Nottoway County, Virginia: Black Belt county. In 2024, voted R+22%. Democratic peak: D+73 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+22MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Black BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 15,5972024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,2612024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 54.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 36.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+73 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+34 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lunenburg County, VA · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Nottoway CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Nottoway 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 | +22.2% |
| 1896 | +32.0% |
| 1900 | +37.2% |
| 1904 | +68.7% |
| 1908 | +59.5% |
| 1912 | +73.1% |
| 1916 | +73.0% |
| 1920 | +68.4% |
| 1924 | +56.8% |
| 1928 | +19.3% |
| 1932 | +64.1% |
| 1936 | +66.1% |
| 1940 | +54.8% |
| 1944 | +50.8% |
| 1948 | +26.4% |
| 1952 | −2.6% |
| 1956 | +3.5% |
| 1960 | +17.1% |
| 1964 | −2.3% |
| 1968 | −1.8% |
| 1972 | −34.4% |
| 1976 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | −3.9% |
| 1984 | −19.4% |
| 1988 | −17.1% |
| 1992 | −3.5% |
| 1996 | −1.7% |
| 2000 | −7.5% |
| 2004 | −11.1% |
| 2008 | −1.2% |
| 2012 | −0.9% |
| 2016 | −13.1% |
| 2020 | −14.9% |
| 2024 | −22.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,636 | 4,168 | 6,869 | ||
| R | 2,971 | 4,027 | 7,078 | ||
| R | 2,829 | 3,712 | 6,744 | ||
| R | 3,344 | 3,409 | 6,846 | ||
| R | 3,413 | 3,499 | 6,988 | ||
| R | 2,635 | 3,303 | 6,030 | ||
| R | 2,460 | 2,870 | 5,492 | ||
| R | 2,327 | 2,416 | 5,214 | ||
| R | 2,411 | 2,610 | 5,743 | ||
| R | 2,217 | 3,161 | 5,509 | ||
| R | 2,296 | 3,418 | 5,793 | ||
| R | 2,593 | 2,813 | 5,611 | ||
| D | 2,558 | 2,486 | 5,222 | ||
| R | 1,246 | 2,587 | 3,893 | ||
| O | 1,529 | 1,614 | 4,830 | ||
| R | 1,516 | 1,586 | 3,103 | ||
| D | 1,882 | 1,319 | 3,286 | ||
| D | 1,242 | 1,124 | 3,329 | ||
| R | 1,381 | 1,454 | 2,850 | ||
| D | 1,004 | 486 | 1,963 | ||
| D | 1,453 | 472 | 1,930 | ||
| D | 1,290 | 373 | 1,674 | ||
| D | 1,297 | 260 | 1,568 | ||
| D | 1,348 | 277 | 1,671 | ||
| D | 986 | 667 | 1,653 | ||
| D | 840 | 181 | 1,161 | ||
| D | 821 | 154 | 975 | ||
| D | 608 | 91 | 708 | ||
| D | 683 | 72 | 836 | ||
| D | 481 | 118 | 610 | ||
| D | 470 | 86 | 559 | ||
| D | 1,076 | 489 | 1,579 | ||
| D | 936 | 478 | 1,432 | ||
| D | 931 | 587 | 1,551 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
23.5%
English
5.3%
German
4.7%
Irish
3.7%
Italian
1.7%
French
0.8%
Scottish
0.8%
African American
29.2%
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: 41.5 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
$63,261
Nottoway County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Nottoway County$63,261
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Nottoway County ranks near the middle 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
18.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)19.5%
Seniors (65+)19.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.4%
speak English only
Spanish3.2%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.2%
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 61.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Nottoway sits in Virginia's Southside tobacco belt, where a majority-minority population and a long Democratic heritage have gradually given way to Republican-leaning presidential results over the past two decades.
The Democratic margin here reached seventy-three points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-two points. The recent movement, modest against a deep Democratic baseline, mirrors a broader rightward drift across the Black Belt.
The economic context is part of the story: a median household income of $63,261 and a 19% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lunenburg County and Hendry County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Nottoway County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nottoway County, Virginia voted Republican by 22.3 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,869 votes cast, 2,636 went Democratic and 4,168 went Republican.
What is Nottoway County, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Nottoway County, Virginia in the "Black Belt" typology — Black-majority counties of the rural South — long the most Democratic ground in the region, now trending Republican at the margins. 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 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Nottoway County, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Nottoway County, Virginia voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Nottoway County, Virginia?
Nottoway County, Virginia has a population of 15,597 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nottoway County, Virginia?
Median household income in Nottoway County, Virginia is $63,261 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Nottoway County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Nottoway County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.