Staunton city, Virginia

2024 results by precinct

5 precincts · 13,626 votes cast

Harris · D+13

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+13.3%	7,592	5,778	13,626
2020	D	+9.9%	6,981	5,695	12,990
2016	D	+1.8%	5,333	5,133	11,255
2012	D	+4.1%	5,728	5,272	11,210
2008	D	+2.2%	5,569	5,330	11,015
2004	R	−21.3%	3,756	5,805	9,629
2000	R	−18.3%	3,324	4,878	8,514
1996	R	−16.2%	3,162	4,526	8,435
1992	R	−23.2%	2,851	4,989	9,232
1988	R	−39.8%	2,457	5,775	8,334
1984	R	−50.3%	2,012	6,137	8,196
1980	R	−27.3%	2,658	4,819	7,927
1976	R	−22.0%	2,951	4,681	7,863
1972	R	−58.2%	1,416	5,531	7,068
1968	R	−37.5%	1,729	4,434	7,221
1964	R	−4.6%	2,705	2,969	5,680
1960	R	−38.6%	1,233	2,789	4,032
1956	R	−53.2%	843	2,908	3,881
1952	R	−46.3%	945	2,578	3,528
1948	R	−15.3%	914	1,323	2,673
1944	D	+15.5%	1,159	847	2,012
1940	D	+20.4%	1,042	687	1,744
1936	D	+31.4%	1,091	568	1,668
1932	D	+28.1%	988	551	1,555
1928	R	−16.7%	733	1,026	1,759
1924	D	+29.4%	1,022	549	1,609
1920	D	+13.7%	931	705	1,645
1916	D	+24.0%	511	311	833
1912	D	+57.6%	632	65	984
1908	D	+18.2%	514	347	919
1904	D	+45.5%	458	162	650
1900	D	+22.4%	612	375	1,057
1896	D	+11.2%	713	556	1,403
1892	D	+23.7%	919	549	1,561
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

8.7%

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: 39.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

2.0%

2.6%

75–84

3.3%

5.4%

65–74

7.2%

6.0%

55–64

6.6%

5.6%

45–54

5.2%

6.3%

35–44

6.9%

6.3%

25–34

7.0%

3.1%

18–24

6.2%

6.4%

5–17

7.2%

3.2%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$65,581

Staunton city ranks near the middle of US counties.

Staunton city$65,581

Virginia$93,170

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.4%

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

Other Christian

12.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

12.3%

Mainline Protestant

10.7%

Methodist

10.6%

Baptist

10.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.2%

Non-Christian

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Staunton, one of Virginia's 38 independent cities, delivered a 13-point Democratic margin in 2024 — a significant swing from its more competitive posture a decade ago, reflecting broader realignment among small urban centers in the Shenandoah Valley.

The county's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached fifty-eight points in 1912; the Republican margin reached fifty-eight points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Staunton city's demographics — a population of 25,948, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $65,581 — situate the county close to national averages on several dimensions. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Winchester city and Frederick County.

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Staunton city delivered a near-tie in 2024.