Congressional District 4 Congressional District (VA) — Elections 1876–2024

Virginia 4th Congressional District, Virginia: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+27%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+27MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 861,6762024 5-year
Median household income: $80,0672024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 48.8%2024 5-year
Black: 34.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+76 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+27 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

25 counties · 13 D · 12 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+27.2%	273,299	154,697	436,314
2020	D	+28.8%	278,773	152,318	438,615
2016	D	+24.0%	236,064	140,440	397,743
2012	D	+20.1%	233,231	154,114	392,678
2008	D	+20.7%	226,364	148,259	377,892
2004	D	+2.5%	160,119	152,225	314,197
2000	R	−0.0%	132,281	132,323	271,925
1996	D	+2.5%	120,569	114,219	251,790
1992	R	−0.1%	121,929	122,312	280,369
1988	R	−15.5%	101,689	139,436	243,686
1984	R	−18.4%	103,938	151,240	256,667
1980	R	−7.6%	101,781	119,416	231,944
1976	R	−3.5%	101,452	108,959	215,047
1972	R	−27.4%	70,832	125,425	199,562
1968	R	−9.5%	61,372	78,350	179,228
1964	D	+4.8%	70,129	63,758	134,064
1960	R	−13.4%	44,153	57,885	102,779
1956	R	−25.7%	27,281	50,851	91,733
1952	R	−14.2%	37,744	50,271	88,266
1948	D	+14.0%	28,328	20,325	57,007
1944	D	+47.7%	36,420	12,849	49,381
1940	D	+53.8%	33,514	10,014	43,685
1936	D	+64.2%	33,135	7,152	40,444
1932	D	+50.2%	26,242	8,464	35,409
1928	D	+4.8%	18,069	16,421	34,491
1924	D	+56.0%	16,810	4,282	22,384
1920	D	+54.7%	22,443	6,467	29,185
1916	D	+70.0%	12,701	2,177	15,036
1912	D	+75.7%	10,860	984	13,043
1908	D	+54.8%	8,824	2,538	11,467
1904	D	+62.1%	8,689	1,971	10,811
1900	D	+29.1%	16,312	8,909	25,463
1896	D	+20.4%	19,278	12,624	32,585
1892	D	+25.8%	20,619	11,856	33,961
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.

English

11.3%

German

8.1%

Irish

7.5%

American

5.7%

Italian

3.4%

Scottish

1.7%

Polish

0.8%

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: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.1%

2.0%

75–84

2.7%

4.4%

65–74

5.4%

5.9%

55–64

6.6%

5.8%

45–54

6.0%

6.8%

35–44

6.9%

7.8%

25–34

8.0%

4.7%

18–24

4.6%

7.8%

5–17

7.3%

2.9%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$80,067

Congressional District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 4$80,067

Virginia$93,170

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.1%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.0%

Working age (18–64)10.8%

Seniors (65+)11.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

87.6%

speak English only

Spanish6.5%

Other Indo-European2.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%

Other languages1.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

15.3%

Catholic & Orthodox

12.5%

Other Christian

11.4%

Methodist

5.0%

Non-Christian

4.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.4%

Mainline Protestant

4.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Virginia 4th Congressional District sits in the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachia. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Democratic margin in Virginia 4th Congressional District reached its widest at seventy-six points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was twenty-seven points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $80,067, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 861,676 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 4, Virginia vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 4, Virginia voted Democratic by 27.2 points (D+27), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 436,314 votes cast, 273,299 went Democratic and 154,697 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 4, Virginia's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 4, Virginia as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 11 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 4, Virginia last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 4, Virginia voted Republican was 2000.

How many people live in Congressional District 4, Virginia?

Congressional District 4, Virginia has a population of 861,676 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 4, Virginia?

Median household income in Congressional District 4, Virginia is $80,067 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.

What is the political history of Congressional District 4, Virginia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 4, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Virginia 4th Congressional District has voted Democratic in six straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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