King William County, Virginia: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+41%. Democratic peak: D+54 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+41MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 18,5932024 5-year
- Median household income
- $86,0562024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 15.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+54 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Van Wert County, OH · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of King William CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for King William 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 | −11.0% |
| 1896 | −25.0% |
| 1900 | −30.4% |
| 1904 | +21.7% |
| 1908 | +9.4% |
| 1912 | +53.8% |
| 1916 | +48.4% |
| 1920 | +33.1% |
| 1924 | +42.0% |
| 1928 | +13.4% |
| 1932 | +54.1% |
| 1936 | +53.3% |
| 1940 | +49.6% |
| 1944 | +43.9% |
| 1948 | +13.2% |
| 1952 | −15.5% |
| 1956 | −37.1% |
| 1960 | −3.1% |
| 1964 | +25.5% |
| 1968 | −11.6% |
| 1972 | −18.3% |
| 1976 | −3.0% |
| 1980 | −16.4% |
| 1984 | −31.6% |
| 1988 | −27.0% |
| 1992 | −14.7% |
| 1996 | −13.0% |
| 2000 | −24.6% |
| 2004 | −28.5% |
| 2008 | −19.3% |
| 2012 | −23.8% |
| 2016 | −35.2% |
| 2020 | −37.8% |
| 2024 | −40.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,388 | 8,080 | 11,583 | ||
| R | 3,260 | 7,320 | 10,736 | ||
| R | 2,760 | 5,975 | 9,146 | ||
| R | 3,344 | 5,466 | 8,923 | ||
| R | 3,344 | 4,966 | 8,388 | ||
| R | 2,436 | 4,397 | 6,872 | ||
| R | 2,125 | 3,547 | 5,769 | ||
| R | 1,765 | 2,346 | 4,469 | ||
| R | 1,822 | 2,591 | 5,230 | ||
| R | 1,561 | 2,735 | 4,349 | ||
| R | 1,448 | 2,803 | 4,284 | ||
| R | 1,446 | 2,036 | 3,601 | ||
| R | 1,501 | 1,597 | 3,156 | ||
| R | 708 | 1,033 | 1,772 | ||
| R | 764 | 1,046 | 2,431 | ||
| D | 1,085 | 644 | 1,729 | ||
| R | 745 | 793 | 1,549 | ||
| R | 357 | 887 | 1,427 | ||
| R | 533 | 730 | 1,272 | ||
| D | 476 | 348 | 971 | ||
| D | 718 | 280 | 998 | ||
| D | 697 | 235 | 932 | ||
| D | 696 | 211 | 910 | ||
| D | 612 | 177 | 804 | ||
| D | 431 | 329 | 760 | ||
| D | 372 | 148 | 533 | ||
| D | 353 | 176 | 535 | ||
| D | 342 | 119 | 461 | ||
| D | 305 | 69 | 439 | ||
| D | 276 | 228 | 508 | ||
| D | 304 | 195 | 503 | ||
| R | 462 | 871 | 1,344 | ||
| R | 592 | 990 | 1,593 | ||
| R | 672 | 844 | 1,560 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
18.5%
English
14.9%
German
8.1%
Irish
8.0%
Italian
2.6%
French
1.6%
Polish
1.3%
African American
12.0%
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: 40.9 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
$86,056
King William County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
King William County$86,056
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
King William 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
5.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 184.9%
Working age (18–64)5.9%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.8%
speak English only
Spanish1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.2%
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 67.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
King William sits along the Pamunkey River northeast of Richmond, with a population under 14,000 and presidential margins that have exceeded 35 points Republican in each of the last three cycles, reflecting its deeply rural, low-density character.
The Republican margin here reached forty-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-one points.
A population of 18,593, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $86,056 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Van Wert County and Clinton County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did King William County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, King William County, Virginia voted Republican by 40.5 points (R+41), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,583 votes cast, 3,388 went Democratic and 8,080 went Republican.
What is King William County, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places King William County, Virginia in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did King William County, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which King William County, Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in King William County, Virginia?
King William County, Virginia has a population of 18,593 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in King William County, Virginia?
Median household income in King William County, Virginia is $86,056 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of King William County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in King William County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.