Henrico County, Virginia: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+29%. Democratic peak: D+73 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+29MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 335,7442024 5-year
- Median household income
- $88,7832024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 50.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 29.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+73 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hamilton County, OH · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Henrico CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Henrico 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 | +12.0% |
| 1896 | +12.2% |
| 1900 | +34.6% |
| 1904 | +55.0% |
| 1908 | +48.7% |
| 1912 | +73.1% |
| 1916 | +64.7% |
| 1920 | +50.9% |
| 1924 | +39.6% |
| 1928 | −16.6% |
| 1932 | +30.1% |
| 1936 | +47.3% |
| 1940 | +33.0% |
| 1944 | +41.4% |
| 1948 | +4.6% |
| 1952 | −33.3% |
| 1956 | −36.3% |
| 1960 | −33.6% |
| 1964 | −26.0% |
| 1968 | −46.8% |
| 1972 | −40.1% |
| 1976 | −34.3% |
| 1980 | −39.0% |
| 1984 | −49.8% |
| 1988 | −39.3% |
| 1992 | −18.5% |
| 1996 | −13.0% |
| 2000 | −12.5% |
| 2004 | −8.2% |
| 2008 | +12.2% |
| 2012 | +11.8% |
| 2016 | +20.8% |
| 2020 | +29.0% |
| 2024 | +28.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 115,040 | 62,882 | 181,489 | ||
| D | 116,572 | 63,440 | 183,152 | ||
| D | 93,935 | 59,857 | 163,536 | ||
| D | 89,594 | 70,449 | 162,241 | ||
| D | 86,323 | 67,381 | 154,966 | ||
| R | 60,864 | 71,809 | 133,418 | ||
| R | 48,645 | 62,887 | 114,252 | ||
| R | 41,121 | 54,430 | 101,992 | ||
| R | 36,807 | 56,910 | 108,868 | ||
| R | 26,980 | 62,284 | 89,887 | ||
| R | 21,336 | 63,864 | 85,448 | ||
| R | 21,023 | 50,505 | 75,551 | ||
| R | 21,729 | 45,405 | 68,981 | ||
| R | 3,093 | 7,334 | 10,564 | ||
| R | 8,600 | 34,212 | 54,726 | ||
| R | 2,864 | 4,879 | 7,751 | ||
| R | 9,626 | 19,446 | 29,235 | ||
| R | 5,032 | 12,702 | 21,101 | ||
| R | 5,339 | 10,682 | 16,035 | ||
| D | 2,321 | 2,092 | 4,970 | ||
| D | 3,056 | 1,263 | 4,331 | ||
| D | 3,993 | 2,005 | 6,027 | ||
| D | 3,610 | 1,285 | 4,919 | ||
| D | 2,458 | 1,291 | 3,875 | ||
| R | 1,349 | 1,887 | 3,236 | ||
| D | 1,052 | 416 | 1,605 | ||
| D | 1,078 | 338 | 1,453 | ||
| D | 690 | 140 | 850 | ||
| D | 952 | 93 | 1,175 | ||
| D | 627 | 215 | 846 | ||
| D | 890 | 248 | 1,167 | ||
| D | 2,189 | 1,049 | 3,291 | ||
| D | 2,332 | 1,817 | 4,210 | ||
| D | 2,374 | 1,849 | 4,358 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.2%
German
8.2%
Irish
7.6%
American
6.8%
Italian
3.5%
Scottish
2.1%
Polish
1.4%
African American
23.5%
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: 39.4 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
$88,783
Henrico County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Henrico County$88,783
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Henrico County ranks in the top 10% 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
8.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.4%
Working age (18–64)7.8%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.9%
Other Indo-European4.5%
Other languages2.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Henrico wraps around Richmond's northern and eastern edges, blending inner-ring urban neighborhoods with older suburbs. Its college-educated, racially diverse electorate has shifted decisively leftward over the past decade, producing margins that now rival the city itself.
The Democratic margin here reached seventy-three points in 1912. The 2024 margin was twenty-nine points.
A population of 335,744, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,783 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hamilton County and Prince William County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Henrico County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Henrico County, Virginia voted Democratic by 28.7 points (D+29), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 181,489 votes cast, 115,040 went Democratic and 62,882 went Republican.
What is Henrico County, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Henrico 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 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Henrico County, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Henrico County, Virginia voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Henrico County, Virginia?
Henrico County, Virginia has a population of 335,744 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Henrico County, Virginia?
Median household income in Henrico County, Virginia is $88,783 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Henrico County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Henrico County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.