† 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
3 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
GroupStaunton-Stuarts Draft, VAVirginiaUnited States
German16.9%10.1%12.5%
English15.5%12.0%9.5%
Irish11.1%9.1%9.4%
American6.6%8.4%5.3%
Italian3.6%3.9%4.8%
Scottish2.5%1.9%1.3%
Scotch-Irish2.2%——
French1.3%1.3%1.6%
African American†6.1%15.6%9.9%
Jamaican0.3%0.3%0.4%
Mexican2.7%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%1.4%1.8%
Salvadoran0.4%2.1%0.7%
Honduran0.3%0.7%0.3%
Venezuelan0.2%——
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
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
Virginia
United States
Median age
42.8
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
7.8%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.5%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$74,707
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.6%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.8%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.6%
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
3.4%
7.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
Virginia
United States
Catholic
6.2%
10.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
21.3%
19.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
52.4%
54.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
17.3%
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.
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+23.8%
1896
+5.3%
1900
+9.6%
1904
+23.0%
1908
+17.8%
1912
+44.9%
1916
+31.8%
1920
+11.3%
1924
+23.1%
1928
−24.6%
1932
+25.9%
1936
+27.7%
1940
+21.6%
1944
+12.5%
1948
−9.3%
1952
−42.0%
1956
−45.1%
1960
−37.5%
1964
−1.6%
1968
−37.6%
1972
−61.7%
1976
−20.6%
1980
−31.4%
1984
−54.8%
1988
−45.9%
1992
−29.5%
1996
−26.7%
2000
−34.2%
2004
−41.1%
2008
−26.2%
2012
−27.3%
2016
−33.1%
2020
−29.0%
2024
−28.6%
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
34.9%Harris24,235
63.6%Trump44,089
0.5%Oliver328 +4
R+28.6
D+0.4
R+27.2
69,362
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican63.6%44,089
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic34.9%24,235
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%328
OtherAll other candidates0.4%303
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%204
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.2%114
Cornel R WestIndependent0.1%89
R
34.5%Biden22,782
63.5%Trump41,916
2.0%
R+29.0
D+4.1
R+33.4
65,985
R
30.4%Clinton17,274
63.5%Trump36,097
6.0%
R+33.1
R+5.8
R+35.2
56,802
R
35.4%Obama19,019
62.8%Romney33,686
1.8%
R+27.3
R+1.1
R+31.2
53,673
R
36.3%Obama19,300
62.5%McCain33,265
1.2%
R+26.2
D+14.8
R+33.5
53,213
R
28.7%Kerry13,567
69.8%Bush32,997
1.5%
R+41.1
R+6.8
R+38.6
47,296
R
31.1%Gore12,704
65.3%Bush26,706
3.6%
R+34.2
R+7.5
R+34.8
40,887
R
31.1%Clinton11,525
57.8%Dole21,450
11.1%
R+26.7
D+2.8
R+35.3
37,113
R
27.0%Clinton10,343
56.6%Bush21,643
16.4%
R+29.5
D+16.3
R+35.1
38,247
R
26.4%Dukakis8,665
72.3%Bush23,698
1.2%
R+45.9
D+8.9
R+38.2
32,767
R
22.3%Mondale7,490
77.1%Reagan25,910
0.6%
R+54.8
R+23.4
R+36.6
33,598
R
31.5%Carter9,786
62.9%Reagan19,527
5.5%
R+31.4
R+10.8
R+21.7
31,025
R
37.9%Carter10,786
58.5%Ford16,661
3.6%
R+20.6
D+41.0
R+22.7
28,470
R
18.0%McGovern4,243
79.7%Nixon18,800
2.4%
R+61.7
R+24.0
R+38.5
23,603
R
22.1%Humphrey5,203
59.8%Nixon14,048
18.1%
R+37.6
R+36.1
R+36.9
23,499
R
49.0%Johnson9,113
50.6%Goldwater9,403
0.4%
R+1.6
D+35.9
R+24.1
18,583
R
31.0%Kennedy4,194
68.5%Nixon9,267
0.5%
R+37.5
D+7.6
R+37.6
13,534
R
25.9%Stevenson3,075
71.0%Eisenhower8,423
3.0%
R+45.1
R+3.1
R+29.7
11,859
R
28.9%Stevenson3,128
70.9%Eisenhower7,672
0.2%
R+42.0
R+32.7
R+31.2
10,820
R
39.2%Truman3,108
48.6%Dewey3,846
12.2%
R+9.3
R+21.8
R+13.8
7,921
D
56.1%Roosevelt4,072
43.6%Dewey3,166
0.3%
D+12.5
R+9.1
D+5.0
7,259
D
60.5%Roosevelt3,816
38.9%Willkie2,455
0.6%
D+21.6
R+6.1
D+11.6
6,308
D
63.5%Roosevelt3,963
35.8%Landon2,236
0.6%
D+27.7
D+1.7
D+3.4
6,239
D
62.1%Roosevelt3,594
36.1%Hoover2,092
1.8%
D+25.9
D+50.6
D+8.1
5,792
R
37.7%Smith2,240
62.3%Hoover3,705
0.0%
R+24.6
R+47.8
R+7.2
5,945
D
60.4%Davis2,942
37.2%Coolidge1,814
2.4%
D+23.1
D+11.8
D+48.3
4,874
D
55.0%Cox3,037
43.7%Harding2,412
1.4%
D+11.3
R+20.5
D+37.5
5,524
D
65.1%Wilson2,262
33.2%Hughes1,156
1.7%
D+31.8
R+13.1
D+28.7
3,477
D
63.2%Wilson2,188
18.3%Taft633
18.6%
D+44.9
D+27.1
D+25.3
3,464
D
56.4%Bryan1,949
38.6%Taft1,334
5.0%
D+17.8
R+5.2
D+27.3
3,456
D
60.0%Parker2,040
37.0%Roosevelt1,258
2.9%
D+23.0
D+13.4
D+42.7
3,398
D
52.8%Bryan3,481
43.2%McKinley2,848
3.9%
D+9.6
D+4.3
D+17.2
6,588
D
50.3%Bryan3,779
44.9%McKinley3,379
4.8%
D+5.3
R+18.5
D+11.4
7,520
D
59.4%Cleveland4,482
35.6%Harrison2,685
5.0%
D+23.8
—
D+22.2
7,547
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
37.6%25,858
62.2%42,755
68,714
2020
R
37.8%24,788
62.1%40,664
65,505
2018
R
37.5%17,693
60.4%28,446
47,124
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
Year
Total registered
2016
77,742
2018
78,538
2020
84,983
2022
88,298
2024
92,834
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+1,409 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +9,680 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+347
2012
−396
2013
+697
2014
+295
2015
+551
2016
+602
2017
+945
2018
+862
2019
+524
2021
+676
2022
+917
2023
+880
2024
+1,371
2025
+1,409
This mid-size Virginia metro blends the conservative tilt typical of rural Shenandoah communities with a modest moderating pull from Mary Baldwin University and a notable concentration of veterans tied to nearby installations.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 61.7 points in 1972. The 2024 margin was 28.6 points.
A population of 126,822, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,707 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL and Kalispell, MT.
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How did Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, Virginia voted Republican by 28.6 points (R+28.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 69,362 votes cast, 24,235 went Democratic and 44,089 went Republican.
When did Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, Virginia voted Democratic was 1944.
How many people live in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, Virginia?
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, Virginia has a population of 126,822 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, Virginia?
Median household income in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, Virginia is $74,707 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, Virginia from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.
