Rockingham County, Virginia

2024 results by precinct

29 precincts · 48,853 votes cast

Trump · R+37

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−36.8%	15,035	33,033	48,853
2020	R	−40.4%	12,644	30,349	43,811
2016	R	−44.3%	9,366	25,990	37,487
2012	R	−40.5%	10,065	24,186	34,866
2008	R	−36.0%	10,453	22,468	33,334
2004	R	−49.5%	7,273	21,737	29,216
2000	R	−48.5%	5,834	17,482	23,994
1996	R	−37.6%	5,867	14,035	21,707
1992	R	−35.4%	5,407	13,016	21,493
1988	R	−46.7%	4,716	13,241	18,241
1984	R	−52.0%	4,220	13,480	17,807
1980	R	−34.2%	5,294	11,397	17,859
1976	R	−28.0%	5,349	9,768	15,789
1972	R	−56.6%	5,318	19,920	25,778
1968	R	−48.4%	2,111	7,779	11,715
1964	R	−9.8%	8,808	10,714	19,536
1960	R	−40.8%	2,026	4,829	6,872
1956	R	−45.1%	1,605	4,324	6,027
1952	R	−46.4%	1,591	4,350	5,950
1948	R	−29.7%	1,680	3,219	5,182
1944	R	−27.6%	2,104	3,714	5,839
1940	R	−6.4%	2,569	2,922	5,544
1936	D	+1.4%	2,916	2,834	5,794
1932	D	+10.9%	2,750	2,194	5,107
1928	R	−46.3%	1,402	3,822	5,224
1924	D	+1.4%	2,040	1,982	4,132
1920	R	−8.6%	2,068	2,464	4,588
1916	D	+10.9%	1,650	1,322	3,012
1912	D	+25.8%	1,761	937	3,191
1908	D	+4.6%	1,736	1,580	3,427
1904	D	+5.2%	1,604	1,441	3,136
1900	D	+5.1%	2,852	2,572	5,527
1896	R	−7.9%	2,998	3,524	6,649
1892	D	+9.1%	3,293	2,724	6,236
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

African American

1.9%

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: 40.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.3%

2.9%

75–84

3.6%

5.5%

65–74

5.9%

6.7%

55–64

6.6%

5.7%

45–54

5.6%

5.9%

35–44

6.3%

5.9%

25–34

5.9%

4.6%

18–24

4.6%

8.5%

5–17

8.0%

3.0%

2.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$80,693

Rockingham County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.

Rockingham County$80,693

Virginia$93,170

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.8%

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

Mainline Protestant

16.4%

Other Christian

14.5%

Methodist

8.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

6.2%

Baptist

1.4%

Non-Christian

0.3%

Catholic & Orthodox

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Rockingham County's heavily rural, agricultural character — anchored by Harrisonburg's edge — produces Republican presidential margins exceeding 37 points, placing it among the most reliably one-sided counties in a otherwise competitive state.

The Republican margin in Rockingham County reached its widest at fifty-seven points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was thirty-seven points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Rockingham County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $80,693, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 85,600 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 Rankin County and Hancock County.

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Rockingham County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.