† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupPoquosonVirginiaUnited States
English21.4%12.0%9.5%
German10.9%10.1%12.5%
Irish9.8%9.1%9.4%
Italian8.3%3.9%4.8%
American7.2%8.4%5.3%
Polish2.7%1.6%2.2%
Scottish2.7%1.9%1.3%
Russian1.5%——
Puerto Rican1.2%1.4%1.8%
Mexican0.9%2.4%11.3%
Spaniard0.8%——
Honduran0.6%0.7%0.3%
Spanish0.3%——
Salvadoran0.2%2.1%0.7%
Venezuelan0.2%——
Pakistani0.8%0.5%—
Filipino0.4%0.9%0.9%
Cambodian0.2%——
African American†1.8%15.6%9.9%
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
Poquoson
Virginia
United States
Median age
41.2
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
6.4%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.6%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Poquoson
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$120,972
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
4.5%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.3%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Poquoson
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.1%
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.2%
7.9%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.1%
2.6%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Poquoson
Virginia
United States
Catholic
—
10.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
19.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
54.3%
51.5%
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.
Poquoson, Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−55.2%
2008
−49.3%
2012
−51.2%
2016
−48.6%
2020
−45.2%
2024
−45.6%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004, 2020 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
26.3%Harris2,119
71.9%Trump5,800
1.8%
R+45.6
R+0.4
R+44.2
8,065
R
26.1%Biden2,054
71.3%Trump5,605
2.5%
R+45.2
D+3.4
R+49.6
7,857
R
22.3%Clinton1,601
70.9%Trump5,092
6.7%
R+48.6
D+2.5
R+50.7
7,177
R
23.6%Obama1,678
74.8%Romney5,313
1.6%
R+51.2
R+1.8
R+55.0
7,106
R
24.8%Obama1,748
74.1%McCain5,229
1.1%
R+49.3
D+5.9
R+56.6
7,054
R
22.0%Kerry1,424
77.2%Bush5,004
0.8%
R+55.2
—
R+52.8
6,480
Poquoson, a compact independent city on the Virginia Peninsula surrounded by water on three sides, draws heavily from retired military and defense-contractor households, producing some of the region's most consistent Republican margins in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 55.2 points in 2004. The 2024 margin was 45.6 points.
A population of 12,639, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $120,972 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Unionville and Senoia.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Poquoson, Virginia voted Republican by 45.6 points (R+45.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,065 votes cast, 2,119 went Democratic and 5,800 went Republican.
How many people live in Poquoson, Virginia?
Poquoson, Virginia has a population of 12,639 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Poquoson, Virginia?
Median household income in Poquoson, Virginia is $120,972 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Poquoson, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Poquoson, Virginia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
