Bath County, Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
14 precincts · 2,583 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -401 - MILLBORO401 - MILLBORO | 103 | 455 | 1 | 559 | 18.4% | 81.4% | R+63.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -501 - HEALING SPRINGS501 - HEALING SPRINGS | 142 | 395 | 4 | 541 | 26.2% | 73.0% | R+46.8 |
| Precinct -101 - WARM SPRINGS101 - WARM SPRINGS | 129 | 328 | 5 | 462 | 27.9% | 71.0% | R+43.1 |
| Precinct -201 - HOT SPRINGS201 - HOT SPRINGS | 123 | 306 | 5 | 434 | 28.3% | 70.5% | R+42.2 |
| Precinct -301 - FAIRVIEW301 - FAIRVIEW | 59 | 359 | 4 | 422 | 14.0% | 85.1% | R+71.1 |
| Precinct -302 - BURNSVILLE302 - BURNSVILLE | 17 | 75 | 0 | 92 | 18.5% | 81.5% | R+63.0 |
| Precinct -102 - MOUNTAIN GROVE102 - MOUNTAIN GROVE | 15 | 58 | 0 | 73 | 20.5% | 79.5% | R+58.9 |
| Burnsville51017017302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Fairview51017017301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Healing Springs51017017501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hot Springs51017017201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Millboro51017017401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mountain Grove51017017102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Warm Springs51017017101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +20.6% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −3.6% |
| 1904 | +15.1% |
| 1908 | +18.4% |
| 1912 | +31.3% |
| 1916 | +27.5% |
| 1920 | −2.7% |
| 1924 | −0.4% |
| 1928 | −28.2% |
| 1932 | +21.2% |
| 1936 | +8.8% |
| 1940 | +8.9% |
| 1944 | +7.1% |
| 1948 | −12.0% |
| 1952 | −25.7% |
| 1956 | −20.6% |
| 1960 | −1.3% |
| 1964 | +19.8% |
| 1968 | −19.9% |
| 1972 | −40.6% |
| 1976 | +7.3% |
| 1980 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | −32.5% |
| 1988 | −18.1% |
| 1992 | −9.4% |
| 1996 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | −22.1% |
| 2004 | −26.5% |
| 2008 | −12.6% |
| 2012 | −17.1% |
| 2016 | −41.9% |
| 2020 | −47.5% |
| 2024 | −53.7% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 3,321 |
| 2018 | 3,205 |
| 2020 | 3,307 |
| 2022 | 3,352 |
| 2024 | 3,455 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+56 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −269 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $79,413 in average income, against $69,089 for residents who stayed — 15% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Alleghany County, VA20
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −31 |
| 2012 | +21 |
| 2013 | −42 |
| 2014 | −16 |
| 2015 | −52 |
| 2016 | −38 |
| 2017 | −108 |
| 2018 | +14 |
| 2019 | −73 |
| 2021 | −55 |
| 2022 | +4 |
| 2023 | +22 |
| 2024 | +29 |
| 2025 | +56 |
Bath County's roughly 5,000 residents make it one of Virginia's smallest by population, and its rural Allegheny Highland geography has produced some of the widest Republican presidential margins in the state, hitting R+53.8 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 53.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.7 points.
A population of 4,100, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,184 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Shannon County and Pocahontas County.
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Bath County, Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/51017/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.