Martinsville city, Virginia: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+23%. Democratic peak: D+57 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+23MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 13,6582024 5-year
- Median household income
- $46,7272024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 42.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 44.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+57 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+25 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hampton city, VA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Martinsville cityPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Martinsville 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 | No data |
| 1920 | No data |
| 1924 | No data |
| 1928 | No data |
| 1932 | +55.0% |
| 1936 | +57.5% |
| 1940 | +56.7% |
| 1944 | +40.9% |
| 1948 | +8.3% |
| 1952 | −12.0% |
| 1956 | −21.3% |
| 1960 | −0.9% |
| 1964 | +23.6% |
| 1968 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | −25.1% |
| 1976 | +5.0% |
| 1980 | −1.4% |
| 1984 | −17.8% |
| 1988 | −9.0% |
| 1992 | +5.8% |
| 1996 | +8.5% |
| 2000 | +8.6% |
| 2004 | +8.9% |
| 2008 | +28.0% |
| 2012 | +24.6% |
| 2016 | +23.4% |
| 2020 | +26.7% |
| 2024 | +22.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3,435 | 2,155 | 5,673 | ||
| D | 3,776 | 2,165 | 6,023 | ||
| D | 3,533 | 2,149 | 5,907 | ||
| D | 3,855 | 2,312 | 6,284 | ||
| D | 4,139 | 2,311 | 6,520 | ||
| D | 3,036 | 2,538 | 5,603 | ||
| D | 3,048 | 2,560 | 5,694 | ||
| D | 2,941 | 2,446 | 5,842 | ||
| D | 3,073 | 2,690 | 6,617 | ||
| R | 2,794 | 3,360 | 6,264 | ||
| R | 2,942 | 4,234 | 7,254 | ||
| R | 3,337 | 3,433 | 7,032 | ||
| D | 3,491 | 3,147 | 6,935 | ||
| R | 2,292 | 3,879 | 6,326 | ||
| D | 2,727 | 2,618 | 7,276 | ||
| D | 2,943 | 1,805 | 4,824 | ||
| R | 1,699 | 1,729 | 3,517 | ||
| R | 1,368 | 2,125 | 3,561 | ||
| R | 1,391 | 1,772 | 3,174 | ||
| D | 814 | 642 | 2,061 | ||
| D | 1,093 | 458 | 1,553 | ||
| D | 980 | 269 | 1,254 | ||
| D | 949 | 255 | 1,208 | ||
| D | 739 | 212 | 958 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
14.0%
English
8.7%
Irish
4.9%
German
3.2%
Scottish
1.2%
French
1.1%
Italian
0.5%
African American
35.2%
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: 38.4 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
$46,727
Martinsville city ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Martinsville city$46,727
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Martinsville 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
23.5%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.5%
Working age (18–64)21.7%
Seniors (65+)16.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.8%
speak English only
Spanish7.8%
Other Indo-European3.7%
Other languages0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 0.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Martinsville, once a hub for furniture and textile manufacturing, has shed thousands of jobs over decades and now ranks among Virginia's most economically distressed localities. Despite regional Republican trends, it returned a Democratic margin exceeding 22 points in 2024.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached fifty-seven points in 1936; the Republican margin reached twenty-five points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-three points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $46,727, and a 24% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hampton city and Richmond County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Martinsville city, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Martinsville city, Virginia voted Democratic by 22.6 points (D+23), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,673 votes cast, 3,435 went Democratic and 2,155 went Republican.
What is Martinsville city, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Martinsville 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 17 times, Republican 7 times, and other 0 times.
When did Martinsville city, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Martinsville city, Virginia voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Martinsville city, Virginia?
Martinsville city, Virginia has a population of 13,658 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Martinsville city, Virginia?
Median household income in Martinsville city, Virginia is $46,727 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Martinsville city, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Martinsville city, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.