Richmond County, Virginia: Black Belt county. In 2024, voted R+30%. Democratic peak: D+47 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+30MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Black BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 9,0952024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,3042024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 26.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+47 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Allen County, OH · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Richmond CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Richmond 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 | −0.6% |
| 1896 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | +9.3% |
| 1904 | +34.0% |
| 1908 | +24.4% |
| 1912 | +47.2% |
| 1916 | +29.3% |
| 1920 | +21.8% |
| 1924 | +45.6% |
| 1928 | −23.1% |
| 1932 | +40.8% |
| 1936 | +35.0% |
| 1940 | +29.4% |
| 1944 | +4.0% |
| 1948 | −9.1% |
| 1952 | −38.0% |
| 1956 | −43.4% |
| 1960 | −30.5% |
| 1964 | +7.7% |
| 1968 | −25.2% |
| 1972 | −45.5% |
| 1976 | −23.0% |
| 1980 | −28.6% |
| 1984 | −38.1% |
| 1988 | −33.4% |
| 1992 | −18.9% |
| 1996 | −11.5% |
| 2000 | −24.0% |
| 2004 | −25.0% |
| 2008 | −12.7% |
| 2012 | −15.5% |
| 2016 | −23.7% |
| 2020 | −25.2% |
| 2024 | −30.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,439 | 2,697 | 4,168 | ||
| R | 1,513 | 2,547 | 4,102 | ||
| R | 1,347 | 2,213 | 3,661 | ||
| R | 1,574 | 2,160 | 3,770 | ||
| R | 1,618 | 2,092 | 3,745 | ||
| R | 1,243 | 2,082 | 3,361 | ||
| R | 1,076 | 1,784 | 2,949 | ||
| R | 1,101 | 1,424 | 2,797 | ||
| R | 1,034 | 1,609 | 3,050 | ||
| R | 924 | 1,862 | 2,811 | ||
| R | 830 | 1,869 | 2,730 | ||
| R | 854 | 1,567 | 2,495 | ||
| R | 864 | 1,391 | 2,288 | ||
| R | 2,311 | 6,281 | 8,722 | ||
| R | 490 | 1,011 | 2,069 | ||
| D | 3,620 | 3,101 | 6,726 | ||
| R | 425 | 801 | 1,233 | ||
| R | 274 | 761 | 1,121 | ||
| R | 326 | 727 | 1,055 | ||
| R | 240 | 296 | 615 | ||
| D | 364 | 336 | 701 | ||
| D | 475 | 257 | 741 | ||
| D | 451 | 217 | 668 | ||
| D | 461 | 192 | 659 | ||
| R | 292 | 467 | 759 | ||
| D | 340 | 125 | 471 | ||
| D | 321 | 206 | 527 | ||
| D | 329 | 180 | 509 | ||
| D | 342 | 110 | 492 | ||
| D | 338 | 205 | 544 | ||
| D | 377 | 185 | 565 | ||
| D | 692 | 574 | 1,270 | ||
| O | 667 | 667 | 1,344 | ||
| R | 644 | 652 | 1,335 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
15.2%
English
14.8%
Irish
6.1%
German
5.4%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.2%
French
0.5%
African American
21.4%
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: 43.8 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
$66,304
Richmond County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Richmond County$66,304
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Richmond County ranks near the middle 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
7.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 183.5%
Working age (18–64)8.5%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.7%
speak English only
Spanish4.7%
Other Indo-European0.4%
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 50.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Richmond County sits in Virginia's agricultural Southside, where a small, dispersed population and deep rural roots have produced consistent double-digit Republican presidential margins for over two decades.
The Democratic margin here reached forty-seven points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty points. The recent movement, modest against a deep Democratic baseline, mirrors a broader rightward drift across the Black Belt.
The economic context is part of the story: a median household income of $66,304 and a 8% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Allen County and Licking County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Richmond County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Richmond County, Virginia voted Republican by 30.2 points (R+30), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,168 votes cast, 1,439 went Democratic and 2,697 went Republican.
What is Richmond County, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Richmond County, Virginia in the "Black Belt" typology — Black-majority counties of the rural South — long the most Democratic ground in the region, now trending Republican at the margins. 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 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Richmond County, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Richmond County, Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Richmond County, Virginia?
Richmond County, Virginia has a population of 9,095 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Richmond County, Virginia?
Median household income in Richmond County, Virginia is $66,304 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Richmond County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Richmond County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.