Powhatan County, Virginia: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+44%. Democratic peak: D+59 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+44MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 31,5552024 5-year
- Median household income
- $110,5372024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+59 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Santa Rosa County, FL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Powhatan CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Powhatan 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 | −20.1% |
| 1896 | −9.3% |
| 1900 | −11.9% |
| 1904 | +21.1% |
| 1908 | +27.1% |
| 1912 | +30.0% |
| 1916 | +35.0% |
| 1920 | +30.3% |
| 1924 | +37.2% |
| 1928 | +20.6% |
| 1932 | +58.6% |
| 1936 | +47.0% |
| 1940 | +52.8% |
| 1944 | +33.3% |
| 1948 | +15.1% |
| 1952 | −5.6% |
| 1956 | −32.0% |
| 1960 | −18.9% |
| 1964 | +22.2% |
| 1968 | +10.6% |
| 1972 | −49.9% |
| 1976 | −13.3% |
| 1980 | −31.7% |
| 1984 | −47.7% |
| 1988 | −46.4% |
| 1992 | −26.6% |
| 1996 | −31.7% |
| 2000 | −42.3% |
| 2004 | −48.0% |
| 2008 | −40.5% |
| 2012 | −45.8% |
| 2016 | −46.3% |
| 2020 | −44.3% |
| 2024 | −43.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,734 | 14,918 | 20,914 | ||
| R | 5,320 | 14,055 | 19,730 | ||
| R | 4,060 | 11,885 | 16,888 | ||
| R | 4,088 | 11,200 | 15,525 | ||
| R | 4,237 | 10,088 | 14,456 | ||
| R | 3,112 | 8,955 | 12,163 | ||
| R | 2,708 | 6,820 | 9,711 | ||
| R | 2,254 | 4,679 | 7,643 | ||
| R | 1,950 | 3,832 | 7,086 | ||
| R | 1,467 | 4,040 | 5,541 | ||
| R | 1,381 | 3,921 | 5,327 | ||
| R | 1,484 | 2,933 | 4,570 | ||
| R | 1,528 | 2,010 | 3,636 | ||
| R | 942 | 2,951 | 4,023 | ||
| D | 1,004 | 722 | 2,663 | ||
| D | 2,306 | 1,468 | 3,776 | ||
| R | 528 | 779 | 1,328 | ||
| R | 297 | 729 | 1,348 | ||
| R | 498 | 558 | 1,063 | ||
| D | 338 | 238 | 663 | ||
| D | 461 | 230 | 694 | ||
| D | 510 | 157 | 669 | ||
| D | 438 | 158 | 596 | ||
| D | 433 | 108 | 555 | ||
| D | 287 | 189 | 476 | ||
| D | 247 | 110 | 368 | ||
| D | 263 | 140 | 406 | ||
| D | 233 | 112 | 346 | ||
| D | 230 | 109 | 404 | ||
| D | 255 | 146 | 402 | ||
| D | 240 | 156 | 398 | ||
| R | 458 | 582 | 1,041 | ||
| R | 528 | 637 | 1,169 | ||
| R | 396 | 642 | 1,221 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
21.9%
German
13.3%
Irish
11.9%
American
9.9%
Scottish
3.8%
French
3.4%
Italian
3.2%
African American
5.8%
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: 45.8 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
$110,537
Powhatan County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.
Powhatan County$110,537
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Powhatan County ranks in the top 0.5% 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
4.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 181.7%
Working age (18–64)4.7%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Other languages1.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Powhatan County, a largely rural exurb southwest of Richmond, delivered an R+44.1 presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest in a state where statewide races remain closely contested.
The Republican margin here reached fifty points in 1972. The 2024 margin was forty-four points.
A population of 31,555, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $110,537 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Santa Rosa County and Boone County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Powhatan County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Powhatan County, Virginia voted Republican by 43.9 points (R+44), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,914 votes cast, 5,734 went Democratic and 14,918 went Republican.
What is Powhatan County, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Powhatan County, Virginia in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Powhatan County, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Powhatan County, Virginia voted Democratic was 1968.
How many people live in Powhatan County, Virginia?
Powhatan County, Virginia has a population of 31,555 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Powhatan County, Virginia?
Median household income in Powhatan County, Virginia is $110,537 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Powhatan County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Powhatan County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.