Fauquier County, Virginia: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+22%. Democratic peak: D+69 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+22MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 74,5772024 5-year
- Median household income
- $130,1892024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+69 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Union County, PA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Fauquier CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Fauquier County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +34.3% |
| 1896 | +27.5% |
| 1900 | +30.8% |
| 1904 | +54.5% |
| 1908 | +57.5% |
| 1912 | +68.8% |
| 1916 | +53.2% |
| 1920 | +41.1% |
| 1924 | +54.4% |
| 1928 | +22.3% |
| 1932 | +67.6% |
| 1936 | +52.7% |
| 1940 | +42.4% |
| 1944 | +31.9% |
| 1948 | +7.1% |
| 1952 | −12.8% |
| 1956 | −14.3% |
| 1960 | −4.0% |
| 1964 | +25.0% |
| 1968 | −11.5% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | −7.8% |
| 1980 | −22.8% |
| 1984 | −43.3% |
| 1988 | −41.1% |
| 1992 | −18.8% |
| 1996 | −22.3% |
| 2000 | −26.2% |
| 2004 | −27.7% |
| 2008 | −13.5% |
| 2012 | −19.9% |
| 2016 | −24.4% |
| 2020 | −17.3% |
| 2024 | −21.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 17,180 | 26,825 | 44,768 | ||
| R | 17,565 | 25,106 | 43,661 | ||
| R | 12,971 | 22,127 | 37,460 | ||
| R | 13,965 | 21,034 | 35,555 | ||
| R | 14,616 | 19,227 | 34,219 | ||
| R | 10,712 | 19,011 | 29,915 | ||
| R | 8,296 | 14,456 | 23,481 | ||
| R | 6,759 | 11,063 | 19,258 | ||
| R | 6,600 | 10,497 | 20,759 | ||
| R | 4,837 | 11,733 | 16,796 | ||
| R | 4,056 | 10,319 | 14,451 | ||
| R | 4,119 | 6,782 | 11,670 | ||
| R | 4,002 | 4,715 | 9,111 | ||
| R | 2,039 | 4,654 | 6,873 | ||
| R | 2,099 | 2,845 | 6,501 | ||
| D | 3,506 | 2,101 | 5,613 | ||
| R | 1,958 | 2,123 | 4,094 | ||
| R | 1,567 | 2,112 | 3,802 | ||
| R | 1,597 | 2,068 | 3,675 | ||
| D | 1,291 | 1,102 | 2,667 | ||
| D | 2,110 | 1,089 | 3,204 | ||
| D | 1,874 | 756 | 2,637 | ||
| D | 2,037 | 629 | 2,672 | ||
| D | 1,999 | 379 | 2,396 | ||
| D | 1,531 | 972 | 2,503 | ||
| D | 1,277 | 345 | 1,713 | ||
| D | 1,365 | 568 | 1,941 | ||
| D | 1,204 | 367 | 1,574 | ||
| D | 1,187 | 182 | 1,461 | ||
| D | 1,354 | 363 | 1,723 | ||
| D | 1,216 | 357 | 1,576 | ||
| D | 2,610 | 1,377 | 3,997 | ||
| D | 2,744 | 1,553 | 4,328 | ||
| D | 2,802 | 1,348 | 4,238 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.6%
German
15.5%
Irish
13.3%
American
5.3%
Italian
5.0%
Scottish
3.7%
Polish
2.2%
African American
5.0%
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: 41.2 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
$130,189
Fauquier County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.
Fauquier County$130,189
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Fauquier County ranks in the top 0.5% 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
6.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.3%
Working age (18–64)5.9%
Seniors (65+)6.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.9%
speak English only
Spanish8.8%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Fauquier sits at the outer edge of Northern Virginia's commuter belt, where working farms and estate properties define a landscape distinct from the dense suburbs closer to Washington — and its R+21.7 presidential margin reflects that rural-exurban character.
The Democratic margin here reached sixty-nine points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-two points.
A population of 74,577, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $130,189 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Union County and Aiken County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fauquier County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fauquier County, Virginia voted Republican by 21.5 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 44,768 votes cast, 17,180 went Democratic and 26,825 went Republican.
What is Fauquier County, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Fauquier 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 Fauquier County, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fauquier County, Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Fauquier County, Virginia?
Fauquier County, Virginia has a population of 74,577 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fauquier County, Virginia?
Median household income in Fauquier County, Virginia is $130,189 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Fauquier County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fauquier 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.