Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupLexington cityVirginiaUnited States
Irish16.2%9.1%9.4%
English14.7%12.0%9.5%
American14.4%8.4%5.3%
German14.3%10.1%12.5%
Scottish3.1%1.9%1.3%
Italian2.5%3.9%4.8%
Welsh2.0%——
Polish1.7%1.6%2.2%
Mexican4.4%2.4%11.3%
Peruvian0.4%0.5%—
Puerto Rican0.3%1.4%1.8%
Ecuadorian0.3%——
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Spanish0.2%——
African American†5.7%15.6%9.9%
Chinese1.5%0.8%1.3%
Japanese0.6%—0.2%
Thai0.4%——
Korean0.3%0.8%0.4%
Taiwanese0.3%——
Filipino0.2%0.9%0.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Lexington city
Virginia
United States
Median age
22.6
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
48.0%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.8%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lexington city
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$84,517
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.0%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
50.7%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lexington city
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.7%
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
5.9%
7.9%
13.6%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.6%
0.7%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.1%
1.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lexington city
Virginia
United States
Catholic
24.2%
10.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
51.9%
19.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
8.0%
54.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
13.1%
8.4%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Lexington city, Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
2 precincts · 2,895 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
Lexington city precinct-level presidential election results for 2024
Precinct -001 - LEXINGTON001 - LEXINGTON
1,795
1,030
70
2,895
62.0%
35.6%
D+26.4
Lexington51678000001
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 1964–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1964
−12.0%
1968
−20.9%
1972
−56.1%
1976
−4.0%
1980
+0.3%
1984
−11.6%
1988
+0.1%
1992
+10.3%
1996
+10.2%
2000
+4.3%
2004
+15.2%
2008
+25.4%
2012
+12.7%
2016
+30.3%
2020
+32.0%
2024
+26.4%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
62.0%Harris1,795
35.6%Trump1,030
0.6%Oliver16 +4
D+26.4
R+5.6
D+27.9
2,895
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic62.0%1,795
Donald J TrumpRepublican35.6%1,030
OtherAll other candidates1.1%32
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%16
Jill SteinIndependent0.5%14
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%4
Cornel R WestIndependent0.1%4
D
64.8%Biden1,791
32.8%Trump906
1.7%Jorgensen48
D+32.0
D+1.7
D+27.6
2,762
D
61.4%Clinton1,514
31.1%Trump766
3.7%Johnson92
D+30.3
D+17.7
D+28.3
2,465
D
55.3%Obama1,486
42.6%Romney1,146
2.0%
D+12.7
R+12.7
D+8.8
2,687
D
62.2%Obama1,543
36.9%McCain914
0.9%
D+25.4
D+10.1
D+18.1
2,479
D
57.0%Kerry1,340
41.8%Bush982
1.1%
D+15.2
D+11.0
D+17.7
2,349
D
49.0%Gore1,048
44.7%Bush957
4.8%Nader103
D+4.3
R+6.0
D+3.7
2,140
D
51.8%Clinton1,059
41.6%Dole850
5.5%Perot112
D+10.2
R+0.1
D+1.7
2,045
D
49.5%Clinton1,128
39.3%Bush894
10.0%Perot228
D+10.3
D+10.1
D+4.7
2,277
D
49.3%Dukakis997
49.1%Bush994
1.6%
D+0.1
D+11.8
D+7.9
2,024
R
43.7%Mondale946
55.3%Reagan1,197
0.9%
R+11.6
R+11.9
D+6.6
2,163
D
46.2%Carter963
45.9%Reagan956
7.9%
D+0.3
D+4.4
D+10.1
2,083
R
46.4%Carter945
50.5%Ford1,027
3.1%
R+4.0
D+52.1
R+6.1
2,035
R
21.1%McGovern992
77.3%Nixon3,626
1.6%
R+56.1
R+35.2
R+33.0
4,693
R
35.2%Humphrey734
56.1%Nixon1,170
8.7%
R+20.9
R+8.9
R+20.2
2,085
R
43.9%Johnson2,498
55.9%Goldwater3,183
0.2%
R+12.0
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R+34.6
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
63.8%1,817
36.2%1,031
2,848
2020
D
67.4%1,853
32.6%895
2,748
2018
D
71.4%1,511
26.9%569
2,116
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Lexington city, VA
Year
Total registered
2016
4,325
2018
4,018
2020
4,223
2022
4,193
2024
4,333
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+29 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +627 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $73,805 in average income, against $99,130 for residents who stayed — 26% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+33.6 on average — 60 points more Republican-leaning than Lexington city, VA itself (D+26.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
Rockbridge County, VA64R+33.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
Rockbridge County, VA74
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.
Domestic migration in Lexington city, VA in Lexington city, VA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−55
2012
+52
2013
+142
2014
+4
2015
+55
2016
+22
2017
+51
2018
+94
2019
+91
2021
+91
2022
−23
2023
−47
2024
+121
2025
+29
Home to Washington and Lee University and VMI, Lexington's electorate skews heavily toward the Democratic column despite its location in deeply rural Rockbridge County, with the 2024 presidential margin reaching nearly 27 points.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.0 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 56.1 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.4 points.
A population of 7,525, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,517 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Charlottesville city and Fredericksburg city.
Akashic
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Lexington city, Virginia voted Democratic by 26.4 points (D+26.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,895 votes cast, 1,795 went Democratic and 1,030 went Republican.
When did Lexington city, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Lexington city, Virginia voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Lexington city, Virginia?
Lexington city, Virginia has a population of 7,525 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lexington city, Virginia?
Median household income in Lexington city, Virginia is $84,517 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Lexington city, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lexington city, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
