Waynesboro city, Virginia: Realigning Affluent Suburb county. In 2024, voted R+6%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+6MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
- Population
- 22,8412024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,9942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 11.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+6 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Spotsylvania County, VA · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Waynesboro cityPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Waynesboro city, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | 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 | No data |
| 1936 | No data |
| 1940 | No data |
| 1944 | No data |
| 1948 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | −39.4% |
| 1956 | −45.1% |
| 1960 | −39.8% |
| 1964 | +5.8% |
| 1968 | −34.5% |
| 1972 | −57.9% |
| 1976 | −22.3% |
| 1980 | −29.6% |
| 1984 | −47.5% |
| 1988 | −38.7% |
| 1992 | −20.4% |
| 1996 | −16.2% |
| 2000 | −19.0% |
| 2004 | −28.9% |
| 2008 | −10.3% |
| 2012 | −10.8% |
| 2016 | −11.3% |
| 2020 | −5.1% |
| 2024 | −5.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,240 | 5,882 | 11,319 | ||
| R | 4,961 | 5,507 | 10,717 | ||
| R | 3,764 | 4,801 | 9,204 | ||
| R | 3,840 | 4,790 | 8,791 | ||
| R | 3,906 | 4,815 | 8,860 | ||
| R | 2,792 | 5,092 | 7,963 | ||
| R | 2,737 | 4,084 | 7,102 | ||
| R | 2,398 | 3,466 | 6,576 | ||
| R | 2,302 | 3,758 | 7,149 | ||
| R | 2,038 | 4,672 | 6,799 | ||
| R | 1,579 | 4,465 | 6,079 | ||
| R | 1,926 | 3,697 | 5,978 | ||
| R | 2,209 | 3,528 | 5,915 | ||
| R | 1,061 | 4,163 | 5,354 | ||
| R | 1,446 | 3,301 | 5,378 | ||
| D | 2,369 | 2,107 | 4,531 | ||
| R | 1,047 | 2,444 | 3,513 | ||
| R | 748 | 2,049 | 2,886 | ||
| R | 730 | 1,680 | 2,413 | ||
| D | 839 | 833 | 1,794 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.7%
English
13.0%
Irish
12.6%
Italian
4.6%
Scottish
3.0%
American
3.0%
French
1.4%
African American
9.5%
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: 38.3 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
$59,994
Waynesboro city ranks near the middle of US counties.
Waynesboro city$59,994
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Waynesboro 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
11.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.2%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)10.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.2%
speak English only
Spanish7.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Waynesboro sits at the eastern foot of the Blue Ridge near Augusta County but votes measurably more competitively than its surrounding rural neighbors, reflecting modest urban density and a manufacturing-to-service economic transition.
Once reliably Republican — a margin of fifty-eight points in 1972 at its widest — Waynesboro city has trended Democratic. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was six points.
A median household income of $59,994 — among the higher at this geographic scale — and a population of 22,841 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Spotsylvania County and Talbot County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Waynesboro city, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Waynesboro city, Virginia voted Republican by 5.7 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,319 votes cast, 5,240 went Democratic and 5,882 went Republican.
What is Waynesboro city, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Waynesboro 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 2 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Waynesboro city, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Waynesboro city, Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Waynesboro city, Virginia?
Waynesboro city, Virginia has a population of 22,841 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Waynesboro city, Virginia?
Median household income in Waynesboro city, Virginia is $59,994 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Waynesboro city, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Waynesboro city, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.