Pittsylvania County, Virginia: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+43%. Democratic peak: D+74 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+43MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 59,8562024 5-year
- Median household income
- $54,0852024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 20.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+74 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Butler County, KY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pittsylvania CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pittsylvania 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 | +4.4% |
| 1896 | +10.9% |
| 1900 | +23.3% |
| 1904 | +43.1% |
| 1908 | +20.8% |
| 1912 | +42.5% |
| 1916 | +42.4% |
| 1920 | +39.9% |
| 1924 | +47.3% |
| 1928 | −21.2% |
| 1932 | +64.3% |
| 1936 | +73.7% |
| 1940 | +66.9% |
| 1944 | +48.0% |
| 1948 | +35.0% |
| 1952 | +15.7% |
| 1956 | +16.2% |
| 1960 | +3.8% |
| 1964 | −3.7% |
| 1968 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | −45.8% |
| 1976 | −6.9% |
| 1980 | −21.5% |
| 1984 | −33.4% |
| 1988 | −29.3% |
| 1992 | −17.3% |
| 1996 | −20.5% |
| 2000 | −32.7% |
| 2004 | −30.6% |
| 2008 | −24.0% |
| 2012 | −27.4% |
| 2016 | −39.1% |
| 2020 | −39.8% |
| 2024 | −43.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,599 | 24,310 | 34,156 | ||
| R | 10,115 | 23,751 | 34,227 | ||
| R | 9,199 | 21,554 | 31,598 | ||
| R | 10,858 | 19,263 | 30,681 | ||
| R | 11,415 | 18,730 | 30,433 | ||
| R | 9,274 | 17,673 | 27,417 | ||
| R | 7,834 | 15,760 | 24,255 | ||
| R | 7,681 | 12,127 | 21,714 | ||
| R | 7,675 | 11,467 | 21,894 | ||
| R | 6,612 | 12,229 | 19,201 | ||
| R | 7,791 | 15,743 | 23,824 | ||
| R | 7,653 | 12,022 | 20,280 | ||
| R | 7,929 | 9,173 | 17,913 | ||
| R | 1,585 | 4,326 | 5,980 | ||
| O | 5,427 | 5,096 | 19,890 | ||
| R | 2,606 | 2,804 | 5,419 | ||
| D | 4,089 | 3,788 | 7,954 | ||
| D | 4,136 | 2,870 | 7,794 | ||
| D | 3,976 | 2,893 | 6,900 | ||
| D | 3,149 | 1,164 | 5,666 | ||
| D | 3,492 | 1,224 | 4,724 | ||
| D | 3,710 | 728 | 4,455 | ||
| D | 3,694 | 556 | 4,255 | ||
| D | 3,124 | 656 | 3,840 | ||
| R | 1,688 | 2,598 | 4,286 | ||
| D | 2,563 | 880 | 3,556 | ||
| D | 2,715 | 1,162 | 3,896 | ||
| D | 2,012 | 801 | 2,853 | ||
| D | 1,558 | 527 | 2,426 | ||
| D | 1,471 | 962 | 2,444 | ||
| D | 1,718 | 650 | 2,480 | ||
| D | 3,758 | 2,328 | 6,145 | ||
| D | 3,987 | 3,196 | 7,244 | ||
| D | 3,661 | 3,320 | 7,803 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
24.2%
English
15.2%
Irish
6.4%
German
5.4%
Italian
1.7%
Scottish
1.3%
Polish
0.6%
African American
16.2%
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: 48.1 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
$54,085
Pittsylvania County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Pittsylvania County$54,085
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Pittsylvania County ranks in the bottom 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
14.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.4%
Working age (18–64)13.2%
Seniors (65+)20.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
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 57.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pittsylvania County, anchored by the Danville metro fringe in southside Virginia, has shifted steadily toward lopsided Republican margins over the past decade, with its largely rural, working-class electorate now posting some of the state's highest single-party tallies.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at forty-six points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-three points.
A median household income of $54,085, a 15% poverty rate, and a 74% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Butler County and Putnam County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pittsylvania County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pittsylvania County, Virginia voted Republican by 43.1 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 34,156 votes cast, 9,599 went Democratic and 24,310 went Republican.
What is Pittsylvania County, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Pittsylvania County, Virginia in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 17 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did Pittsylvania County, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pittsylvania County, Virginia voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in Pittsylvania County, Virginia?
Pittsylvania County, Virginia has a population of 59,856 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pittsylvania County, Virginia?
Median household income in Pittsylvania County, Virginia is $54,085 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Pittsylvania County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pittsylvania County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.