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AverageOldGuy

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15. Buckingham County VA

Reply to Mysterian (Original post)

Fri Jun 12, 2026, 04:43 PM

Friday

The county is in SW Virginia -- coal country, central Appalachia, mountainous terrain.

In 2024 voted over 60% for Trump.

SW VA is very conservative, Trump country. Occasionally someone pops up from this region suggesting that SW V should secede from VA and join West Virginia. WV doesn't want them.

2025 census estimate: 17,137
White: 64%
Black: 32%
Hispanic: 2.8%

Under poverty level: 18%

I was surpised that the county only went 61% for Trump, then, I noted the large black population -- that's where the votes for Harris came from. Most of SW VA went for Trump 70% - 80%.

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