Virginia 35th State House District, Virginia: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+44%. Republican peak: R+68 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+44MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 94,5432024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,0872024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+68 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 35, 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 | 14,746 | 38,810 | 54,309 | ||
| R | 13,572 | 36,458 | 50,901 | ||
| R | 10,356 | 31,119 | 43,880 | ||
| R | 11,933 | 28,279 | 40,958 | ||
| R | 12,626 | 27,397 | 40,535 | ||
| R | 9,135 | 26,513 | 36,199 | ||
| R | 8,287 | 21,614 | 30,920 | ||
| R | 7,877 | 16,426 | 27,369 | ||
| R | 7,115 | 15,939 | 27,578 | ||
| R | 6,096 | 16,605 | 22,994 | ||
| R | 5,510 | 18,594 | 24,253 | ||
| R | 7,220 | 13,872 | 22,302 | ||
| R | 7,596 | 11,228 | 19,541 | ||
| R | 12,012 | 67,261 | 80,685 | ||
| R | 3,030 | 8,909 | 15,192 | ||
| D | 12,126 | 10,274 | 22,454 | ||
| R | 3,166 | 5,866 | 9,075 | ||
| R | 2,579 | 5,464 | 8,255 | ||
| R | 2,510 | 5,522 | 8,051 | ||
| R | 2,394 | 3,437 | 6,400 | ||
| R | 4,035 | 4,158 | 8,216 | ||
| D | 4,150 | 3,482 | 7,678 | ||
| D | 4,292 | 3,258 | 7,593 | ||
| D | 3,962 | 2,648 | 6,767 | ||
| R | 2,396 | 4,676 | 7,071 | ||
| D | 3,056 | 2,489 | 5,677 | ||
| D | 3,017 | 2,962 | 6,057 | ||
| D | 2,641 | 1,616 | 4,316 | ||
| D | 2,415 | 1,126 | 4,132 | ||
| D | 2,305 | 1,818 | 4,283 | ||
| D | 2,369 | 1,908 | 4,376 | ||
| D | 4,070 | 3,735 | 8,001 | ||
| D | 4,395 | 4,288 | 8,917 | ||
| D | 4,910 | 3,234 | 8,521 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.4%
English
14.6%
Irish
9.3%
American
8.6%
Italian
2.8%
Scottish
2.1%
French
1.0%
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: 44.1 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
$80,087
State House District 35 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 35$80,087
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.2%
Working age (18–64)7.8%
Seniors (65+)8.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.9%
speak English only
Spanish3.6%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Other languages0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 63-point Republican presidential margin, this rural Virginia district sits at the far end of the state's partisan spectrum, reflecting demographic and geographic patterns common to nonmetropolitan communities across the commonwealth.
The shift began with civil rights. 1968 marked the realignment in Virginia 35th State House District, by a thirty-nine points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at sixty-eight points in 1972. The 2024 margin was forty-four points.
The political shift has tracked, in Virginia 35th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 89% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $80,087, and a 8% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 35, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 35, Virginia voted Republican by 44.3 points (R+44), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 54,309 votes cast, 14,746 went Democratic and 38,810 went Republican.
What is State House District 35, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 35, Virginia as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 35, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 35, Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 35, Virginia?
State House District 35, Virginia has a population of 94,543 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 35, Virginia?
Median household income in State House District 35, Virginia is $80,087 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of State House District 35, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 35, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.