Prince George County, Virginia: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+21%. Democratic peak: D+69 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+21MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 43,1462024 5-year
- Median household income
- $84,8972024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 53.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 31.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+69 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+40 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Mobile County, AL · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Prince George CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Prince George 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 | −31.8% |
| 1896 | +13.5% |
| 1900 | +9.9% |
| 1904 | +34.4% |
| 1908 | +32.0% |
| 1912 | +54.9% |
| 1916 | +56.2% |
| 1920 | +49.0% |
| 1924 | +49.6% |
| 1928 | +29.1% |
| 1932 | +67.0% |
| 1936 | +69.3% |
| 1940 | +65.9% |
| 1944 | +45.1% |
| 1948 | +35.4% |
| 1952 | +6.1% |
| 1956 | −3.2% |
| 1960 | +14.8% |
| 1964 | −9.9% |
| 1968 | −6.0% |
| 1972 | −35.7% |
| 1976 | +7.6% |
| 1980 | −18.3% |
| 1984 | −39.9% |
| 1988 | −33.4% |
| 1992 | −18.2% |
| 1996 | −18.1% |
| 2000 | −22.0% |
| 2004 | −23.1% |
| 2008 | −10.1% |
| 2012 | −11.8% |
| 2016 | −16.9% |
| 2020 | −17.2% |
| 2024 | −21.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,842 | 10,590 | 17,633 | ||
| R | 7,103 | 10,103 | 17,432 | ||
| R | 6,419 | 9,157 | 16,184 | ||
| R | 6,991 | 8,879 | 16,046 | ||
| R | 7,130 | 8,752 | 16,006 | ||
| R | 5,066 | 8,131 | 13,254 | ||
| R | 4,182 | 6,579 | 10,900 | ||
| R | 3,498 | 5,216 | 9,507 | ||
| R | 3,087 | 4,799 | 9,412 | ||
| R | 2,469 | 4,982 | 7,515 | ||
| R | 2,136 | 4,999 | 7,178 | ||
| R | 2,310 | 3,389 | 5,888 | ||
| D | 2,630 | 2,254 | 4,960 | ||
| R | 810 | 1,751 | 2,636 | ||
| O | 1,272 | 1,559 | 4,761 | ||
| R | 969 | 1,182 | 2,152 | ||
| D | 983 | 727 | 1,725 | ||
| R | 642 | 689 | 1,490 | ||
| D | 612 | 541 | 1,166 | ||
| D | 745 | 317 | 1,210 | ||
| D | 796 | 301 | 1,098 | ||
| D | 766 | 156 | 925 | ||
| D | 713 | 128 | 844 | ||
| D | 597 | 115 | 719 | ||
| D | 428 | 235 | 663 | ||
| D | 279 | 90 | 381 | ||
| D | 375 | 127 | 506 | ||
| D | 258 | 72 | 331 | ||
| D | 204 | 42 | 295 | ||
| D | 171 | 88 | 259 | ||
| D | 189 | 92 | 282 | ||
| D | 367 | 301 | 669 | ||
| D | 518 | 394 | 918 | ||
| R | 270 | 545 | 865 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.8%
Irish
7.3%
English
6.7%
American
6.1%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
1.8%
Polish
1.0%
African American
25.1%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 33.2 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
$84,897
Prince George County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Prince George County$84,897
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Prince George 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
8.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.5%
Working age (18–64)7.7%
Seniors (65+)8.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.0%
speak English only
Spanish5.8%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Prince George County sits southeast of Richmond along the Appomattox River, where a large military installation shapes both its demographic profile and its economy. Despite steady population growth, it has voted Republican by wide margins in recent presidential cycles.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached sixty-nine points in 1936; the Republican margin reached forty points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-one points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $84,897, and a 9% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mobile County and Culpeper County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Prince George County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Prince George County, Virginia voted Republican by 21.3 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,633 votes cast, 6,842 went Democratic and 10,590 went Republican.
What is Prince George County, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Prince George County, Virginia in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 Prince George County, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Prince George County, Virginia voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Prince George County, Virginia?
Prince George County, Virginia has a population of 43,146 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Prince George County, Virginia?
Median household income in Prince George County, Virginia is $84,897 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Prince George County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Prince George County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.