metro areaVirginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+6.9
2008D+11.0
2012D+10.9
2016D+7.7
2020D+13.4
2024D+10.2
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 64.5% of 1,352,197 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
473,108
384,145
14,741
871,994
1,352,197
64.5%
2020
486,096
369,160
17,877
873,133
1,321,262
66.1%
2016
401,992
341,373
45,501
788,866
1,298,725
60.7%
2012
432,280
346,194
11,300
789,774
1,254,514
63.0%
2008
434,701
347,764
7,241
789,706
1,230,750
64.2%
2004
306,346
351,901
4,451
662,698
1,206,986†
54.9%
† 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
18 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
GroupVirginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCUnited States
English11.4%9.5%
German9.2%12.5%
Irish8.7%9.4%
American7.5%5.3%
Italian4.1%4.8%
Scottish1.9%1.3%
Polish1.7%2.2%
French1.6%1.6%
African American†26.3%9.9%
African1.3%0.5%
Jamaican0.5%0.4%
Haitian0.2%0.3%
Nigerian0.2%0.2%
Mexican2.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican2.1%1.8%
Honduran0.3%0.3%
Cuban0.3%0.7%
Spaniard0.2%—
Guatemalan0.2%0.5%
Salvadoran0.2%0.7%
Dominican0.2%0.7%
Filipino1.9%0.9%
Chinese0.4%1.3%
Asian Indian0.4%1.4%
Vietnamese0.3%0.6%
Korean0.3%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
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
United States
Median age
37.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
United States
Median household income
$84,869
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.2%
13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
1.3%
0.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
United States
Catholic
8.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
21.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
56.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.9%
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.
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+14.5%
1896
+7.2%
1900
+19.7%
1904
+49.8%
1908
+42.2%
1912
+69.8%
1916
+55.1%
1920
+42.4%
1924
+44.4%
1928
−10.7%
1932
+42.2%
1936
+63.0%
1940
+62.2%
1944
+48.4%
1948
+27.4%
1952
+4.2%
1956
−5.6%
1960
+10.8%
1964
+22.8%
1968
+3.8%
1972
−31.5%
1976
+8.7%
1980
−2.5%
1984
−21.4%
1988
−18.0%
1992
−2.6%
1996
+4.8%
2000
−2.6%
2004
−6.9%
2008
+11.0%
2012
+10.9%
2016
+7.7%
2020
+13.4%
2024
+10.2%
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
D
54.3%Harris473,108
44.1%Trump384,145
1.7%
D+10.2
R+3.2
D+11.7
871,994
D
55.7%Biden486,096
42.3%Trump369,160
2.0%
D+13.4
D+5.7
D+8.9
873,133
D
51.0%Clinton401,992
43.3%Trump341,373
5.8%
D+7.7
R+3.2
D+5.6
788,866
D
54.7%Obama432,280
43.8%Romney346,194
1.4%
D+10.9
R+0.1
D+7.0
789,774
D
55.0%Obama434,701
44.0%McCain347,764
0.9%
D+11.0
D+17.9
D+3.7
789,706
R
46.2%Kerry306,346
53.1%Bush351,901
0.7%
R+6.9
R+4.3
R+4.4
662,698
R
47.6%Gore265,762
50.2%Bush280,069
2.2%
R+2.6
R+7.3
R+3.1
558,295
D
48.6%Clinton240,500
43.8%Dole216,837
7.6%
D+4.8
D+7.4
R+3.7
494,816
R
41.0%Clinton216,794
43.6%Bush230,599
15.5%
R+2.6
D+15.4
R+8.2
529,152
R
40.6%Dukakis184,991
58.6%Bush267,187
0.9%
R+18.0
D+3.3
R+10.3
456,135
R
39.1%Mondale174,929
60.4%Reagan270,554
0.5%
R+21.4
R+18.8
R+3.1
447,891
R
45.7%Carter173,163
48.2%Reagan182,721
6.1%
R+2.5
R+11.2
D+7.2
378,892
D
52.6%Carter183,417
43.9%Ford153,138
3.4%
D+8.7
D+40.2
D+6.6
348,568
R
32.9%McGovern84,855
64.4%Nixon166,112
2.7%
R+31.5
R+35.3
R+8.4
257,832
