Rappahannock County, Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
12 precincts · 5,065 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -201 - AMISSVILLE201 - AMISSVILLE | 407 | 949 | 14 | 1,370 | 29.7% | 69.3% | R+39.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -101 - WASHINGTON101 - WASHINGTON | 589 | 657 | 19 | 1,265 | 46.6% | 51.9% | R+5.4 |
| Precinct -301 - SPERRYVILLE301 - SPERRYVILLE | 594 | 582 | 13 | 1,189 | 50.0% | 48.9% | D+1.0 |
| Precinct -502 - FLINT HILL502 - FLINT HILL | 337 | 360 | 16 | 713 | 47.3% | 50.5% | R+3.2 |
| Precinct -501 - CHESTER GAP501 - CHESTER GAP | 114 | 395 | 19 | 528 | 21.6% | 74.8% | R+53.2 |
| Amissville51157000201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Chester Gap51157000501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Flint Hill51157000502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -401 - CASTLETON401 - CASTLETON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Scrabble51157000401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sperryville51157000301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Washington51157000101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +45.8% |
| 1896 | +30.7% |
| 1900 | +23.1% |
| 1904 | +44.9% |
| 1908 | +46.4% |
| 1912 | +55.3% |
| 1916 | +64.4% |
| 1920 | +33.0% |
| 1924 | +60.6% |
| 1928 | +21.9% |
| 1932 | +64.7% |
| 1936 | +48.0% |
| 1940 | +44.5% |
| 1944 | +25.1% |
| 1948 | +29.6% |
| 1952 | −8.9% |
| 1956 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | +12.1% |
| 1964 | +25.3% |
| 1968 | −14.7% |
| 1972 | −46.2% |
| 1976 | +9.6% |
| 1980 | −5.2% |
| 1984 | −25.7% |
| 1988 | −24.3% |
| 1992 | −4.3% |
| 1996 | −3.1% |
| 2000 | −11.0% |
| 2004 | −8.3% |
| 2008 | −2.8% |
| 2012 | −7.6% |
| 2016 | −17.7% |
| 2020 | −14.4% |
| 2024 | −17.8% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 5,819 |
| 2018 | 5,849 |
| 2020 | 6,078 |
| 2022 | 6,219 |
| 2024 | 6,380 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+51 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +263 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $152,307 in average income, against $125,171 for residents who stayed — 22% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+22.8 on average — 5.0 points more Republican-leaning than Rappahannock County, VA itself (R+17.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Fauquier County, VA40R+21.5
- Culpeper County, VA26R+24.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Warren County, VA32
- Fauquier County, VA26
- Culpeper County, VA24
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 | −35 |
| 2012 | −37 |
| 2013 | +29 |
| 2014 | −79 |
| 2015 | +58 |
| 2016 | −30 |
| 2017 | +20 |
| 2018 | −38 |
| 2019 | +41 |
| 2021 | +151 |
| 2022 | +75 |
| 2023 | +20 |
| 2024 | +37 |
| 2025 | +51 |
Rappahannock sits entirely within Virginia's Blue Ridge foothills, with over half its land under conservation easement. Its small, affluent rural electorate has delivered Republican presidential margins in the mid-to-high teens across recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 64.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 46.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.8 points.
A population of 7,427, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,380 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kent County and Skamania County.
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