Hopewell city, Virginia: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+14%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1916.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+14MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 22,9592024 5-year
- Median household income
- $54,7292024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 41.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 43.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+75 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+37 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Manassas city, VA · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Hopewell cityPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Hopewell city, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +75.0% |
| 1920 | +40.3% |
| 1924 | +14.5% |
| 1928 | −2.3% |
| 1932 | +46.6% |
| 1936 | +59.2% |
| 1940 | +52.2% |
| 1944 | +55.3% |
| 1948 | +33.9% |
| 1952 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | −14.7% |
| 1960 | −9.1% |
| 1964 | −1.5% |
| 1968 | −20.4% |
| 1972 | −33.6% |
| 1976 | −0.9% |
| 1980 | −16.8% |
| 1984 | −37.3% |
| 1988 | −28.6% |
| 1992 | −11.9% |
| 1996 | −8.9% |
| 2000 | −10.4% |
| 2004 | −8.5% |
| 2008 | +11.9% |
| 2012 | +15.9% |
| 2016 | +9.3% |
| 2020 | +14.6% |
| 2024 | +13.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 5,078 | 3,838 | 9,026 | ||
| D | 5,427 | 4,018 | 9,633 | ||
| D | 4,724 | 3,885 | 9,008 | ||
| D | 5,179 | 3,739 | 9,031 | ||
| D | 5,285 | 4,149 | 9,524 | ||
| R | 3,573 | 4,251 | 7,936 | ||
| R | 3,024 | 3,749 | 6,978 | ||
| R | 2,868 | 3,493 | 7,062 | ||
| R | 2,863 | 3,818 | 8,042 | ||
| R | 2,566 | 4,672 | 7,360 | ||
| R | 2,564 | 5,661 | 8,292 | ||
| R | 3,102 | 4,423 | 7,872 | ||
| R | 3,691 | 3,764 | 7,807 | ||
| R | 10,648 | 21,897 | 33,435 | ||
| R | 1,568 | 2,942 | 6,743 | ||
| R | 1,765 | 1,820 | 3,590 | ||
| R | 1,805 | 2,169 | 3,999 | ||
| R | 1,388 | 1,908 | 3,539 | ||
| D | 1,657 | 1,640 | 3,308 | ||
| D | 1,242 | 570 | 1,981 | ||
| D | 1,284 | 368 | 1,657 | ||
| D | 981 | 308 | 1,290 | ||
| D | 1,309 | 332 | 1,651 | ||
| D | 957 | 342 | 1,320 | ||
| R | 482 | 505 | 987 | ||
| D | 277 | 206 | 491 | ||
| D | 97 | 41 | 139 | ||
| D | 24 | 3 | 28 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.5%
American
6.4%
German
5.2%
Irish
4.8%
Italian
3.4%
Scottish
1.2%
French
1.1%
African American
34.9%
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: 37.5 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
$54,729
Hopewell city ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Hopewell city$54,729
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Hopewell city ranks in the bottom 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
21.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1833.1%
Working age (18–64)17.9%
Seniors (65+)17.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.4%
speak English only
Spanish6.2%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Hopewell, an independent city on the Appomattox River, has voted Democratic in recent presidential cycles by double-digit margins, reflecting its majority-minority population and legacy of chemical and manufacturing industry employment.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached seventy-five points in 1916; the Republican margin reached thirty-seven points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fourteen points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $54,729, and a 22% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Manassas city and Hamilton County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hopewell city, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hopewell city, Virginia voted Democratic by 13.7 points (D+14), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 9,026 votes cast, 5,078 went Democratic and 3,838 went Republican.
What is Hopewell city, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Hopewell city, 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 14 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Hopewell city, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Hopewell city, Virginia voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Hopewell city, Virginia?
Hopewell city, Virginia has a population of 22,959 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hopewell city, Virginia?
Median household income in Hopewell city, Virginia is $54,729 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Hopewell city, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hopewell city, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.