Botetourt County, Virginia: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+45%. Republican peak: R+47 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 34,0042024 5-year
- Median household income
- $81,2132024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Boyd County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Botetourt CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Botetourt 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 | +16.3% |
| 1896 | −3.8% |
| 1900 | +1.9% |
| 1904 | +10.2% |
| 1908 | +1.0% |
| 1912 | +23.1% |
| 1916 | +7.4% |
| 1920 | +3.5% |
| 1924 | +5.9% |
| 1928 | −13.5% |
| 1932 | +19.6% |
| 1936 | +6.9% |
| 1940 | +10.1% |
| 1944 | +0.1% |
| 1948 | −12.8% |
| 1952 | −23.0% |
| 1956 | −24.0% |
| 1960 | −14.2% |
| 1964 | +6.2% |
| 1968 | −25.8% |
| 1972 | −41.7% |
| 1976 | +9.0% |
| 1980 | −8.3% |
| 1984 | −29.2% |
| 1988 | −20.1% |
| 1992 | −12.7% |
| 1996 | −14.8% |
| 2000 | −30.6% |
| 2004 | −38.4% |
| 2008 | −33.2% |
| 2012 | −38.5% |
| 2016 | −47.4% |
| 2020 | −44.5% |
| 2024 | −45.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,915 | 15,796 | 21,978 | ||
| R | 5,700 | 15,099 | 21,120 | ||
| R | 4,494 | 13,375 | 18,739 | ||
| R | 5,452 | 12,479 | 18,241 | ||
| R | 5,693 | 11,471 | 17,406 | ||
| R | 4,801 | 10,865 | 15,797 | ||
| R | 4,627 | 8,867 | 13,840 | ||
| R | 4,576 | 6,404 | 12,380 | ||
| R | 4,349 | 5,904 | 12,209 | ||
| R | 3,763 | 5,687 | 9,591 | ||
| R | 3,243 | 5,959 | 9,289 | ||
| R | 3,698 | 4,408 | 8,602 | ||
| D | 4,021 | 3,343 | 7,573 | ||
| R | 1,519 | 3,806 | 5,481 | ||
| R | 1,272 | 2,598 | 5,140 | ||
| D | 2,377 | 2,098 | 4,476 | ||
| R | 1,621 | 2,159 | 3,802 | ||
| R | 1,377 | 2,280 | 3,758 | ||
| R | 1,264 | 2,021 | 3,286 | ||
| R | 1,026 | 1,363 | 2,631 | ||
| D | 1,275 | 1,272 | 2,562 | ||
| D | 1,329 | 1,085 | 2,422 | ||
| D | 1,544 | 1,343 | 2,901 | ||
| D | 1,808 | 1,209 | 3,058 | ||
| R | 1,200 | 1,575 | 2,775 | ||
| D | 1,427 | 1,264 | 2,754 | ||
| D | 1,331 | 1,240 | 2,574 | ||
| D | 900 | 775 | 1,691 | ||
| D | 889 | 517 | 1,608 | ||
| D | 808 | 792 | 1,611 | ||
| D | 818 | 664 | 1,511 | ||
| D | 1,382 | 1,329 | 2,736 | ||
| R | 1,494 | 1,614 | 3,149 | ||
| D | 1,681 | 1,196 | 2,984 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.1%
American
13.0%
German
11.4%
Irish
10.8%
Italian
2.8%
Scottish
2.3%
Polish
1.6%
African American
2.1%
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: 48.1 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
$81,213
Botetourt County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Botetourt County$81,213
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Botetourt 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
6.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 184.4%
Working age (18–64)6.2%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.8%
speak English only
Spanish1.4%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Botetourt County, wedged between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains west of Roanoke, recorded an R+45.1 margin in 2024—among the largest in a state that has trended competitive statewide over the same period.
The Republican margin here reached forty-seven points in 2016. The 2024 margin was forty-five points.
A population of 34,004, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,213 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Boyd County and Converse County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Botetourt County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Botetourt County, Virginia voted Republican by 45.0 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,978 votes cast, 5,915 went Democratic and 15,796 went Republican.
What is Botetourt County, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Botetourt 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 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Botetourt County, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Botetourt County, Virginia voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Botetourt County, Virginia?
Botetourt County, Virginia has a population of 34,004 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Botetourt County, Virginia?
Median household income in Botetourt County, Virginia is $81,213 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Botetourt County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Botetourt County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.