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1876–2024
State House District 1·Virginia

Virginia 1st State House District has voted Democratic in eleven straight presidential cycles.

A rural southwest Virginia district anchoring the Republican coalition

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VA
Latest
D+58
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
105,225
2024 ACS

Virginia 1st State House District, Virginia: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+58%. Democratic peak: D+64 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+58MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
105,2252024 5-year
Median household income
$142,1142024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
60.4%2024 5-year
Black
9.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
15.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+64 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+50 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+58.1%
44,73711,23457,705
D
+63.5%
46,9199,94058,212
D
+59.2%
40,9838,99154,043
D
+39.8%
36,19615,35452,381
D
+44.6%
35,18313,30649,061
D
+36.3%
28,49913,19942,156
D
+26.0%
22,38512,71837,216
D
+25.8%
20,29811,62733,572
D
+25.9%
21,27011,74836,782
D
+8.1%
17,95515,22833,567
D
+3.0%
16,49315,52132,176
R
−6.5%
11,80413,74229,779
D
+2.4%
14,49113,79528,772
R
−20.4%
11,52517,55129,566
R
−3.3%
11,62812,54327,314
D
+24.1%
14,9509,12424,213
R
−3.3%
9,84110,52520,478
R
−13.1%
7,4269,74017,693
R
−22.3%
6,2509,86916,203
R
−14.8%
3,4734,7998,957
R
−7.7%
3,1723,7046,903
D
+10.9%
2,4231,9444,392
D
+27.4%
2,2141,2583,490
D
+7.7%
1,4631,2502,777
R
−49.5%
6431,9042,547
R
−3.4%
5385821,301
R
−8.6%
372444833
D
+10.9%
229183423
D
+33.1%
17556360
D
+36.6%
15873232
D
+22.8%
7044114
R
−1.1%
184188372
R
−37.8%
143318463
D
+4.4%
5214761,024
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
13.6%
German
12.5%
English
12.2%
Italian
6.9%
Polish
2.8%
American
2.6%
Scottish
2.3%
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: 35.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.8%
1.6%
75–84
2.0%
3.4%
65–74
3.7%
5.2%
55–64
4.8%
6.6%
45–54
6.3%
8.1%
35–44
8.0%
11.5%
25–34
11.1%
4.1%
18–24
4.2%
6.7%
5–17
6.3%
2.5%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$142,114
State House District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 1$142,114
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.8%
Working age (18–64)6.9%
Seniors (65+)13.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
70.6%
speak English only
Spanish12.5%
Other Indo-European7.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander5.5%
Other languages4.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
16.3%
Other Christian
4.8%
Baptist
4.5%
Mainline Protestant
3.5%
Methodist
3.1%
Non-Christian
1.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering the mountainous terrain of Virginia's far southwest corner, this district has delivered double-digit Republican margins in recent cycles, reflecting the region's long shift away from its historically Democratic coal-country roots.

The Democratic margin in Virginia 1st State House District reached its widest at sixty-four points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was fifty-eight points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $142,114, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 105,225 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 1, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 1, Virginia voted Democratic by 58.1 points (D+58), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 57,705 votes cast, 44,737 went Democratic and 11,234 went Republican.
What is State House District 1, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 1, 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 21 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 1, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 1, Virginia voted Republican was 1980.
How many people live in State House District 1, Virginia?
State House District 1, Virginia has a population of 105,225 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 1, Virginia?
Median household income in State House District 1, Virginia is $142,114 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of State House District 1, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 1, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.