Accomack County, Virginia: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+13%. Democratic peak: D+79 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+13MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 33,3352024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,9932024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 59.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 27.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+79 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Polk County, FL · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Accomack CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Accomack County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +33.0% |
| 1896 | +28.8% |
| 1900 | +36.9% |
| 1904 | +68.7% |
| 1908 | +65.9% |
| 1912 | +79.1% |
| 1916 | +69.9% |
| 1920 | +65.2% |
| 1924 | +73.3% |
| 1928 | +14.4% |
| 1932 | +64.2% |
| 1936 | +40.4% |
| 1940 | +25.1% |
| 1944 | +25.1% |
| 1948 | +18.7% |
| 1952 | −8.3% |
| 1956 | −11.7% |
| 1960 | +3.7% |
| 1964 | +5.7% |
| 1968 | −8.3% |
| 1972 | −45.3% |
| 1976 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | −4.7% |
| 1984 | −29.6% |
| 1988 | −21.5% |
| 1992 | −5.5% |
| 1996 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | −10.6% |
| 2004 | −16.5% |
| 2008 | −1.4% |
| 2012 | −3.5% |
| 2016 | −11.7% |
| 2020 | −9.4% |
| 2024 | −13.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,374 | 9,659 | 17,176 | ||
| R | 7,578 | 9,172 | 16,962 | ||
| R | 6,740 | 8,583 | 15,818 | ||
| R | 7,655 | 8,213 | 16,051 | ||
| R | 7,607 | 7,833 | 15,623 | ||
| R | 5,518 | 7,726 | 13,356 | ||
| R | 5,092 | 6,352 | 11,925 | ||
| D | 5,220 | 5,013 | 11,654 | ||
| R | 4,950 | 5,666 | 13,125 | ||
| R | 4,443 | 6,926 | 11,542 | ||
| R | 4,355 | 8,047 | 12,466 | ||
| R | 4,872 | 5,371 | 10,698 | ||
| D | 4,807 | 4,494 | 9,536 | ||
| R | 2,406 | 6,496 | 9,026 | ||
| O | 2,467 | 3,231 | 9,181 | ||
| D | 3,528 | 3,145 | 6,683 | ||
| D | 2,884 | 2,676 | 5,581 | ||
| R | 2,213 | 2,823 | 5,204 | ||
| R | 2,220 | 2,626 | 4,864 | ||
| D | 1,669 | 1,088 | 3,104 | ||
| D | 1,747 | 1,045 | 2,795 | ||
| D | 1,476 | 882 | 2,366 | ||
| D | 1,583 | 670 | 2,259 | ||
| D | 2,458 | 527 | 3,007 | ||
| D | 1,826 | 1,367 | 3,193 | ||
| D | 2,087 | 307 | 2,429 | ||
| D | 2,026 | 409 | 2,480 | ||
| D | 1,745 | 299 | 2,070 | ||
| D | 1,825 | 153 | 2,114 | ||
| D | 1,748 | 337 | 2,141 | ||
| D | 1,517 | 256 | 1,835 | ||
| D | 3,210 | 1,460 | 4,740 | ||
| D | 3,115 | 1,675 | 5,004 | ||
| D | 3,529 | 1,733 | 5,448 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
32.8%
English
10.9%
Irish
7.3%
German
7.2%
Italian
2.3%
Polish
2.0%
Scottish
1.0%
African American
21.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 47.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,993
Accomack County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Accomack County$58,993
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Accomack County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.5%
Working age (18–64)12.8%
Seniors (65+)18.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.2%
speak English only
Spanish8.8%
Other Indo-European4.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Accomack sits on Virginia's isolated Eastern Shore peninsula, separated from the mainland by the Chesapeake Bay. Its economy anchors on agriculture and seafood, and its relatively large rural Black population makes it one of the more demographically complex counties in the region.
The Republican margin here reached forty-five points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirteen points.
A median household income of $58,993, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 33,335 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Polk County and Lee County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Accomack County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Accomack County, Virginia voted Republican by 13.3 points (R+13), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,176 votes cast, 7,374 went Democratic and 9,659 went Republican.
What is Accomack County, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Accomack County, Virginia in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Accomack County, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Accomack County, Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Accomack County, Virginia?
Accomack County, Virginia has a population of 33,335 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Accomack County, Virginia?
Median household income in Accomack County, Virginia is $58,993 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Accomack County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Accomack County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.