† 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
GroupSmithfieldVirginiaUnited States
English19.5%12.0%9.5%
German10.5%10.1%12.5%
Irish9.0%9.1%9.4%
American6.2%8.4%5.3%
Italian2.8%3.9%4.8%
Scottish2.8%1.9%1.3%
Polish1.6%1.6%2.2%
French1.6%1.3%1.6%
African American†15.0%15.6%9.9%
African2.4%0.9%0.5%
Jamaican0.3%0.3%0.4%
Mexican1.0%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%1.4%1.8%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
Spanish0.2%——
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
Smithfield
Virginia
United States
Median age
46.3
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
6.6%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.7%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Smithfield
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$113,158
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
5.4%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.9%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Smithfield
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.0%
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.4%
7.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Smithfield
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.
Smithfield, Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−26.4%
2008
−14.6%
2012
−17.6%
2016
−18.7%
2020
−15.1%
2024
−15.2%
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
41.7%Harris2,359
56.9%Trump3,219
1.4%
R+15.2
R+0.1
R+13.7
5,660
R
41.7%Biden2,236
56.8%Trump3,047
1.5%
R+15.1
D+3.6
R+19.6
5,362
R
38.0%Clinton1,839
56.7%Trump2,744
5.2%
R+18.7
R+1.1
R+20.8
4,836
R
40.6%Obama1,963
58.2%Romney2,816
1.3%
R+17.6
R+3.0
R+21.5
4,840
R
42.3%Obama1,948
56.9%McCain2,619
0.8%
R+14.6
D+11.8
R+21.8
4,604
R
36.4%Kerry1,339
62.8%Bush2,308
0.8%
R+26.4
—
R+23.9
3,675
Smithfield sits at the economic heart of Isle of Wight County, long defined by its namesake ham industry and a waterfront location on the Pagan River. The town's small but stable population sits within a competitive exurban corridor south of Hampton Roads.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 26.4 points in 2004. The 2024 margin was 15.2 points.
A population of 8,834, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $113,158 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Harrison and Mills River.
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, Smithfield, Virginia voted Republican by 15.2 points (R+15.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,660 votes cast, 2,359 went Democratic and 3,219 went Republican.
How many people live in Smithfield, Virginia?
Smithfield, Virginia has a population of 8,834 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Smithfield, Virginia?
Median household income in Smithfield, Virginia is $113,158 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Smithfield, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Smithfield, Virginia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
