Augusta County, Virginia: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+47%. Republican peak: R+66 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 78,0332024 5-year
- Median household income
- $82,0492024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Houston County, AL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Augusta CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Augusta 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 | +23.8% |
| 1896 | +4.0% |
| 1900 | +7.2% |
| 1904 | +17.7% |
| 1908 | +17.7% |
| 1912 | +39.8% |
| 1916 | +34.3% |
| 1920 | +10.3% |
| 1924 | +20.1% |
| 1928 | −28.0% |
| 1932 | +25.1% |
| 1936 | +26.3% |
| 1940 | +22.0% |
| 1944 | +11.3% |
| 1948 | −9.7% |
| 1952 | −40.2% |
| 1956 | −38.9% |
| 1960 | −35.4% |
| 1964 | −3.4% |
| 1968 | −39.3% |
| 1972 | −65.6% |
| 1976 | −19.2% |
| 1980 | −33.9% |
| 1984 | −59.0% |
| 1988 | −51.5% |
| 1992 | −35.2% |
| 1996 | −33.9% |
| 2000 | −43.9% |
| 2004 | −50.8% |
| 2008 | −39.9% |
| 2012 | −42.1% |
| 2016 | −49.5% |
| 2020 | −47.0% |
| 2024 | −47.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 11,403 | 32,429 | 44,417 | ||
| R | 10,840 | 30,714 | 42,278 | ||
| R | 8,177 | 26,163 | 36,343 | ||
| R | 9,451 | 23,624 | 33,672 | ||
| R | 9,825 | 23,120 | 33,338 | ||
| R | 7,019 | 22,100 | 29,704 | ||
| R | 6,643 | 17,744 | 25,271 | ||
| R | 5,965 | 13,458 | 22,102 | ||
| R | 5,190 | 12,896 | 21,866 | ||
| R | 4,170 | 13,251 | 17,634 | ||
| R | 3,899 | 15,308 | 19,323 | ||
| R | 5,202 | 11,011 | 17,120 | ||
| R | 5,626 | 8,452 | 14,692 | ||
| R | 1,766 | 9,106 | 11,181 | ||
| R | 2,028 | 6,313 | 10,900 | ||
| R | 4,039 | 4,327 | 8,372 | ||
| R | 1,914 | 4,034 | 5,989 | ||
| R | 1,484 | 3,466 | 5,092 | ||
| R | 1,453 | 3,414 | 4,879 | ||
| R | 1,355 | 1,690 | 3,454 | ||
| D | 2,913 | 2,319 | 5,247 | ||
| D | 2,774 | 1,768 | 4,564 | ||
| D | 2,872 | 1,668 | 4,571 | ||
| D | 2,606 | 1,541 | 4,237 | ||
| R | 1,507 | 2,679 | 4,186 | ||
| D | 1,920 | 1,265 | 3,265 | ||
| D | 2,106 | 1,707 | 3,879 | ||
| D | 1,751 | 845 | 2,644 | ||
| D | 1,556 | 568 | 2,480 | ||
| D | 1,435 | 987 | 2,537 | ||
| D | 1,582 | 1,096 | 2,748 | ||
| D | 2,869 | 2,473 | 5,531 | ||
| D | 3,066 | 2,823 | 6,117 | ||
| D | 3,563 | 2,136 | 5,986 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.6%
English
15.6%
Irish
10.3%
American
8.4%
Italian
3.0%
Scottish
2.2%
French
1.0%
African American
3.4%
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: 45.1 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
$82,049
Augusta County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Augusta County$82,049
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Augusta 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
6.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.5%
Working age (18–64)5.8%
Seniors (65+)7.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.6%
speak English only
Spanish2.2%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Other languages0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Augusta County's R+47.5 presidential margin in 2024 places it among Virginia's most one-sided jurisdictions, reflecting a rural Shenandoah Valley electorate where Republican candidates have dominated consistently across federal, state, and local races.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-six points in 1972. The 2024 margin was forty-seven points.
A population of 78,033, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,049 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Houston County and Madison County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Augusta County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Augusta County, Virginia voted Republican by 47.3 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 44,417 votes cast, 11,403 went Democratic and 32,429 went Republican.
What is Augusta County, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Augusta County, Virginia in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 Augusta County, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Augusta County, Virginia voted Democratic was 1944.
How many people live in Augusta County, Virginia?
Augusta County, Virginia has a population of 78,033 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Augusta County, Virginia?
Median household income in Augusta County, Virginia is $82,049 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Augusta County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Augusta County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.