Martinsville, VA, Virginia: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+23%. Democratic peak: D+59 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+23MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 63,6382024 5-year
- Median household income
- $49,8942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 27.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+59 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Martinsville, VA, VAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 11,892 | 18,955 | 31,147 | ||
| R | 12,903 | 18,890 | 32,128 | ||
| R | 11,731 | 17,357 | 29,998 | ||
| R | 14,172 | 16,296 | 31,247 | ||
| R | 15,257 | 16,069 | 31,735 | ||
| R | 12,887 | 15,896 | 29,061 | ||
| R | 11,946 | 14,430 | 27,157 | ||
| D | 12,002 | 11,556 | 26,716 | ||
| D | 12,369 | 11,695 | 28,442 | ||
| R | 10,330 | 14,231 | 24,993 | ||
| R | 9,918 | 16,927 | 27,160 | ||
| D | 12,137 | 11,691 | 24,815 | ||
| D | 13,171 | 8,759 | 22,959 | ||
| R | 4,492 | 14,974 | 19,989 | ||
| O | 6,902 | 6,564 | 22,500 | ||
| R | 15,722 | 31,091 | 46,906 | ||
| D | 5,005 | 4,052 | 9,160 | ||
| R | 3,950 | 4,561 | 8,663 | ||
| D | 3,714 | 3,643 | 7,394 | ||
| D | 2,132 | 1,372 | 4,598 | ||
| D | 2,631 | 1,185 | 3,823 | ||
| D | 2,775 | 743 | 3,534 | ||
| D | 2,739 | 713 | 3,460 | ||
| D | 1,885 | 554 | 2,461 | ||
| D | 1,267 | 1,139 | 2,406 | ||
| D | 1,097 | 565 | 1,697 | ||
| D | 871 | 698 | 1,585 | ||
| D | 851 | 567 | 1,429 | ||
| D | 707 | 216 | 1,303 | ||
| D | 761 | 716 | 1,489 | ||
| D | 718 | 422 | 1,154 | ||
| R | 1,356 | 1,367 | 2,740 | ||
| R | 1,409 | 1,783 | 3,206 | ||
| R | 1,317 | 1,459 | 2,975 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
22.3%
English
11.1%
Irish
5.4%
German
4.8%
Scottish
1.4%
Italian
1.2%
French
0.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 45.7 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
$49,894
Martinsville, VA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Martinsville, VA$49,894
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.8%
Working age (18–64)16.3%
Seniors (65+)15.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.4%
speak English only
Spanish5.8%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Martinsville's metro has shed much of the textile and furniture industry that once defined it, leaving a labor force in transition and an electorate that has swung sharply toward Republican margins over the past two decades.
The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Martinsville, VA, by a nine points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-two points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty-three points.
The political shift has tracked, in Martinsville, VA, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 63% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $49,894, and a 18% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Martinsville, VA, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Martinsville, VA, Virginia voted Republican by 22.7 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,147 votes cast, 11,892 went Democratic and 18,955 went Republican.
What is Martinsville, VA, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Martinsville, VA, Virginia as a "Old Confederacy" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Martinsville, VA, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Martinsville, VA, Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Martinsville, VA, Virginia?
Martinsville, VA, Virginia has a population of 63,638 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Martinsville, VA, Virginia?
Median household income in Martinsville, VA, Virginia is $49,894 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Martinsville, VA, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Martinsville, VA, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.