Amelia County, Virginia: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+44%. Democratic peak: D+72 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+44MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 13,4622024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,7172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 72.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 19.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+72 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Choctaw County, MS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Amelia CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Amelia County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −5.1% |
| 1896 | −15.0% |
| 1900 | −15.6% |
| 1904 | +58.8% |
| 1908 | +54.0% |
| 1912 | +71.6% |
| 1916 | +66.2% |
| 1920 | +36.6% |
| 1924 | +40.6% |
| 1928 | +28.5% |
| 1932 | +65.5% |
| 1936 | +51.6% |
| 1940 | +35.5% |
| 1944 | +30.3% |
| 1948 | +6.7% |
| 1952 | −8.3% |
| 1956 | −19.8% |
| 1960 | −5.0% |
| 1964 | −20.7% |
| 1968 | −1.1% |
| 1972 | −33.5% |
| 1976 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | −8.8% |
| 1984 | −23.8% |
| 1988 | −23.0% |
| 1992 | −12.5% |
| 1996 | −11.9% |
| 2000 | −24.9% |
| 2004 | −30.3% |
| 2008 | −22.7% |
| 2012 | −26.6% |
| 2016 | −36.6% |
| 2020 | −37.7% |
| 2024 | −44.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,214 | 5,776 | 8,049 | ||
| R | 2,411 | 5,390 | 7,893 | ||
| R | 2,128 | 4,708 | 7,040 | ||
| R | 2,490 | 4,331 | 6,915 | ||
| R | 2,488 | 3,970 | 6,529 | ||
| R | 1,862 | 3,499 | 5,397 | ||
| R | 1,754 | 2,947 | 4,788 | ||
| R | 1,625 | 2,119 | 4,144 | ||
| R | 1,534 | 2,062 | 4,224 | ||
| R | 1,359 | 2,187 | 3,594 | ||
| R | 1,432 | 2,336 | 3,804 | ||
| R | 1,643 | 1,969 | 3,701 | ||
| D | 1,715 | 1,634 | 3,458 | ||
| R | 778 | 1,606 | 2,471 | ||
| R | 830 | 857 | 2,528 | ||
| R | 884 | 1,348 | 2,239 | ||
| R | 708 | 784 | 1,524 | ||
| R | 403 | 745 | 1,728 | ||
| R | 703 | 832 | 1,551 | ||
| D | 443 | 372 | 1,058 | ||
| D | 553 | 295 | 851 | ||
| D | 562 | 267 | 831 | ||
| D | 753 | 239 | 997 | ||
| D | 701 | 142 | 854 | ||
| D | 498 | 277 | 775 | ||
| D | 372 | 153 | 540 | ||
| D | 389 | 179 | 574 | ||
| D | 403 | 80 | 488 | ||
| D | 325 | 32 | 409 | ||
| D | 247 | 73 | 322 | ||
| D | 320 | 76 | 415 | ||
| R | 608 | 838 | 1,472 | ||
| R | 663 | 899 | 1,571 | ||
| R | 501 | 563 | 1,226 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.4%
Irish
10.6%
American
8.4%
German
5.4%
French
3.6%
Scottish
1.9%
Italian
1.6%
African American
15.6%
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: 44.7 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
$76,717
Amelia County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Amelia County$76,717
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Amelia County ranks in the top 25% 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
9.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.4%
Working age (18–64)8.4%
Seniors (65+)16.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Amelia County's R+44.4 margin in 2024 places it among Virginia's most lopsided presidential results, reflecting a sparsely populated Piedmont community where rural white voters have shifted decisively away from statewide Democratic trends over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at forty-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-four points.
A median household income of $76,717, a 10% poverty rate, and a 72% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Choctaw County and Grayson County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Amelia County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Amelia County, Virginia voted Republican by 44.3 points (R+44), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,049 votes cast, 2,214 went Democratic and 5,776 went Republican.
What is Amelia County, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Amelia County, Virginia in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Amelia County, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Amelia County, Virginia voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Amelia County, Virginia?
Amelia County, Virginia has a population of 13,462 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Amelia County, Virginia?
Median household income in Amelia County, Virginia is $76,717 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Amelia County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Amelia County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.