Isle of Wight County, Virginia: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+20%. Democratic peak: D+72 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+20MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 39,9742024 5-year
- Median household income
- $95,2412024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 21.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+72 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+29 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hardin County, KY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Isle of Wight CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Isle of Wight 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 | +38.8% |
| 1896 | +26.8% |
| 1900 | +22.5% |
| 1904 | +55.2% |
| 1908 | +45.4% |
| 1912 | +71.6% |
| 1916 | +65.7% |
| 1920 | +51.1% |
| 1924 | +53.3% |
| 1928 | −2.2% |
| 1932 | +54.7% |
| 1936 | +66.2% |
| 1940 | +69.1% |
| 1944 | +46.5% |
| 1948 | +39.1% |
| 1952 | +10.3% |
| 1956 | +0.9% |
| 1960 | +27.7% |
| 1964 | −3.5% |
| 1968 | +11.8% |
| 1972 | −29.2% |
| 1976 | +20.4% |
| 1980 | +5.5% |
| 1984 | −21.4% |
| 1988 | −21.1% |
| 1992 | −8.7% |
| 1996 | −4.1% |
| 2000 | −18.7% |
| 2004 | −25.6% |
| 2008 | −13.4% |
| 2012 | −14.6% |
| 2016 | −20.5% |
| 2020 | −18.4% |
| 2024 | −19.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,779 | 14,659 | 24,762 | ||
| R | 9,399 | 13,707 | 23,456 | ||
| R | 7,881 | 12,204 | 21,075 | ||
| R | 8,761 | 11,802 | 20,827 | ||
| R | 8,573 | 11,258 | 19,997 | ||
| R | 5,871 | 9,929 | 15,871 | ||
| R | 5,162 | 7,587 | 12,950 | ||
| R | 4,952 | 5,416 | 11,369 | ||
| R | 4,380 | 5,370 | 11,387 | ||
| R | 3,747 | 5,779 | 9,621 | ||
| R | 3,650 | 5,664 | 9,412 | ||
| D | 3,951 | 3,526 | 7,784 | ||
| D | 4,145 | 2,718 | 7,009 | ||
| R | 4,042 | 7,556 | 12,024 | ||
| O | 1,977 | 1,312 | 5,635 | ||
| R | 476 | 511 | 989 | ||
| D | 2,020 | 1,141 | 3,177 | ||
| D | 1,324 | 1,298 | 2,757 | ||
| D | 1,227 | 996 | 2,237 | ||
| D | 1,064 | 442 | 1,591 | ||
| D | 1,178 | 430 | 1,608 | ||
| D | 1,138 | 208 | 1,346 | ||
| D | 1,025 | 207 | 1,235 | ||
| D | 982 | 284 | 1,275 | ||
| R | 531 | 555 | 1,086 | ||
| D | 631 | 190 | 827 | ||
| D | 759 | 245 | 1,005 | ||
| D | 679 | 140 | 820 | ||
| D | 708 | 75 | 884 | ||
| D | 530 | 199 | 729 | ||
| D | 584 | 168 | 754 | ||
| D | 1,206 | 763 | 1,970 | ||
| D | 1,264 | 727 | 2,001 | ||
| D | 1,494 | 636 | 2,210 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.9%
German
9.7%
Irish
8.3%
American
5.7%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
2.6%
Polish
1.5%
African American
17.1%
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: 43.8 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
$95,241
Isle of Wight County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Isle of Wight County$95,241
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Isle of Wight 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
6.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 184.8%
Working age (18–64)6.7%
Seniors (65+)12.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.7%
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 52.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Isle of Wight sits along the James River estuary south of Hampton Roads, with an economy anchored by agriculture and proximity to the region's military and industrial corridor. Its Republican presidential margin grew roughly ten points between 2012 and 2024.
The Republican margin here reached twenty-nine points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty points.
A population of 39,974, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $95,241 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hardin County and Comanche County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Isle of Wight County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Isle of Wight County, Virginia voted Republican by 19.7 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,762 votes cast, 9,779 went Democratic and 14,659 went Republican.
What is Isle of Wight County, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Isle of Wight 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 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Isle of Wight County, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Isle of Wight County, Virginia voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Isle of Wight County, Virginia?
Isle of Wight County, Virginia has a population of 39,974 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Isle of Wight County, Virginia?
Median household income in Isle of Wight County, Virginia is $95,241 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Isle of Wight County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Isle of Wight County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.