Suffolk city, Virginia: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+16%. Democratic peak: D+72 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+16MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 98,7962024 5-year
- Median household income
- $92,6662024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 46.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 42.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+72 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+24 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Muscogee County, GA · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Suffolk cityPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Suffolk 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 | +8.3% |
| 1896 | +10.1% |
| 1900 | +19.7% |
| 1904 | +56.7% |
| 1908 | +51.2% |
| 1912 | +69.2% |
| 1916 | +65.2% |
| 1920 | +45.1% |
| 1924 | +57.9% |
| 1928 | +5.9% |
| 1932 | +66.0% |
| 1936 | +72.3% |
| 1940 | +67.3% |
| 1944 | +49.7% |
| 1948 | +41.1% |
| 1952 | +12.2% |
| 1956 | +3.1% |
| 1960 | +32.0% |
| 1964 | +3.8% |
| 1968 | +13.7% |
| 1972 | −23.6% |
| 1976 | +20.4% |
| 1980 | +11.2% |
| 1984 | −6.7% |
| 1988 | −9.3% |
| 1992 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | +10.9% |
| 2000 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | −4.8% |
| 2008 | +13.2% |
| 2012 | +15.1% |
| 2016 | +12.2% |
| 2020 | +17.3% |
| 2024 | +15.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 30,597 | 22,112 | 53,545 | ||
| D | 28,676 | 20,082 | 49,642 | ||
| D | 23,280 | 18,006 | 43,240 | ||
| D | 24,267 | 17,820 | 42,566 | ||
| D | 22,446 | 17,165 | 39,908 | ||
| R | 15,233 | 16,763 | 32,189 | ||
| D | 12,471 | 11,836 | 24,661 | ||
| D | 10,827 | 8,572 | 20,754 | ||
| D | 9,196 | 8,697 | 20,223 | ||
| R | 8,080 | 9,742 | 17,950 | ||
| R | 8,842 | 10,128 | 19,119 | ||
| D | 9,064 | 7,179 | 16,765 | ||
| D | 9,246 | 6,066 | 15,609 | ||
| R | 4,827 | 7,904 | 13,039 | ||
| D | 5,218 | 3,378 | 13,398 | ||
| D | 1,579 | 1,463 | 3,044 | ||
| D | 5,363 | 2,752 | 8,157 | ||
| D | 3,595 | 3,370 | 7,172 | ||
| D | 3,569 | 2,790 | 6,390 | ||
| D | 3,145 | 1,154 | 4,843 | ||
| D | 2,740 | 920 | 3,663 | ||
| D | 2,623 | 512 | 3,136 | ||
| D | 2,838 | 456 | 3,295 | ||
| D | 2,277 | 461 | 2,753 | ||
| D | 1,374 | 1,222 | 2,596 | ||
| D | 1,096 | 278 | 1,412 | ||
| D | 1,451 | 545 | 2,007 | ||
| D | 1,100 | 228 | 1,337 | ||
| D | 1,024 | 124 | 1,300 | ||
| D | 857 | 272 | 1,142 | ||
| D | 678 | 186 | 868 | ||
| D | 1,481 | 992 | 2,479 | ||
| D | 1,300 | 1,060 | 2,379 | ||
| D | 1,763 | 1,477 | 3,461 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.3%
German
7.5%
American
7.1%
Irish
6.3%
Italian
2.6%
Polish
1.4%
Scottish
1.3%
African American
33.6%
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: 38.7 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
$92,666
Suffolk city ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Suffolk city$92,666
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Suffolk city ranks in the top 10% 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
9.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.7%
Working age (18–64)8.3%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.7%
speak English only
Spanish3.1%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Suffolk's vast land area — the largest by square miles among Virginia's independent cities — combines working farms and wetlands with expanding residential development, producing a majority-minority electorate that has leaned Democratic by double digits in recent cycles.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached seventy-two points in 1936; the Republican margin reached twenty-four points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixteen points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $92,666, and a 9% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Muscogee County and Newport News city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Suffolk city, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Suffolk city, Virginia voted Democratic by 15.8 points (D+16), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 53,545 votes cast, 30,597 went Democratic and 22,112 went Republican.
What is Suffolk city, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Suffolk 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 30 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did Suffolk city, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Suffolk city, Virginia voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Suffolk city, Virginia?
Suffolk city, Virginia has a population of 98,796 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Suffolk city, Virginia?
Median household income in Suffolk city, Virginia is $92,666 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Suffolk city, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Suffolk city, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 30 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.