Campbell County, Virginia: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+48%. Democratic peak: D+69 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 55,3122024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,1652024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+69 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+68 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lee County, MS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Campbell CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Campbell County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +15.8% |
| 1896 | +10.9% |
| 1900 | +1.9% |
| 1904 | +60.6% |
| 1908 | +55.5% |
| 1912 | +67.8% |
| 1916 | +65.0% |
| 1920 | +55.6% |
| 1924 | +55.3% |
| 1928 | +9.4% |
| 1932 | +68.8% |
| 1936 | +68.4% |
| 1940 | +67.5% |
| 1944 | +51.7% |
| 1948 | +30.8% |
| 1952 | +5.1% |
| 1956 | −2.6% |
| 1960 | +2.1% |
| 1964 | −25.3% |
| 1968 | −29.2% |
| 1972 | −68.0% |
| 1976 | −25.2% |
| 1980 | −34.8% |
| 1984 | −50.3% |
| 1988 | −46.4% |
| 1992 | −25.0% |
| 1996 | −18.4% |
| 2000 | −32.0% |
| 2004 | −39.3% |
| 2008 | −36.2% |
| 2012 | −39.3% |
| 2016 | −46.8% |
| 2020 | −44.1% |
| 2024 | −48.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,890 | 23,032 | 31,287 | ||
| R | 8,070 | 21,245 | 29,892 | ||
| R | 6,664 | 19,551 | 27,535 | ||
| R | 7,595 | 17,695 | 25,696 | ||
| R | 8,091 | 17,444 | 25,814 | ||
| R | 6,862 | 15,891 | 22,997 | ||
| R | 6,659 | 13,162 | 20,327 | ||
| R | 6,788 | 10,273 | 18,902 | ||
| R | 5,999 | 10,931 | 19,757 | ||
| R | 4,574 | 12,713 | 17,533 | ||
| R | 4,380 | 13,388 | 17,924 | ||
| R | 4,473 | 9,592 | 14,721 | ||
| R | 4,354 | 7,442 | 12,245 | ||
| R | 2,055 | 11,676 | 14,157 | ||
| R | 1,996 | 5,731 | 12,811 | ||
| R | 3,401 | 5,713 | 9,145 | ||
| D | 3,030 | 2,903 | 5,970 | ||
| R | 2,674 | 2,827 | 5,916 | ||
| D | 2,713 | 2,447 | 5,178 | ||
| D | 1,554 | 668 | 2,876 | ||
| D | 1,995 | 634 | 2,633 | ||
| D | 2,358 | 456 | 2,819 | ||
| D | 1,987 | 370 | 2,363 | ||
| D | 1,692 | 301 | 2,021 | ||
| D | 967 | 801 | 1,768 | ||
| D | 1,468 | 372 | 1,983 | ||
| D | 1,341 | 375 | 1,738 | ||
| D | 1,007 | 185 | 1,265 | ||
| D | 810 | 97 | 1,052 | ||
| D | 624 | 174 | 811 | ||
| D | 674 | 158 | 851 | ||
| D | 1,339 | 1,288 | 2,635 | ||
| D | 2,115 | 1,696 | 3,827 | ||
| D | 1,765 | 1,210 | 3,513 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.3%
American
15.7%
Irish
8.2%
German
7.9%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
1.6%
French
1.4%
African American
11.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 43.6 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
$66,165
Campbell County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Campbell County$66,165
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Campbell 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
10.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.8%
Working age (18–64)10.2%
Seniors (65+)9.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.3%
speak English only
Spanish2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.8%
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 46.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Campbell County, anchored by Lynchburg's southern suburbs and a largely rural, working-class base, has posted Republican presidential margins above 40 points in each of the last three cycles, making it among the least competitive counties in the state.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-eight points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-eight points.
A population of 55,312, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,165 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lee County and Bay County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Campbell County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Campbell County, Virginia voted Republican by 48.4 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,287 votes cast, 7,890 went Democratic and 23,032 went Republican.
What is Campbell County, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Campbell 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 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did Campbell County, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Campbell County, Virginia voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in Campbell County, Virginia?
Campbell County, Virginia has a population of 55,312 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Campbell County, Virginia?
Median household income in Campbell County, Virginia is $66,165 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Campbell County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Campbell County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.