Lynchburg city, Virginia

2024 results by precinct

18 precincts · 37,023 votes cast

Trump · R+8

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−7.9%	16,664	19,574	37,023
2020	D	+2.6%	18,048	17,097	36,363
2016	R	−8.9%	14,792	17,982	35,657
2012	R	−10.6%	15,948	19,806	36,448
2008	R	−4.0%	16,269	17,638	34,341
2004	R	−10.1%	11,727	14,400	26,340
2000	R	−9.1%	10,374	12,518	23,506
1996	R	−5.0%	10,281	11,441	23,012
1992	R	−11.7%	9,587	12,518	24,969
1988	R	−29.4%	8,279	15,323	23,926
1984	R	−35.5%	8,542	18,047	26,772
1980	R	−30.6%	7,783	15,245	24,417
1976	R	−26.6%	8,227	14,564	23,804
1972	R	−54.3%	1,485	5,229	6,891
1968	R	−30.8%	4,305	9,943	18,299
1964	R	−19.5%	6,758	10,044	16,834
1960	R	−18.8%	4,961	7,271	12,256
1956	R	−32.8%	3,362	6,806	10,502
1952	R	−29.6%	3,848	7,090	10,949
1948	D	+1.6%	2,480	2,373	6,747
1944	D	+28.4%	4,302	2,396	6,713
1940	D	+40.6%	4,656	1,966	6,631
1936	D	+45.6%	3,697	1,373	5,092
1932	D	+49.8%	3,656	1,200	4,936
1928	R	−15.8%	1,987	2,730	4,717
1924	D	+52.5%	2,086	606	2,820
1920	D	+54.4%	2,096	609	2,731
1916	D	+60.4%	1,465	353	1,842
1912	D	+74.8%	1,487	111	1,840
1908	D	+33.7%	962	473	1,449
1904	D	+54.0%	995	292	1,301
1900	D	+24.0%	1,081	660	1,753
1896	D	+0.3%	1,657	1,647	3,367
1892	D	+27.9%	2,422	1,358	3,811
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%

Polish

0.5%

African American

21.8%

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: 28.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.4%

1.7%

75–84

2.6%

3.5%

65–74

4.4%

4.3%

55–64

5.2%

3.8%

45–54

4.4%

4.5%

35–44

5.0%

7.4%

25–34

7.3%

11.2%

18–24

13.3%

6.8%

5–17

6.5%

2.9%

3.1%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$57,947

Lynchburg city ranks near the middle of US counties.

Lynchburg city$57,947

Virginia$93,170

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

18.6%

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

Baptist

24.3%

Other Christian

16.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

9.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

7.9%

Mainline Protestant

6.9%

Methodist

6.1%

Non-Christian

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 28.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Lynchburg's presidential margin has narrowed notably over recent cycles, reflecting demographic shifts at Liberty University and a growing healthcare and education workforce that has gradually reshaped the electorate in this historically conservative independent city.

The Democratic margin in Lynchburg city has rarely exceeded seventy-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-four points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by eight points.

Lynchburg city's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 61% non-Hispanic-white share, a 19% poverty rate, and a median household income of $57,947 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Morris County and Hunterdon County.

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