Madison County, Virginia: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+35%. Republican peak: R+35 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+35MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 14,0442024 5-year
- Median household income
- $84,3232024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+30 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+35 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Bradford County, PA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Madison CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Madison 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 | +29.7% |
| 1896 | +20.1% |
| 1900 | +19.5% |
| 1904 | +29.6% |
| 1908 | +20.8% |
| 1912 | +28.4% |
| 1916 | +24.1% |
| 1920 | +7.2% |
| 1924 | +24.9% |
| 1928 | −14.2% |
| 1932 | +23.7% |
| 1936 | +9.7% |
| 1940 | +3.4% |
| 1944 | −13.7% |
| 1948 | −19.7% |
| 1952 | −30.3% |
| 1956 | −21.2% |
| 1960 | −21.9% |
| 1964 | −24.2% |
| 1968 | −29.1% |
| 1972 | −30.1% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −17.3% |
| 1984 | −35.0% |
| 1988 | −26.7% |
| 1992 | −13.4% |
| 1996 | −12.5% |
| 2000 | −21.8% |
| 2004 | −23.9% |
| 2008 | −13.4% |
| 2012 | −18.6% |
| 2016 | −31.8% |
| 2020 | −32.0% |
| 2024 | −35.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,700 | 5,671 | 8,480 | ||
| R | 2,698 | 5,300 | 8,129 | ||
| R | 2,203 | 4,419 | 6,979 | ||
| R | 2,639 | 3,869 | 6,614 | ||
| R | 2,862 | 3,758 | 6,699 | ||
| R | 2,176 | 3,556 | 5,772 | ||
| R | 1,844 | 2,940 | 5,027 | ||
| R | 1,734 | 2,296 | 4,510 | ||
| R | 1,700 | 2,341 | 4,779 | ||
| R | 1,427 | 2,501 | 4,026 | ||
| R | 1,302 | 2,723 | 4,055 | ||
| R | 1,351 | 1,959 | 3,521 | ||
| R | 1,466 | 1,710 | 3,228 | ||
| R | 1,338 | 2,545 | 4,005 | ||
| R | 478 | 1,188 | 2,439 | ||
| R | 1,128 | 1,847 | 2,977 | ||
| R | 636 | 998 | 1,653 | ||
| R | 533 | 850 | 1,495 | ||
| R | 540 | 1,012 | 1,558 | ||
| R | 428 | 662 | 1,188 | ||
| R | 616 | 811 | 1,428 | ||
| D | 692 | 646 | 1,342 | ||
| D | 804 | 662 | 1,467 | ||
| D | 849 | 522 | 1,380 | ||
| R | 580 | 772 | 1,352 | ||
| D | 589 | 347 | 971 | ||
| D | 499 | 431 | 941 | ||
| D | 572 | 348 | 928 | ||
| D | 402 | 210 | 677 | ||
| D | 466 | 305 | 773 | ||
| D | 538 | 292 | 830 | ||
| D | 986 | 664 | 1,650 | ||
| D | 1,089 | 724 | 1,818 | ||
| D | 1,115 | 579 | 1,804 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.1%
German
15.8%
Irish
12.9%
American
8.1%
Scottish
2.7%
Italian
2.0%
French
1.4%
African American
7.1%
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: 46.4 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
$84,323
Madison County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Madison County$84,323
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Madison 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
10.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.4%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)12.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.7%
speak English only
Spanish3.2%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Nestled between the Blue Ridge and the Rapidan River, Madison County's rural character and modest population of roughly 12,500 have produced consistent double-digit Republican presidential margins for over two decades, reaching R+35 in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached thirty-five points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-five points.
A population of 14,044, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,323 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bradford County and Ashland County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Madison County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Madison County, Virginia voted Republican by 35.0 points (R+35), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,480 votes cast, 2,700 went Democratic and 5,671 went Republican.
What is Madison County, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Madison 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 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Madison County, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Madison County, Virginia voted Democratic was 1940.
How many people live in Madison County, Virginia?
Madison County, Virginia has a population of 14,044 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Madison County, Virginia?
Median household income in Madison County, Virginia is $84,323 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Madison County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Madison County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.