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
GroupNorton cityVirginiaUnited States
American25.4%8.4%5.3%
English15.3%12.0%9.5%
German11.2%10.1%12.5%
Irish9.8%9.1%9.4%
Scottish3.0%1.9%1.3%
Polish2.3%1.6%2.2%
Italian1.9%3.9%4.8%
Armenian1.3%——
Salvadoran2.9%2.1%0.7%
Mexican0.2%2.4%11.3%
African American†2.2%15.6%9.9%
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
Norton city
Virginia
United States
Median age
41.3
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
9.7%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.4%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Norton city
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$41,495
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
26.3%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
13.7%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Norton city
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.6%
17.5%
22.3%
Other Indo-European
1.4%
2.6%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Norton city
Virginia
United States
Catholic
3.7%
10.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
36.2%
19.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
52.1%
54.3%
51.5%
Black Protestant
5.2%
1.9%
2.2%
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.
Norton city, Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
2 precincts · 1,644 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
Norton city precinct-level presidential election results for 2024
Precinct -001 - EAST WARD001 - EAST WARD
458
1,174
12
1,644
27.9%
71.4%
R+43.6
East Ward51720000001
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 1956–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1956
−10.6%
1960
−2.1%
1964
+37.8%
1968
+4.7%
1972
−27.4%
1976
+16.4%
1980
+13.6%
1984
+2.2%
1988
+13.1%
1992
+25.8%
1996
+27.9%
2000
+14.9%
2004
−2.9%
2008
−0.1%
2012
−22.1%
2016
−43.7%
2020
−40.3%
2024
−43.6%
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
R
27.9%Harris458
71.4%Trump1,174
0.2%Oliver4 +3
R+43.6
R+3.3
R+42.1
1,644
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.4%1,174
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic27.9%458
Chase OliverLibertarian0.2%4
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%4
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.2%3
OtherAll other candidates0.1%1
R
29.0%Biden464
69.3%Trump1,109
1.3%Jorgensen21
R+40.3
D+3.4
R+44.7
1,601
R
26.2%Clinton383
69.9%Trump1,021
1.6%Johnson24
R+43.7
R+21.6
R+45.8
1,460
R
37.9%Obama566
60.0%Romney895
2.1%
R+22.1
R+22.0
R+25.9
1,492
R
49.1%Obama743
49.2%McCain744
1.7%
R+0.1
D+2.8
R+7.3
1,512
R
48.2%Kerry725
51.1%Bush768
0.7%
R+2.9
R+17.8
R+0.4
1,504
D
56.7%Gore867
41.8%Bush639
1.3%Nader20
D+14.9
R+13.0
D+14.4
1,530
D
58.0%Clinton802
30.1%Dole416
10.0%Perot138
D+27.9
D+2.2
D+19.4
1,382
D
56.3%Clinton871
30.5%Bush472
11.8%Perot182
D+25.8
D+12.6
D+20.2
1,548
D
55.9%Dukakis795
42.7%Bush608
1.4%
D+13.1
D+11.0
D+20.9
1,423
D
50.5%Mondale842
48.3%Reagan806
1.2%
D+2.2
R+11.4
D+20.4
1,668
D
54.4%Carter762
40.9%Reagan572
4.7%
D+13.6
R+2.8
D+23.3
1,400
D
56.7%Carter811
40.3%Ford577
2.9%
D+16.4
D+43.8
D+14.3
1,430
R
35.3%McGovern463
62.7%Nixon823
2.1%
R+27.4
R+32.2
R+4.3
1,313
D
43.8%Humphrey555
39.1%Nixon495
17.1%
D+4.7
R+33.1
D+5.4
1,267
D
68.9%Johnson824
31.1%Goldwater372
0.0%
D+37.8
D+39.9
D+15.2
1,196
R
48.9%Kennedy526
51.0%Nixon549
0.1%
R+2.1
D+8.5
R+2.3
1,076
R
44.5%Stevenson552
55.1%Eisenhower684
0.4%
R+10.6
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1,241
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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
R
38.4%606
61.6%973
1,579
2020
R
37.4%591
62.6%988
1,579
2018
R
37.2%408
61.3%672
1,096
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Norton city, VA
Year
Total registered
2016
2,429
2018
2,360
2020
2,471
2022
2,593
2024
2,688
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−19 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −165 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $36,605 in average income, against $55,898 for residents who stayed — 35% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+63.2 on average — 20 points more Republican-leaning than Norton city, VA itself (R+43.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
Wise County, VA69R+63.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
Wise County, VA81
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 Norton city, VA in Norton city, VA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+52
2012
+26
2013
−55
2014
−1
2015
−119
2016
−47
2017
−67
2018
+67
2019
+16
2021
−10
2022
+15
2023
−45
2024
+22
2025
−19
Norton City, an independent city of under 4,000 in the coalfield region of Southwest Virginia, has shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades, reflecting broader trends across Appalachian communities with deep ties to the extractive economy.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 43.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.6 points.
A population of 3,577, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,495 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Labette County and Magoffin County.
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, Norton city, Virginia voted Republican by 43.6 points (R+43.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,644 votes cast, 458 went Democratic and 1,174 went Republican.
When did Norton city, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Norton city, Virginia voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Norton city, Virginia?
Norton city, Virginia has a population of 3,577 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Norton city, Virginia?
Median household income in Norton city, Virginia is $41,495 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Norton city, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Norton city, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.
