† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003. Election totals and ACS CVAP use different vintages; the resulting turnout can exceed 100%.
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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
GroupWolf TrapVirginiaUnited States
English14.8%12.0%9.5%
German14.7%10.1%12.5%
Irish13.8%9.1%9.4%
Italian6.5%3.9%4.8%
American4.8%8.4%5.3%
Polish3.3%1.6%2.2%
Scottish2.8%1.9%1.3%
French2.3%1.3%1.6%
Asian Indian4.6%1.8%1.4%
Korean3.6%0.8%0.4%
Chinese2.8%0.8%1.3%
Vietnamese2.8%0.7%0.6%
Filipino1.4%0.9%0.9%
Pakistani1.3%0.5%—
Bangladeshi0.4%——
Nepalese0.4%——
Salvadoran1.1%2.1%0.7%
Mexican0.6%2.4%11.3%
Bolivian0.5%0.4%—
Guatemalan0.5%0.7%0.5%
Honduran0.4%0.7%0.3%
Peruvian0.4%0.5%—
Puerto Rican0.3%1.4%1.8%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
African American†0.7%15.6%9.9%
Ethiopian0.2%0.5%—
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
Wolf Trap
Virginia
United States
Median age
45.1
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
Wolf Trap
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$250,001
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
3.1%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
85.1%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Wolf Trap
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
27.3%
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
3.9%
7.9%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
2.4%
0.4%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
7.0%
2.6%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
4.5%
0.7%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Wolf Trap
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.
Wolf Trap, Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−3.4%
2008
+10.8%
2012
+5.2%
2016
+27.0%
2020
+37.6%
2024
+34.8%
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
D
65.7%Harris7,159
30.9%Trump3,363
3.5%
D+34.8
R+2.8
D+36.3
10,899
D
67.7%Biden7,329
30.1%Trump3,260
2.2%
D+37.6
D+10.6
D+33.1
10,822
D
59.6%Clinton5,823
32.6%Trump3,183
7.7%
D+27.0
D+21.9
D+25.0
9,762
D
51.9%Obama4,936
46.7%Romney4,444
1.4%
D+5.2
R+5.7
D+1.3
9,510
D
55.0%Obama5,173
44.2%McCain4,153
0.8%
D+10.8
D+14.3
D+3.6
9,404
R
47.9%Kerry4,091
51.3%Bush4,384
0.8%
R+3.4
—
R+1.0
8,545
Wolf Trap is a census-designated place in Fairfax County with a highly educated, upper-income population tied closely to the Washington metro's government and professional economy, producing consistently high voter turnout in both primary and general elections.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.6 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 3.4 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.8 points.
A population of 15,858, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $250,001 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Difficult Run and Franklin Farm.
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, Wolf Trap, Virginia voted Democratic by 34.8 points (D+34.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 10,899 votes cast, 7,159 went Democratic and 3,363 went Republican.
When did Wolf Trap, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Wolf Trap, Virginia voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Wolf Trap, Virginia?
Wolf Trap, Virginia has a population of 15,858 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wolf Trap, Virginia?
Median household income in Wolf Trap, Virginia is $250,001 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Wolf Trap, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Wolf Trap, Virginia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
