Colonial Heights city, Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
10 precincts · 8,964 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -004 - FOURTH004 - FOURTH | 780 | 1,480 | 20 | 2,280 | 34.2% | 64.9% | R+30.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -005 - FIFTH005 - FIFTH | 585 | 1,552 | 19 | 2,156 | 27.1% | 72.0% | R+44.9 |
| Precinct -003 - THIRD003 - THIRD | 627 | 1,073 | 20 | 1,720 | 36.5% | 62.4% | R+25.9 |
| Precinct -002 - SECOND002 - SECOND | 529 | 1,011 | 17 | 1,557 | 34.0% | 64.9% | R+31.0 |
| Precinct -001 - FIRST001 - FIRST | 461 | 767 | 23 | 1,251 | 36.9% | 61.3% | R+24.5 |
| Fifth51570000005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| First51570000001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Fourth51570000004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Second51570000002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Third51570000003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1952–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1952 | −3.5% |
| 1956 | −3.7% |
| 1960 | −6.7% |
| 1964 | +8.1% |
| 1968 | −36.9% |
| 1972 | −20.2% |
| 1976 | −27.1% |
| 1980 | −47.0% |
| 1984 | −67.7% |
| 1988 | −57.9% |
| 1992 | −42.6% |
| 1996 | −41.0% |
| 2000 | −43.9% |
| 2004 | −49.4% |
| 2008 | −40.7% |
| 2012 | −39.4% |
| 2016 | −39.2% |
| 2020 | −33.2% |
| 2024 | −32.4% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 12,466 |
| 2018 | 12,308 |
| 2020 | 12,755 |
| 2022 | 12,996 |
| 2024 | 13,307 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+98 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +392 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $46,349 in average income, against $58,462 for residents who stayed — 21% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+21.8 on average — 54 points more Democratic-leaning than Colonial Heights city, VA itself (R+32.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Chesterfield County, VA255D+8.9
- Petersburg city, VA106D+72.5
- Hopewell city, VA59D+13.7
- Richmond city, VA59D+65.9
- Prince George County, VA54R+21.3
- Dinwiddie County, VA49R+23.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Chesterfield County, VA241
- Petersburg city, VA87
- Prince George County, VA59
- Dinwiddie County, VA57
- Henrico County, VA43
- Richmond city, VA40
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 | −57 |
| 2012 | +76 |
| 2013 | +54 |
| 2014 | −75 |
| 2015 | +10 |
| 2016 | +5 |
| 2017 | +23 |
| 2018 | +36 |
| 2019 | −212 |
| 2021 | +46 |
| 2022 | +92 |
| 2023 | +126 |
| 2024 | +170 |
| 2025 | +98 |
Colonial Heights, one of Virginia's 38 independent cities, sits along the Appomattox River just south of Petersburg and has backed Republican presidential candidates by double digits in every cycle this century, with its 2024 margin reaching 32.5 points.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 67.7 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.8 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.4 points.
A population of 18,352, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,505 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gregg County and Hall County.
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Colonial Heights city, Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/51570/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.