.8%
2008
−10.4%
2012
−14.5%
2016
−20.8%
2020
−16.5%
2024
−18.5%
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
40.0%Harris67,445
58.5%Trump98,686
0.5%Oliver789 +4
R+18.5
R+2.0
R+17.0
168,702
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.5%98,686
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic40.0%67,445
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%789
OtherAll other candidates0.4%711
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%582
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.2%272
Cornel R WestIndependent0.1%217
R
40.8%Biden68,390
57.3%Trump96,088
1.8%
R+16.5
D+4.3
R+21.0
167,549
R
36.9%Clinton55,980
57.7%Trump87,507
5.4%
R+20.8
R+6.3
R+22.9
151,681
R
41.6%Obama62,977
56.1%Romney84,868
2.3%
R+14.5
R+4.1
R+18.3
151,305
R
44.2%Obama66,098
54.6%McCain81,633
1.2%
R+10.4
D+10.4
R+17.7
149,581
R
39.2%Kerry52,902
59.9%Bush80,991
0.9%
R+20.8
R+6.7
R+18.3
135,098
R
41.8%Gore51,032
55.8%Bush68,230
2.4%
R+14.1
R+11.5
R+14.6
122,191
R
44.0%Clinton49,722
46.6%Dole52,684
9.4%
R+2.6
D+1.2
R+11.1
113,042
R
41.3%Clinton48,360
45.2%Bush52,889
13.6%
R+3.9
D+8.9
R+9.4
117,137
R
43.2%Dukakis44,244
56.0%Bush57,284
0.8%
R+12.7
D+9.6
R+5.0
102,354
R
38.5%Mondale40,207
60.9%Reagan63,591
0.6%
R+22.4
R+19.6
R+4.2
104,440
R
46.2%Carter44,673
49.0%Reagan47,377
4.7%
R+2.8
R+13.6
D+6.9
96,620
D
54.7%Carter49,783
43.9%Ford39,942
1.4%
D+10.8
D+46.8
D+8.7
91,026
R
30.9%McGovern15,930
66.9%Nixon34,499
2.2%
R+36.0
R+8.9
R+12.8
51,582
R
25.1%Humphrey18,268
52.2%Nixon37,977
22.6%
R+27.1
R+35.4
R+26.4
72,684
D
54.1%Johnson23,216
45.8%Goldwater19,673
0.1%
D+8.3
D+30.0
R+14.3
42,923
R
39.0%Kennedy18,638
60.7%Nixon29,010
0.3%
R+21.7
D+13.4
R+21.9
47,770
R
31.1%Stevenson13,670
66.2%Eisenhower29,107
2.6%
R+35.1
R+6.6
R+19.7
43,940
R
35.6%Stevenson14,497
64.2%Eisenhower26,112
0.2%
R+28.5
R+20.1
R+17.8
40,700
R
41.1%Truman11,044
49.5%Dewey13,310
9.4%
R+8.4
R+22.1
R+12.9
26,895
D
56.7%Roosevelt14,543
43.0%Dewey11,046
0.3%
D+13.6
R+14.2
D+6.1
25,665
D
63.7%Roosevelt14,503
35.8%Willkie8,164
0.5%
D+27.8
R+1.4
D+17.9
22,777
D
64.4%Roosevelt14,991
35.1%Landon8,181
0.5%
D+29.2
R+0.4
D+5.0
23,284
D
64.2%Roosevelt13,426
34.5%Hoover7,222
1.2%
D+29.7
D+47.5
D+11.9
20,909
R
41.1%Smith8,852
58.9%Hoover12,701
0.0%
R+17.9
R+43.1
R+0.4
21,553
D
59.4%Davis8,849
34.1%Coolidge5,083
6.5%
D+25.3
D+4.7
D+50.4
14,905
D
59.8%Cox9,478
39.2%Harding6,220
1.0%
D+20.6
R+9.1
D+46.7
15,850
D
64.0%Wilson5,846
34.4%Hughes3,139
1.7%
D+29.6
R+15.6
D+26.5
9,138
D
62.0%Wilson5,073
16.7%Taft1,370
21.3%
D+45.2
D+27.2
D+25.7
8,186
D
58.7%Bryan4,530
40.6%Taft3,136
0.7%
D+18.1
R+4.5
D+27.6
7,717
D
60.0%Parker4,217
37.4%Roosevelt2,632
2.6%
D+22.5
D+16.9
D+42.2
7,030
D
51.7%Bryan6,285
46.1%McKinley5,604
2.2%
D+5.6
D+1.0
D+13.2
12,152
D
51.6%Bryan7,410
47.0%McKinley6,755
1.4%
D+4.6
R+15.1
D+10.6
14,371
D
56.8%Cleveland8,712
37.1%Harrison5,698
6.1%
D+19.6
—
D+18.0
15,346
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
43.0%71,700
57.0%94,977
166,720
2020
R
45.4%75,261
54.5%90,452
165,869
2018
R
43.4%53,359
54.8%67,458
123,026
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Roanoke, VA
Year
Total registered
2016
214,366
2018
212,789
2020
222,421
2022
227,262
2024
234,190
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+597 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +4,450 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Roanoke, VA in Roanoke, VA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−25
2012
+505
2013
+896
2014
+236
2015
−179
2016
−1,081
2017
+149
2018
+319
2019
+534
2021
+557
2022
+343
2023
+800
2024
+799
2025
+597
Roanoke's consolidated metro leans Democratic in its urban core but is ringed by reliably Republican rural counties, making the overall margin a consistent bellwether for southwestern Virginia's shifting political balance.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.2 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 36.0 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.5 points.
A population of 314,986, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,385 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Winston-Salem, NC and Birmingham, AL.
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In 2024, Roanoke, VA, Virginia voted Republican by 18.5 points (R+18.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 168,702 votes cast, 67,445 went Democratic and 98,686 went Republican.
When did Roanoke, VA, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Roanoke, VA, Virginia voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Roanoke, VA, Virginia?
Roanoke, VA, Virginia has a population of 314,986 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Roanoke, VA, Virginia?
Median household income in Roanoke, VA, Virginia is $70,385 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Roanoke, VA, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Roanoke, VA, Virginia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.
