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1876–2024
State House District 30·Virginia

Virginia 30th State House District changed direction in the last decade — D+12 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VA
Latest
D+12
in 2024
Archetype
Recent convert
since the recent cycles
Population
346,672
2024 ACS

Virginia 30th State House District, Virginia: Recent convert district. In 2024, voted D+12%. Democratic peak: D+72 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Recent convertAkashic typology
Population
346,6722024 5-year
Median household income
$176,9852024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
55.2%2024 5-year
Black
7.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
14.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+72 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+41 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 1 D · 2 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
+12.3%
101,31578,460186,137
D
+20.7%
108,08670,441182,151
D
+12.4%
78,81060,340149,107
D
+1.7%
65,93163,751131,584
D
+5.5%
60,66654,287116,044
R
−14.3%
38,95452,04891,649
R
−16.9%
26,04837,06265,067
R
−13.7%
17,39823,44244,127
R
−13.2%
13,34818,53139,137
R
−35.4%
9,42119,90429,650
R
−38.2%
7,72417,34725,202
R
−25.4%
6,63711,69219,912
R
−7.0%
7,5328,70816,817
R
−41.2%
1,6123,9535,681
R
−12.7%
3,2744,55010,043
D
+21.1%
5,2533,4208,685
R
−3.0%
2,5872,7505,364
R
−12.3%
2,1002,7185,024
R
−10.9%
2,1972,7364,948
D
+4.7%
1,6801,5143,508
D
+17.8%
2,2191,5483,774
D
+36.7%
2,3751,0973,486
D
+47.5%
2,5419023,451
D
+62.3%
2,6356003,266
D
+19.5%
2,0521,3823,434
D
+72.0%
1,8552602,216
D
+39.3%
1,8397952,659
D
+55.4%
1,6024522,075
D
+65.5%
1,5192651,915
D
+54.9%
1,7244822,263
D
+54.1%
1,6564752,185
D
+25.3%
3,0771,8174,990
D
+19.7%
3,1732,1155,378
D
+25.7%
3,1821,8435,208
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
10.7%
English
10.7%
Irish
10.0%
Italian
5.4%
American
5.2%
Polish
2.6%
Scottish
2.1%
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: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
0.7%
1.6%
75–84
2.0%
3.2%
65–74
3.5%
6.0%
55–64
5.7%
8.0%
45–54
7.6%
8.1%
35–44
8.3%
5.3%
25–34
5.5%
4.0%
18–24
3.8%
10.4%
5–17
9.8%
3.2%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$176,985
State House District 30 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 30$176,985
Virginia$59,608
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
4.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 184.9%
Working age (18–64)4.2%
Seniors (65+)7.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
67.2%
speak English only
Spanish10.8%
Other Indo-European10.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander8.9%
Other languages2.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
12.8%
Other Christian
5.4%
Non-Christian
3.7%
Methodist
3.5%
Mainline Protestant
2.2%
Baptist
1.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Virginia 30th State House District in the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachia has, until recently, been a Republican district. The district's earlier pattern was unmistakable — multiple decades of consistent margins for the other party.

The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Democratic candidate carried the district by five points. The 2024 margin was twelve points, in line with the district's new direction.

The demographics suggest why. A population of 346,672, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $176,985 situate the district in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 30, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 30, Virginia voted Democratic by 12.3 points (D+12), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 186,137 votes cast, 101,315 went Democratic and 78,460 went Republican.
What is State House District 30, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 30, Virginia as a "Recent convert" 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 30, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 30, Virginia voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State House District 30, Virginia?
State House District 30, Virginia has a population of 346,672 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 30, Virginia?
Median household income in State House District 30, Virginia is $176,985 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of State House District 30, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 30, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Recent convert" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.