James City County, Virginia: Realigning Affluent Suburb county. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+6MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
- Population
- 81,0132024 5-year
- Median household income
- $109,9852024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+76 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Johnson County, KS · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of James City CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for James City County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | −33.3% |
| 1896 | −5.4% |
| 1900 | +7.1% |
| 1904 | +46.4% |
| 1908 | +35.7% |
| 1912 | +75.6% |
| 1916 | +57.1% |
| 1920 | +53.9% |
| 1924 | +49.6% |
| 1928 | −0.7% |
| 1932 | +43.8% |
| 1936 | +62.4% |
| 1940 | +35.2% |
| 1944 | +32.6% |
| 1948 | +4.7% |
| 1952 | −20.7% |
| 1956 | −35.7% |
| 1960 | −1.6% |
| 1964 | +20.9% |
| 1968 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | −57.0% |
| 1976 | −2.9% |
| 1980 | −15.2% |
| 1984 | −33.9% |
| 1988 | −31.2% |
| 1992 | −12.3% |
| 1996 | −15.5% |
| 2000 | −22.6% |
| 2004 | −22.6% |
| 2008 | −9.2% |
| 2012 | −12.0% |
| 2016 | −5.1% |
| 2020 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | +6.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 26,714 | 23,551 | 51,221 | ||
| D | 25,553 | 23,153 | 49,622 | ||
| R | 19,105 | 21,306 | 43,169 | ||
| R | 17,879 | 22,843 | 41,240 | ||
| R | 17,352 | 20,912 | 38,603 | ||
| R | 11,934 | 18,949 | 31,090 | ||
| R | 9,090 | 14,628 | 24,492 | ||
| R | 7,247 | 10,120 | 18,586 | ||
| R | 6,536 | 8,781 | 18,221 | ||
| R | 4,642 | 8,945 | 13,773 | ||
| R | 3,486 | 7,104 | 10,677 | ||
| R | 3,068 | 4,289 | 8,048 | ||
| R | 3,000 | 3,186 | 6,454 | ||
| R | 206 | 774 | 997 | ||
| D | 1,521 | 1,443 | 4,065 | ||
| D | 2,656 | 1,737 | 4,399 | ||
| R | 845 | 873 | 1,729 | ||
| R | 312 | 728 | 1,164 | ||
| R | 346 | 527 | 875 | ||
| D | 198 | 177 | 445 | ||
| D | 317 | 161 | 478 | ||
| D | 306 | 146 | 454 | ||
| D | 302 | 70 | 372 | ||
| D | 302 | 116 | 425 | ||
| R | 201 | 204 | 405 | ||
| D | 173 | 54 | 240 | ||
| D | 207 | 61 | 271 | ||
| D | 127 | 34 | 163 | ||
| D | 128 | 10 | 156 | ||
| D | 132 | 62 | 196 | ||
| D | 98 | 34 | 138 | ||
| D | 294 | 255 | 550 | ||
| R | 261 | 291 | 555 | ||
| R | 233 | 466 | 700 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.1%
German
14.5%
Irish
12.4%
American
11.8%
Italian
5.4%
Scottish
3.0%
French
2.7%
African American
9.9%
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: 47.1 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
$109,985
James City County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
James City County$109,985
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
James City 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 187.3%
Working age (18–64)7.0%
Seniors (65+)5.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.2%
speak English only
Spanish3.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%
Other Indo-European1.4%
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 55.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Williamsburg and rapidly expanding residential corridors, James City County has shifted from a reliable Republican stronghold into competitive territory, posting a D+6.2 margin in 2024 as college-educated and professional households reshape its electorate.
Once reliably Republican — a margin of fifty-seven points in 1972 at its widest — James City County has trended Democratic. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was six points.
A median household income of $109,985 — among the higher at this geographic scale — and a population of 81,013 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Johnson County and Stafford County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did James City County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, James City County, Virginia voted Democratic by 6.2 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 51,221 votes cast, 26,714 went Democratic and 23,551 went Republican.
What is James City County, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places James City County, Virginia in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" typology — College-educated, affluent suburbs — the one bloc moving toward the Democratic 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 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did James City County, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which James City County, Virginia voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in James City County, Virginia?
James City County, Virginia has a population of 81,013 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in James City County, Virginia?
Median household income in James City County, Virginia is $109,985 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of James City County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in James City County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.