Harrisonburg city, Virginia: New American county. In 2024, voted D+25%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+25MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 51,3922024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,2542024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 64.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 23.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Rockdale County, GA · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Harrisonburg cityPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Harrisonburg city, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | +4.0% |
| 1920 | −8.4% |
| 1924 | −0.6% |
| 1928 | −25.5% |
| 1932 | +19.5% |
| 1936 | +21.6% |
| 1940 | +18.6% |
| 1944 | −0.4% |
| 1948 | −26.6% |
| 1952 | −55.7% |
| 1956 | −58.6% |
| 1960 | −44.3% |
| 1964 | +21.6% |
| 1968 | −41.9% |
| 1972 | −47.2% |
| 1976 | −29.4% |
| 1980 | −25.7% |
| 1984 | −37.0% |
| 1988 | −31.1% |
| 1992 | −15.8% |
| 1996 | −17.9% |
| 2000 | −22.7% |
| 2004 | −13.0% |
| 2008 | +16.3% |
| 2012 | +13.4% |
| 2016 | +22.0% |
| 2020 | +31.8% |
| 2024 | +25.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 10,641 | 6,266 | 17,332 | ||
| D | 11,022 | 5,591 | 17,086 | ||
| D | 10,212 | 6,262 | 17,987 | ||
| D | 8,654 | 6,565 | 15,593 | ||
| D | 8,444 | 6,048 | 14,675 | ||
| R | 4,726 | 6,165 | 11,030 | ||
| R | 3,482 | 5,741 | 9,958 | ||
| R | 3,346 | 4,945 | 8,937 | ||
| R | 3,414 | 4,935 | 9,632 | ||
| R | 2,799 | 5,376 | 8,288 | ||
| R | 2,384 | 5,221 | 7,661 | ||
| R | 1,896 | 3,388 | 5,796 | ||
| R | 1,803 | 3,376 | 5,358 | ||
| R | 524 | 1,497 | 2,061 | ||
| R | 1,036 | 2,859 | 4,352 | ||
| D | 13,542 | 8,731 | 22,288 | ||
| R | 836 | 2,172 | 3,015 | ||
| R | 571 | 2,265 | 2,893 | ||
| R | 635 | 2,238 | 2,876 | ||
| R | 751 | 1,377 | 2,352 | ||
| R | 1,292 | 1,302 | 2,602 | ||
| D | 1,462 | 1,000 | 2,481 | ||
| D | 1,390 | 894 | 2,297 | ||
| D | 995 | 665 | 1,692 | ||
| R | 616 | 1,037 | 1,653 | ||
| R | 624 | 631 | 1,270 | ||
| R | 594 | 704 | 1,307 | ||
| D | 346 | 319 | 670 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.4%
Irish
10.5%
English
9.7%
Italian
4.9%
American
3.6%
Polish
1.8%
Scottish
1.8%
African American
6.2%
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: 25.0 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
$62,254
Harrisonburg city ranks near the middle of US counties.
Harrisonburg city$62,254
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Harrisonburg city 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
25.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.8%
Working age (18–64)27.8%
Seniors (65+)7.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
71.6%
speak English only
Spanish20.1%
Other Indo-European3.8%
Other languages2.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to James Madison University, Harrisonburg's electorate skews young and educated, producing Democratic margins above 25 points even as the surrounding Shenandoah Valley counties trend heavily Republican.
Harrisonburg city has leaned Democratic in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of thirty-two points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 it moved seven points toward the Republican candidate — part of the sharpest rightward shift recorded among any group of places in the country.
Its demographics describe the shift: a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $62,254, and a population of 51,392. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Rockdale County and Hamilton County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Harrisonburg city, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Harrisonburg city, Virginia voted Democratic by 25.2 points (D+25), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 17,332 votes cast, 10,641 went Democratic and 6,266 went Republican.
What is Harrisonburg city, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Harrisonburg city, Virginia in the "New American" typology — Communities where a large share of households speak a language other than English — multilingual, Democratic-leaning overall, yet the hardest-swinging bloc toward the Republican Party in 2024. 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 10 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Harrisonburg city, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Harrisonburg city, Virginia voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Harrisonburg city, Virginia?
Harrisonburg city, Virginia has a population of 51,392 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Harrisonburg city, Virginia?
Median household income in Harrisonburg city, Virginia is $62,254 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Harrisonburg city, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Harrisonburg city, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.