D
36.1%Humphrey103,533
32.3%Nixon92,605
31.6%
D+3.8
R+18.9
D+4.5
286,897
D
61.1%Johnson100,094
38.4%Goldwater62,827
0.5%
D+22.8
D+12.0
D+0.2
163,790
D
55.1%Kennedy79,862
44.3%Nixon64,270
0.6%
D+10.8
D+16.3
D+10.6
145,033
R
45.3%Stevenson57,071
50.8%Eisenhower64,096
3.9%
R+5.6
R+9.8
D+9.8
126,055
D
52.0%Stevenson55,011
47.8%Eisenhower50,571
0.3%
D+4.2
R+23.2
D+15.0
105,887
D
59.2%Truman40,097
31.7%Dewey21,502
9.1%
D+27.4
R+21.0
D+23.0
67,765
D
74.1%Roosevelt46,021
25.7%Dewey15,958
0.2%
D+48.4
R+13.8
D+40.9
62,117
D
80.9%Roosevelt41,839
18.8%Willkie9,700
0.3%
D+62.2
R+0.8
D+52.2
51,698
D
81.3%Roosevelt42,196
18.3%Landon9,506
0.4%
D+63.0
D+20.7
D+38.7
51,922
D
70.3%Roosevelt32,976
28.1%Hoover13,173
1.6%
D+42.2
D+52.9
D+24.4
46,891
R
44.6%Smith21,181
55.4%Hoover26,258
0.0%
R+10.7
R+55.1
D+6.8
47,439
D
68.9%Davis18,095
24.5%Coolidge6,430
6.6%
D+44.4
D+2.1
D+69.6
26,252
D
70.6%Cox21,644
28.3%Harding8,666
1.1%
D+42.4
R+12.7
D+68.6
30,636
D
76.7%Wilson14,476
21.6%Hughes4,074
1.7%
D+55.1
R+14.7
D+52.0
18,875
D
78.3%Wilson13,460
8.5%Taft1,465
13.2%
D+69.8
D+27.6
D+50.2
17,187
D
70.7%Bryan11,197
28.5%Taft4,516
0.8%
D+42.2
R+7.6
D+51.7
15,836
D
74.1%Parker11,449
24.3%Roosevelt3,752
1.6%
D+49.8
D+30.2
D+69.5
15,452
D
59.5%Bryan20,525
39.8%McKinley13,743
0.7%
D+19.7
D+12.5
D+27.2
34,510
D
52.9%Bryan17,408
45.7%McKinley15,049
1.4%
D+7.2
R+7.4
D+13.2
32,933
D
54.9%Cleveland20,595
40.4%Harrison15,149
4.7%
D+14.5
—
D+12.9
37,510
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2012D+10.7
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+10.2
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 0.5 points.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2008 (partial)
30,468
13,488
8,272
8,682
26
2012 (partial)
33,884
13,226
9,602
10,957
99
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−2,241 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −76,980 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−6,086
2012
−6,778
2013
−5,602
2014
−4,350
2015
−9,193
2016
−10,648
2017
−8,541
2018
−4,924
2019
−2,063
2021
−384
2022
−6,563
2023
−4,216
2024
−5,391
2025
−2,241
The Hampton Roads metro's outsized active-duty and veteran population anchors a distinct electoral calculus, while fast-growing exurban corridors in Chesapeake and Suffolk have steadily shifted the region's partisan margins over successive cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 69.8 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 31.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.2 points.
A population of 1,787,235, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,869 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Richmond, VA and Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.
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How did Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC vote in 2024?
In 2024, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC voted Democratic by 10.2 points (D+10.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 871,994 votes cast, 473,108 went Democratic and 384,145 went Republican.
When did Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC has a population of 1,787,235 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?
Median household income in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is $84,869 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.
