- Lead
- 3,748
- Total
- 17,633
- vs nation
- R+19.8
- Turnout
- 52.3%
Prince George County, VA
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
President results by year
2024 turnout 52.3% of 33,838 citizens 18+
- Lead
- 3,000
- Total
- 17,432
- vs nation
- R+21.7
- Turnout
- 59.1%
- Lead
- 2,738
- Total
- 16,184
- vs nation
- R+19.0
- Turnout
- 56.3%
- Lead
- 1,888
- Total
- 16,046
- vs nation
- R+15.6
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 1,622
- Total
- 16,006
- vs nation
- R+17.4
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 3,065
- Total
- 13,254
- vs nation
- R+20.7
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 2,397
- Total
- 10,900
- vs nation
- R+22.5
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 1,718
- Total
- 9,507
- vs nation
- R+26.6
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+21.3MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 43,1462024 5-year
- Population density
- 163 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 265 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $84,8972024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 51.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 30.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+69.3 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39.9 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Harnett County, NC · twin score 83.6
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
- 2024 turnout
- 52.3%17,693 participants ÷ 33,838 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +25.4 ptsPresidential-dependent
- Drop-off vs state
- +1.7 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 26.9%–33.1%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17,693 | 33,838 ± 474 | 52.3% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2022Mid | 11,295 | 33,575 ± 433 | 33.6% | Audited | A/A |
| 17,436 | 29,522 ± 399 | 59.1% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2018Mid | 12,685 | 29,262 ± 297 | 43.3% | Audited | A/A |
| 16,184 | 28,739 ± 348 | 56.3% | Audited | C/A | |
| 16,046 | 27,230 | 58.9% | Derived | — | |
| 16,006 | 27,510 | 58.2% | Derived | — | |
| 13,254 | 27,790 extrapolated | 47.7% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2016: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 148/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
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Precinct data
Results by precinct
20 precincts · 17,633 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -102 - TEMPLETON102 - TEMPLETON | 854 | 2,618 | 41 | 3,513 | 24.3% | 74.5% | R+50.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -201 - BLAND201 - BLAND | 1,431 | 2,028 | 33 | 3,492 | 41.0% | 58.1% | R+17.1 |
| Precinct -202 - BLACKWATER202 - BLACKWATER | 804 | 1,408 | 26 | 2,238 | 35.9% | 62.9% | R+27.0 |
| Precinct -103 - UNION BRANCH103 - UNION BRANCH | 864 | 1,191 | 24 | 2,079 | 41.6% | 57.3% | R+15.7 |
| Precinct -205 - JEFFERSON PARK205 - JEFFERSON PARK | 1,207 | 664 | 26 | 1,897 | 63.6% | 35.0% | D+28.6 |
| Precinct -104 - RIVES104 - RIVES | 755 | 659 | 17 | 1,431 | 52.8% | 46.1% | D+6.7 |
| Precinct -101 - RICHARD BLAND101 - RICHARD BLAND | 497 | 745 | 15 | 1,257 | 39.5% | 59.3% | R+19.7 |
| Precinct -105 - HARRISON105 - HARRISON | 181 | 688 | 10 | 879 | 20.6% | 78.3% | R+57.7 |
| Precinct -203 - BRANDON203 - BRANDON | 249 | 589 | 9 | 847 | 29.4% | 69.5% | R+40.1 |
| Black Water51149000202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Bland51149000201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Brandon51149000203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Courts Bldg51149000204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Harrison51149000105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Jefferson Park51149000205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Precinct -204 - COURT204 - COURT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Richard Bland51149000101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Rives51149000104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Templeton51149000102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Union Branch51149000103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Party record book
Prince George County, VA · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
84.5%
713 votes · D+69.3
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 83.0%
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
69.6%
4,999 votes · R+39.9
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 66.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
7,130votes
44.5% of the vote · R+10.1
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 7,103 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
10,590votes
60.1% of the vote · R+21.3
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 10,103 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
James M. Cox1920
+75.2pts D vs U.S.
Place D+49.0 · U.S. R+26.2
Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +74.8 pts
Republican
Benjamin Harrison1892
+33.5pts R vs U.S.
Place R+31.8 · U.S. D+1.7
Runner-up · Barry Goldwater, 1964 · +32.5 pts
Current officeholders
Seats representing Prince George County, VA. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 1 state senate and 2 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 23,213 |
| 2018 | 23,013 |
| 2020 | 24,266 |
| 2022 | 24,819 |
| 2024 | 26,271 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+10 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +335 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $53,995 in average income, against $77,309 for residents who stayed — 30% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+22.1 on average — 43 points more Democratic-leaning than Prince George County, VA itself (R+21.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Chesterfield County, VA223D+8.9
- Petersburg city, VA176D+72.5
- Hopewell city, VA140D+13.7
- Henrico County, VA67D+28.7
- Colonial Heights city, VA59R+32.4
- Dinwiddie County, VA52R+23.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Chesterfield County, VA187
- Petersburg city, VA168
- Hopewell city, VA127
- Dinwiddie County, VA83
- Colonial Heights city, VA54
- Henrico County, VA48
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +807 |
| 2012 | −63 |
| 2013 | −85 |
| 2014 | −176 |
| 2015 | +402 |
| 2016 | −582 |
| 2017 | −142 |
| 2018 | −120 |
| 2019 | +280 |
| 2021 | −126 |
| 2022 | −24 |
| 2023 | −188 |
| 2024 | +342 |
| 2025 | +10 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 69.3 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 39.9 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.3 points.
A population of 43,146, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,897 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Harnett County and Newton County.
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Prince George County, Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/51149/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.