2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 21,693 | 34,453 | 57,048 | |
| 2020 | R | 21,801 | 34,268 | 57,184 | |
| 2016 | R | 17,200 | 31,408 | 51,489 | |
| 2012 | R | 18,711 | 31,624 | 51,217 | |
| 2008 | R | 19,812 | 30,571 | 50,975 | |
| 2004 | R | 16,082 | 30,596 | 46,973 | |
| 2000 | R | 16,141 | 25,740 | 42,817 | |
| 1996 | R | 15,387 | 20,700 | 39,421 | |
| 1992 | R | 14,704 | 20,667 | 41,080 | |
| 1988 | R | 12,938 | 22,011 | 35,157 | |
| 1984 | R | 10,569 | 23,348 | 34,054 | |
| 1980 | R | 12,114 | 17,182 | 30,814 | |
| 1976 | R | 13,120 | 13,587 | 26,948 | |
| 1972 | R | 471 | 1,055 | 1,547 | |
| 1968 | R | 3,902 | 12,439 | 21,124 | |
| 1964 | D | 675 | 449 | 1,127 | |
| 1960 | R | 4,384 | 9,109 | 13,532 | |
| 1956 | R | 2,899 | 7,509 | 10,753 | |
| 1952 | R | 2,689 | 6,017 | 8,726 | |
| 1948 | R | 2,876 | 3,988 | 7,455 | |
| 1944 | D | 3,380 | 3,146 | 6,536 | |
| 1940 | D | 3,539 | 2,302 | 5,888 | |
| 1936 | D | 3,422 | 2,105 | 5,558 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,509 | 1,704 | 4,268 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,284 | 2,675 | 3,959 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,078 | 695 | 1,890 | |
| 1920 | D | 1,286 | 955 | 2,282 | |
| 1916 | D | 850 | 460 | 1,344 | |
| 1912 | D | 696 | 108 | 1,019 | |
| 1908 | D | 732 | 426 | 1,187 | |
| 1904 | D | 630 | 427 | 1,106 | |
| 1900 | R | 942 | 1,188 | 2,193 | |
| 1896 | R | 1,116 | 1,484 | 2,648 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,527 | 1,290 | 2,930 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
0.7%
African American
5.2%
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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.5 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$83,709
Roanoke County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Roanoke County$83,709
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Roanoke County surrounds but does not include Roanoke City, a split that shapes its demographic profile toward suburban and exurban voters who have backed Republican presidential candidates by consistent double-digit margins for decades.
The Republican margin in Roanoke County reached its widest at forty-three points in 1956. The margin in 2024 was twenty-two points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Roanoke County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $83,709, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 97,023 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of New Kent County and Boone County.
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