Dinwiddie County, Virginia: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+23%. Democratic peak: D+82 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+23MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 28,1912024 5-year
- Median household income
- $83,7042024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 29.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+82 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+27 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Mineral County, NV · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Dinwiddie CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Dinwiddie 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 | −5.1% |
| 1896 | +19.4% |
| 1900 | +25.8% |
| 1904 | +54.5% |
| 1908 | +47.8% |
| 1912 | +69.7% |
| 1916 | +74.8% |
| 1920 | +54.6% |
| 1924 | +67.8% |
| 1928 | +48.0% |
| 1932 | +81.1% |
| 1936 | +82.4% |
| 1940 | +61.8% |
| 1944 | +59.3% |
| 1948 | +46.7% |
| 1952 | +19.4% |
| 1956 | +18.1% |
| 1960 | +29.0% |
| 1964 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | −26.6% |
| 1976 | +22.6% |
| 1980 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | −13.1% |
| 1988 | −9.9% |
| 1992 | −0.3% |
| 1996 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | −10.5% |
| 2004 | −15.0% |
| 2008 | −2.2% |
| 2012 | −2.4% |
| 2016 | −12.4% |
| 2020 | −16.2% |
| 2024 | −23.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,942 | 9,549 | 15,611 | ||
| R | 6,244 | 8,695 | 15,112 | ||
| R | 5,765 | 7,447 | 13,575 | ||
| R | 6,550 | 6,875 | 13,589 | ||
| R | 6,246 | 6,526 | 12,892 | ||
| R | 4,569 | 6,193 | 10,839 | ||
| R | 4,001 | 4,959 | 9,136 | ||
| D | 3,871 | 3,503 | 8,166 | ||
| R | 3,624 | 3,648 | 8,597 | ||
| R | 3,405 | 4,165 | 7,659 | ||
| R | 3,485 | 4,547 | 8,114 | ||
| D | 3,475 | 3,369 | 7,018 | ||
| D | 3,873 | 2,413 | 6,473 | ||
| R | 1,901 | 3,314 | 5,305 | ||
| O | 1,551 | 1,451 | 5,257 | ||
| D | 2,182 | 2,096 | 4,285 | ||
| D | 1,714 | 935 | 2,686 | ||
| D | 1,282 | 807 | 2,628 | ||
| D | 1,462 | 983 | 2,472 | ||
| D | 961 | 261 | 1,500 | ||
| D | 1,096 | 279 | 1,377 | ||
| D | 1,129 | 264 | 1,400 | ||
| D | 1,343 | 127 | 1,475 | ||
| D | 1,028 | 104 | 1,140 | ||
| D | 945 | 332 | 1,277 | ||
| D | 685 | 122 | 830 | ||
| D | 636 | 186 | 824 | ||
| D | 592 | 85 | 678 | ||
| D | 512 | 58 | 651 | ||
| D | 445 | 157 | 603 | ||
| D | 406 | 119 | 527 | ||
| D | 990 | 583 | 1,580 | ||
| D | 1,099 | 741 | 1,848 | ||
| R | 597 | 674 | 1,498 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.1%
American
7.4%
Irish
7.0%
German
6.4%
Italian
3.5%
Scottish
1.1%
Polish
0.8%
African American
23.8%
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: 43.1 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
$83,704
Dinwiddie County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Dinwiddie County$83,704
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Dinwiddie 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
11.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.8%
Working age (18–64)10.5%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.9%
speak English only
Spanish3.5%
Other Indo-European1.2%
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 65.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Dinwiddie anchors Virginia's Southside plateau, where a predominantly rural population and longstanding demographic shifts away from its historic Democratic base have produced consistent double-digit Republican margins in federal contests.
The Democratic margin here peaked at eighty-two points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-three points.
A population of 28,191, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,704 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mineral County and Seneca County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dinwiddie County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dinwiddie County, Virginia voted Republican by 23.1 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,611 votes cast, 5,942 went Democratic and 9,549 went Republican.
What is Dinwiddie County, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Dinwiddie County, Virginia in the "Heartland Swing" typology — Industrial Midwest swing counties drifting steadily toward the Republican Party. 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 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Dinwiddie County, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dinwiddie County, Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Dinwiddie County, Virginia?
Dinwiddie County, Virginia has a population of 28,191 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dinwiddie County, Virginia?
Median household income in Dinwiddie County, Virginia is $83,704 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Dinwiddie County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dinwiddie County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.