Culpeper County, Virginia: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+25%. Democratic peak: D+70 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+25MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 54,3972024 5-year
- Median household income
- $100,0492024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 66.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+70 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Northumberland County, VA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Culpeper CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Culpeper 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 | +22.2% |
| 1896 | +20.8% |
| 1900 | +28.2% |
| 1904 | +58.3% |
| 1908 | +60.9% |
| 1912 | +70.4% |
| 1916 | +64.1% |
| 1920 | +49.2% |
| 1924 | +61.9% |
| 1928 | +5.2% |
| 1932 | +52.3% |
| 1936 | +39.2% |
| 1940 | +35.1% |
| 1944 | +15.3% |
| 1948 | +7.2% |
| 1952 | −20.8% |
| 1956 | −20.1% |
| 1960 | −10.0% |
| 1964 | +3.0% |
| 1968 | −21.1% |
| 1972 | −47.0% |
| 1976 | −11.5% |
| 1980 | −24.7% |
| 1984 | −42.2% |
| 1988 | −38.9% |
| 1992 | −17.0% |
| 1996 | −16.9% |
| 2000 | −25.1% |
| 2004 | −29.2% |
| 2008 | −9.7% |
| 2012 | −16.3% |
| 2016 | −25.2% |
| 2020 | −19.9% |
| 2024 | −24.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,557 | 17,685 | 28,679 | ||
| R | 10,617 | 16,012 | 27,116 | ||
| R | 7,759 | 13,349 | 22,218 | ||
| R | 8,285 | 11,580 | 20,211 | ||
| R | 8,802 | 10,711 | 19,741 | ||
| R | 5,476 | 10,026 | 15,605 | ||
| R | 4,364 | 7,440 | 12,244 | ||
| R | 3,907 | 5,688 | 10,553 | ||
| R | 3,444 | 5,226 | 10,466 | ||
| R | 2,555 | 5,896 | 8,599 | ||
| R | 2,255 | 5,596 | 7,926 | ||
| R | 2,519 | 4,312 | 7,255 | ||
| R | 2,892 | 3,659 | 6,696 | ||
| R | 1,316 | 3,707 | 5,092 | ||
| R | 1,239 | 2,229 | 4,694 | ||
| D | 1,886 | 1,775 | 3,665 | ||
| R | 1,332 | 1,630 | 2,971 | ||
| R | 966 | 1,502 | 2,661 | ||
| R | 987 | 1,507 | 2,498 | ||
| D | 804 | 682 | 1,699 | ||
| D | 1,022 | 750 | 1,773 | ||
| D | 1,208 | 579 | 1,794 | ||
| D | 1,266 | 551 | 1,824 | ||
| D | 1,349 | 417 | 1,782 | ||
| D | 836 | 753 | 1,589 | ||
| D | 876 | 190 | 1,108 | ||
| D | 973 | 330 | 1,306 | ||
| D | 849 | 184 | 1,038 | ||
| D | 752 | 108 | 915 | ||
| D | 962 | 233 | 1,197 | ||
| D | 798 | 209 | 1,010 | ||
| D | 1,512 | 847 | 2,360 | ||
| D | 1,704 | 1,113 | 2,841 | ||
| D | 1,561 | 991 | 2,564 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.5%
German
9.9%
Irish
8.6%
American
7.0%
Italian
4.0%
Polish
2.6%
French
1.7%
African American
10.3%
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: 39.1 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
$100,049
Culpeper County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Culpeper County$100,049
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Culpeper County ranks in the top 5% 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
7.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.1%
Working age (18–64)6.8%
Seniors (65+)5.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.2%
speak English only
Spanish12.1%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Other languages0.9%
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 53.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Culpeper has absorbed steady population growth from the Washington exurban corridor yet maintained presidential margins above R+20 for over a decade, suggesting newcomers are largely reinforcing rather than diluting the existing partisan composition.
The Democratic margin here reached seventy points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-five points.
A population of 54,397, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,049 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Northumberland County and Mobile County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Culpeper County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Culpeper County, Virginia voted Republican by 24.9 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 28,679 votes cast, 10,557 went Democratic and 17,685 went Republican.
What is Culpeper County, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Culpeper County, Virginia in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Culpeper County, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Culpeper County, Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Culpeper County, Virginia?
Culpeper County, Virginia has a population of 54,397 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Culpeper County, Virginia?
Median household income in Culpeper County, Virginia is $100,049 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Culpeper County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Culpeper County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.