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1876–2024
Hopewell, Virginia
Hopewell city·Virginia

Hopewell city changed direction in the last decade.

An independent city where dense working-class roots shape a consistent Democratic lean

18762024·38 elections
Hopewell, Virginia · Ali Zifan · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+14
in 2024
Archetype
Recent convert
since the recent cycles
Population
22,959
2024 ACS
Most similar
Manassas city
VA · similarity 0.98
7 precincts · 9,026 votes cast
Harris · D+14
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+13.7%
5,0783,8389,026
2020D
+14.6%
5,4274,0189,633
2016D
+9.3%
4,7243,8859,008
2012D
+15.9%
5,1793,7399,031
2008D
+11.9%
5,2854,1499,524
2004R
−8.5%
3,5734,2517,936
2000R
−10.4%
3,0243,7496,978
1996R
−8.9%
2,8683,4937,062
1992R
−11.9%
2,8633,8188,042
1988R
−28.6%
2,5664,6727,360
1984R
−37.3%
2,5645,6618,292
1980R
−16.8%
3,1024,4237,872
1976R
−0.9%
3,6913,7647,807
1972R
−33.6%
10,64821,89733,435
1968R
−20.4%
1,5682,9426,743
1964R
−1.5%
1,7651,8203,590
1960R
−9.1%
1,8052,1693,999
1956R
−14.7%
1,3881,9083,539
1952D
+0.5%
1,6571,6403,308
1948D
+33.9%
1,2425701,981
1944D
+55.3%
1,2843681,657
1940D
+52.2%
9813081,290
1936D
+59.2%
1,3093321,651
1932D
+46.6%
9573421,320
1928R
−2.3%
482505987
1924D
+14.5%
277206491
1920D
+40.3%
9741139
1916D
+75.0%
24328
1912
No data
1908
No data
1904
No data
1900
No data
1896
No data
1892
No data
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
34.9%
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.
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
Other Christian
14.1%
Baptist
13.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.7%
Mainline Protestant
5.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.3%
Methodist
3.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Hopewell, an independent city on the Appomattox River, has voted Democratic in recent presidential cycles by double-digit margins, reflecting its majority-minority population and legacy of chemical and manufacturing industry employment.

The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Democratic candidate carried the county by twelve points. The 2024 margin was fourteen points, in line with the county's new direction.

The demographics suggest why. A population of 22,959, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,729 situate the county in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Manassas city and Hamilton County.