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1876–2024
State House District 36·Virginia

Virginia 36th State House District has voted Republican in twenty straight presidential cycles.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VA
Latest
R+13
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
74,764
2024 ACS

Virginia 36th State House District, Virginia: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+13%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+13MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
74,7642024 5-year
Median household income
$68,0322024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
81.2%2024 5-year
Black
8.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+46 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+59 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
6 counties · 2 D · 4 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
R
−13.3%
16,89822,17539,730
R
−14.1%
15,84921,18237,831
R
−19.0%
12,17818,36932,651
R
−14.3%
13,14017,63631,352
R
−13.9%
13,22017,54431,151
R
−30.9%
9,38817,94827,670
R
−25.1%
8,59814,67924,194
R
−19.0%
7,98412,27922,650
R
−23.1%
7,32412,88324,033
R
−39.9%
6,26314,76621,307
R
−49.7%
5,19515,58620,900
R
−27.4%
6,62212,05619,834
R
−19.1%
7,31610,93218,887
R
−59.2%
3,06012,41615,808
R
−36.7%
3,9319,97916,499
R
−1.2%
6,2736,42012,757
R
−36.6%
3,1846,89010,119
R
−46.7%
2,2766,5099,072
R
−41.6%
2,3595,7338,107
R
−8.4%
2,3932,8986,020
D
+16.3%
2,3801,7114,103
D
+22.6%
2,2231,3993,647
D
+29.6%
2,3011,2453,567
D
+29.2%
2,1741,1793,405
R
−15.3%
1,5102,0543,564
D
+27.9%
1,9251,0693,070
D
+12.5%
1,8701,4503,349
D
+28.1%
1,2657051,996
D
+46.2%
1,3073392,093
D
+15.9%
1,1768412,107
D
+22.9%
1,1547141,923
D
+4.3%
1,8281,6733,625
D
+0.2%
1,9701,9604,156
D
+21.7%
2,4771,5624,226
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.4%
German
15.3%
Irish
11.4%
American
6.1%
Italian
3.9%
Scottish
2.8%
French
1.6%
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: 41.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.8%
2.9%
75–84
3.4%
5.5%
65–74
6.6%
6.5%
55–64
7.0%
5.7%
45–54
5.7%
6.5%
35–44
6.5%
6.4%
25–34
6.7%
3.5%
18–24
4.5%
7.5%
5–17
7.0%
2.9%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,032
State House District 36 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 36$68,032
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.0%
Working age (18–64)9.8%
Seniors (65+)8.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.8%
speak English only
Spanish4.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
12.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
10.3%
Methodist
10.3%
Mainline Protestant
10.3%
Baptist
7.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.5%
Non-Christian
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Virginia 36th State House District sits in the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachia. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 4 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Virginia 36th State House District reached its widest at fifty-nine points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was thirteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,032, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 74,764 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 36, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 36, Virginia voted Republican by 13.3 points (R+13), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 39,730 votes cast, 16,898 went Democratic and 22,175 went Republican.
What is State House District 36, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 36, Virginia as a "Republican loyalist" 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 36, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 36, Virginia voted Democratic was 1944.
How many people live in State House District 36, Virginia?
State House District 36, Virginia has a population of 74,764 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 36, Virginia?
Median household income in State House District 36, Virginia is $68,032 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of State House District 36, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 36, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.