Staunton city, Virginia: Realigning Affluent Suburb county. In 2024, voted D+13%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+13MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
- Population
- 25,9482024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,5812024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+58 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Winchester city, VA · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Staunton cityPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Staunton city, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +23.7% |
| 1896 | +11.2% |
| 1900 | +22.4% |
| 1904 | +45.5% |
| 1908 | +18.2% |
| 1912 | +57.6% |
| 1916 | +24.0% |
| 1920 | +13.7% |
| 1924 | +29.4% |
| 1928 | −16.7% |
| 1932 | +28.1% |
| 1936 | +31.4% |
| 1940 | +20.4% |
| 1944 | +15.5% |
| 1948 | −15.3% |
| 1952 | −46.3% |
| 1956 | −53.2% |
| 1960 | −38.6% |
| 1964 | −4.6% |
| 1968 | −37.5% |
| 1972 | −58.2% |
| 1976 | −22.0% |
| 1980 | −27.3% |
| 1984 | −50.3% |
| 1988 | −39.8% |
| 1992 | −23.2% |
| 1996 | −16.2% |
| 2000 | −18.3% |
| 2004 | −21.3% |
| 2008 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | +9.9% |
| 2024 | +13.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 7,592 | 5,778 | 13,626 | ||
| D | 6,981 | 5,695 | 12,990 | ||
| D | 5,333 | 5,133 | 11,255 | ||
| D | 5,728 | 5,272 | 11,210 | ||
| D | 5,569 | 5,330 | 11,015 | ||
| R | 3,756 | 5,805 | 9,629 | ||
| R | 3,324 | 4,878 | 8,514 | ||
| R | 3,162 | 4,526 | 8,435 | ||
| R | 2,851 | 4,989 | 9,232 | ||
| R | 2,457 | 5,775 | 8,334 | ||
| R | 2,012 | 6,137 | 8,196 | ||
| R | 2,658 | 4,819 | 7,927 | ||
| R | 2,951 | 4,681 | 7,863 | ||
| R | 1,416 | 5,531 | 7,068 | ||
| R | 1,729 | 4,434 | 7,221 | ||
| R | 2,705 | 2,969 | 5,680 | ||
| R | 1,233 | 2,789 | 4,032 | ||
| R | 843 | 2,908 | 3,881 | ||
| R | 945 | 2,578 | 3,528 | ||
| R | 914 | 1,323 | 2,673 | ||
| D | 1,159 | 847 | 2,012 | ||
| D | 1,042 | 687 | 1,744 | ||
| D | 1,091 | 568 | 1,668 | ||
| D | 988 | 551 | 1,555 | ||
| R | 733 | 1,026 | 1,759 | ||
| D | 1,022 | 549 | 1,609 | ||
| D | 931 | 705 | 1,645 | ||
| D | 511 | 311 | 833 | ||
| D | 632 | 65 | 984 | ||
| D | 514 | 347 | 919 | ||
| D | 458 | 162 | 650 | ||
| D | 612 | 375 | 1,057 | ||
| D | 713 | 556 | 1,403 | ||
| D | 919 | 549 | 1,561 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.3%
German
14.6%
Irish
12.2%
Italian
4.6%
American
4.2%
Scottish
3.0%
French
2.0%
African American
8.7%
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: 39.9 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
$65,581
Staunton city ranks near the middle of US counties.
Staunton city$65,581
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Staunton 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
12.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.1%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)7.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.4%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Staunton, one of Virginia's 38 independent cities, delivered a 13-point Democratic margin in 2024 — a significant swing from its more competitive posture a decade ago, reflecting broader realignment among small urban centers in the Shenandoah Valley.
Once reliably Republican — a margin of fifty-eight points in 1972 at its widest — Staunton city has trended Democratic. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was thirteen points.
A median household income of $65,581 — among the higher at this geographic scale — and a population of 25,948 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Winchester city and Frederick County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Staunton city, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Staunton city, Virginia voted Democratic by 13.3 points (D+13), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 13,626 votes cast, 7,592 went Democratic and 5,778 went Republican.
What is Staunton city, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Staunton city, Virginia in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" typology — College-educated, affluent suburbs — the one bloc moving toward the Democratic Party. 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 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Staunton city, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Staunton city, Virginia voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Staunton city, Virginia?
Staunton city, Virginia has a population of 25,948 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Staunton city, Virginia?
Median household income in Staunton city, Virginia is $65,581 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Staunton city, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Staunton city, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.