York County, Virginia: Realigning Affluent Suburb county. In 2024, voted R+6%. Democratic peak: D+66 in 1916.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+6MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
- Population
- 71,0052024 5-year
- Median household income
- $109,9562024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 13.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+66 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Delaware County, OH · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of York CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for York 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 | −19.3% |
| 1896 | +51.9% |
| 1900 | −6.7% |
| 1904 | +41.9% |
| 1908 | +54.3% |
| 1912 | +63.9% |
| 1916 | +65.8% |
| 1920 | +50.1% |
| 1924 | +58.2% |
| 1928 | −53.6% |
| 1932 | +18.4% |
| 1936 | +50.7% |
| 1940 | +62.2% |
| 1944 | +40.3% |
| 1948 | +29.7% |
| 1952 | −1.8% |
| 1956 | −23.7% |
| 1960 | −10.4% |
| 1964 | +37.1% |
| 1968 | −10.8% |
| 1972 | −20.8% |
| 1976 | −8.3% |
| 1980 | −18.2% |
| 1984 | −42.9% |
| 1988 | −40.7% |
| 1992 | −19.9% |
| 1996 | −17.7% |
| 2000 | −27.2% |
| 2004 | −30.5% |
| 2008 | −18.1% |
| 2012 | −20.7% |
| 2016 | −17.1% |
| 2020 | −6.6% |
| 2024 | −6.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 18,296 | 20,722 | 39,091 | ||
| R | 17,683 | 20,241 | 38,787 | ||
| R | 12,999 | 18,837 | 34,113 | ||
| R | 13,183 | 20,204 | 33,953 | ||
| R | 13,700 | 19,833 | 33,897 | ||
| R | 10,276 | 19,396 | 29,880 | ||
| R | 8,622 | 15,312 | 24,583 | ||
| R | 7,731 | 11,396 | 20,738 | ||
| R | 6,218 | 10,197 | 19,966 | ||
| R | 4,639 | 11,103 | 15,871 | ||
| R | 4,063 | 10,214 | 14,337 | ||
| R | 4,532 | 6,744 | 12,133 | ||
| R | 4,736 | 5,603 | 10,451 | ||
| R | 4,402 | 6,739 | 11,242 | ||
| O | 2,370 | 3,356 | 9,088 | ||
| D | 7,220 | 3,309 | 10,539 | ||
| R | 1,691 | 2,085 | 3,795 | ||
| R | 1,064 | 1,759 | 2,927 | ||
| R | 1,287 | 1,335 | 2,642 | ||
| D | 826 | 418 | 1,376 | ||
| D | 760 | 318 | 1,096 | ||
| D | 787 | 177 | 980 | ||
| D | 729 | 228 | 988 | ||
| D | 457 | 309 | 804 | ||
| R | 194 | 642 | 836 | ||
| D | 305 | 75 | 395 | ||
| D | 281 | 92 | 377 | ||
| D | 247 | 51 | 298 | ||
| D | 211 | 34 | 277 | ||
| D | 214 | 61 | 282 | ||
| D | 186 | 69 | 279 | ||
| R | 551 | 631 | 1,202 | ||
| D | 722 | 223 | 962 | ||
| R | 533 | 798 | 1,373 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.7%
German
12.9%
Irish
11.0%
American
8.4%
Italian
4.9%
French
2.7%
Scottish
2.6%
African American
10.5%
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: 39.9 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
$109,956
York County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
York County$109,956
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
York County ranks in the top 5% 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
5.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.2%
Working age (18–64)5.5%
Seniors (65+)6.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.2%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander4.1%
Spanish3.5%
Other Indo-European2.6%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Naval Weapons Station Yorktown and straddling the York River, this small Tidewater county leans modestly Republican but has trended competitive as Hampton Roads suburbs grow more diverse and transient.
Once reliably Republican — a margin of fifty-four points in 1928 at its widest — York County has trended Democratic. The 2024 margin was six points.
A median household income of $109,956 — among the higher at this geographic scale — and a population of 71,005 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Delaware County and Fayette County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did York County, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, York County, Virginia voted Republican by 6.2 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 39,091 votes cast, 18,296 went Democratic and 20,722 went Republican.
What is York County, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places York County, Virginia in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" typology — College-educated, affluent suburbs — the one bloc moving toward the Democratic Party. 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 13 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.
When did York County, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which York County, Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in York County, Virginia?
York County, Virginia has a population of 71,005 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in York County, Virginia?
Median household income in York County, Virginia is $109,956 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of York County, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in York County, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.