Rappahannock County, Virginia: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+18%. Democratic peak: D+65 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+18MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 7,4272024 5-year
- Median household income
- $83,3802024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+65 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lee County, IL · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Rappahannock CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Rappahannock 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 | +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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,041 | 2,943 | 5,065 | ||
| R | 2,096 | 2,812 | 4,978 | ||
| R | 1,747 | 2,539 | 4,483 | ||
| R | 1,980 | 2,311 | 4,357 | ||
| R | 2,105 | 2,227 | 4,405 | ||
| R | 1,837 | 2,172 | 4,050 | ||
| R | 1,462 | 1,850 | 3,513 | ||
| R | 1,405 | 1,505 | 3,181 | ||
| R | 1,273 | 1,410 | 3,181 | ||
| R | 1,003 | 1,657 | 2,686 | ||
| R | 999 | 1,696 | 2,707 | ||
| R | 1,055 | 1,179 | 2,367 | ||
| D | 1,071 | 881 | 1,981 | ||
| R | 7,266 | 20,149 | 27,884 | ||
| R | 394 | 594 | 1,363 | ||
| D | 5,611 | 3,343 | 8,963 | ||
| D | 544 | 426 | 975 | ||
| D | 523 | 514 | 1,075 | ||
| R | 518 | 619 | 1,139 | ||
| D | 617 | 311 | 1,034 | ||
| D | 497 | 297 | 797 | ||
| D | 588 | 225 | 816 | ||
| D | 686 | 241 | 928 | ||
| D | 590 | 124 | 720 | ||
| D | 513 | 329 | 842 | ||
| D | 395 | 89 | 505 | ||
| D | 418 | 210 | 630 | ||
| D | 401 | 84 | 492 | ||
| D | 356 | 94 | 474 | ||
| D | 433 | 158 | 593 | ||
| D | 400 | 151 | 555 | ||
| D | 813 | 507 | 1,327 | ||
| D | 1,076 | 569 | 1,654 | ||
| D | 1,056 | 384 | 1,468 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.8%
Irish
17.1%
English
16.4%
Italian
5.3%
American
4.3%
Scottish
3.1%
Polish
2.5%
African American
2.9%
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: 50.6 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
$83,380
Rappahannock County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Rappahannock County$83,380
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Rappahannock 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
10.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.5%
Working age (18–64)9.2%
Seniors (65+)9.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.4%
speak English only
Spanish3.6%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached sixty-five points in 1932; the Republican margin reached forty-six points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eighteen points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $83,380, and a 10% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lee County and Pike County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Rappahannock County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rappahannock County, Virginia voted Republican by 17.8 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,065 votes cast, 2,041 went Democratic and 2,943 went Republican.
What is Rappahannock County, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Rappahannock 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 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Rappahannock County, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rappahannock County, Virginia voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Rappahannock County, Virginia?
Rappahannock County, Virginia has a population of 7,427 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rappahannock County, Virginia?
Median household income in Rappahannock County, Virginia is $83,380 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Rappahannock County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rappahannock County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.