Gloucester County, Virginia: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+38%. Democratic peak: D+69 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 39,5262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $84,3062024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+69 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Mathews County, VA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Gloucester CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Gloucester 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 | −15.5% |
| 1896 | +19.5% |
| 1900 | +15.5% |
| 1904 | +46.0% |
| 1908 | +66.7% |
| 1912 | +68.1% |
| 1916 | +60.6% |
| 1920 | +40.7% |
| 1924 | +69.5% |
| 1928 | −2.2% |
| 1932 | +52.5% |
| 1936 | +56.4% |
| 1940 | +59.0% |
| 1944 | +38.8% |
| 1948 | +22.4% |
| 1952 | −5.5% |
| 1956 | −26.2% |
| 1960 | −0.5% |
| 1964 | +8.9% |
| 1968 | −9.4% |
| 1972 | −46.4% |
| 1976 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | −14.2% |
| 1984 | −42.7% |
| 1988 | −38.2% |
| 1992 | −18.0% |
| 1996 | −13.8% |
| 2000 | −30.4% |
| 2004 | −36.6% |
| 2008 | −26.9% |
| 2012 | −27.9% |
| 2016 | −39.2% |
| 2020 | −35.5% |
| 2024 | −38.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,034 | 15,918 | 23,228 | ||
| R | 6,964 | 14,875 | 22,282 | ||
| R | 5,404 | 13,096 | 19,619 | ||
| R | 6,764 | 12,137 | 19,283 | ||
| R | 6,916 | 12,089 | 19,222 | ||
| R | 5,105 | 11,084 | 16,333 | ||
| R | 4,553 | 8,718 | 13,699 | ||
| R | 4,710 | 6,447 | 12,593 | ||
| R | 4,058 | 6,461 | 13,345 | ||
| R | 3,372 | 7,646 | 11,181 | ||
| R | 2,830 | 7,109 | 10,025 | ||
| R | 3,138 | 4,261 | 7,897 | ||
| D | 3,156 | 3,025 | 6,404 | ||
| R | 1,292 | 3,642 | 5,064 | ||
| R | 1,210 | 1,619 | 4,364 | ||
| D | 1,949 | 1,631 | 3,583 | ||
| R | 1,297 | 1,310 | 2,620 | ||
| R | 723 | 1,319 | 2,276 | ||
| R | 961 | 1,073 | 2,046 | ||
| D | 719 | 434 | 1,274 | ||
| D | 934 | 410 | 1,349 | ||
| D | 937 | 241 | 1,180 | ||
| D | 1,012 | 281 | 1,297 | ||
| D | 916 | 280 | 1,211 | ||
| R | 587 | 614 | 1,201 | ||
| D | 616 | 109 | 730 | ||
| D | 677 | 283 | 969 | ||
| D | 582 | 142 | 726 | ||
| D | 510 | 74 | 640 | ||
| D | 477 | 94 | 574 | ||
| D | 474 | 173 | 655 | ||
| D | 484 | 354 | 839 | ||
| D | 819 | 549 | 1,385 | ||
| R | 907 | 1,276 | 2,380 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
24.3%
English
17.3%
Irish
10.1%
German
8.8%
Italian
3.4%
Scottish
2.1%
French
2.0%
African American
6.5%
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: 44.8 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
$84,306
Gloucester County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Gloucester County$84,306
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Gloucester 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
5.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.7%
Working age (18–64)4.9%
Seniors (65+)6.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.8%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Gloucester sits on a peninsula between the York and Piankatank rivers, with an economy rooted in commercial fishing and commuter ties to Hampton Roads. Its presidential margins have exceeded 35 points Republican in recent cycles, reflecting the broader rural Tidewater pattern.
The Republican margin here reached forty-six points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.
A population of 39,526, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,306 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mathews County and Middlesex County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Gloucester County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Gloucester County, Virginia voted Republican by 38.2 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,228 votes cast, 7,034 went Democratic and 15,918 went Republican.
What is Gloucester County, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Gloucester 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 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Gloucester County, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Gloucester County, Virginia voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Gloucester County, Virginia?
Gloucester County, Virginia has a population of 39,526 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gloucester County, Virginia?
Median household income in Gloucester County, Virginia is $84,306 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Gloucester County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Gloucester County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.