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Virginia 36th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+17.02012R+18.52016R+23.12020R+18.62024R+18.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+18.8
2024
median income$65,647U.S. $80,734 · VA $93,170
median age42.8U.S. 39.1 · VA 39.3
poverty rate9.7%U.S. 12.5% · VA 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)30.4%U.S. 35.6% · VA 42.3%
non-english6.2%U.S. 22.3% · VA 17.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English15.9%
German15.8%
Irish11.8%
African American†7.2%
Jamaican0.3%
African0.2%
Mexican2.2%
Puerto Rican0.6%
Salvadoran0.5%
Vietnamese0.4%
Filipino0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Staunton city.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Virginia 36th State House District

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Virginia 36th State House DistrictTrumpR+18.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for Virginia 36th State House DistrictThe boundary of Virginia 36th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+18.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Virginia 36th State House District · R+18.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican58.6%27,657
Kamala HarrisDemocratic39.8%18,791
Jill SteinGreen1.6%758
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 6 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (6 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Virginia 36th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Augusta County, VARepublicanR+47.3
Buena Vista city, VARepublicanR+44.2
Lexington city, VADemocraticD+26.4
Rockbridge County, VARepublicanR+33.6
Staunton city, VADemocraticD+13.3
Waynesboro city, VARepublicanR+5.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
39.8%Harris18,791
58.6%Trump27,657
1.6%Stein758
−18.8%
47,206
R
39.7%Biden17,906
58.3%Trump26,308
2.1%Jorgensen936
−18.6%
45,150
R
35.4%Clinton13,647
58.5%Trump22,552
6.1%Johnson2,366
−23.1%
38,565
R
40.7%Obama14,723
59.3%Romney21,411
0.0%
−18.5%
36,134
R
40.8%Obama14,875
57.8%McCain21,067
1.3%Nader489
−17.0%
36,431
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −18.8% in 2024.−18.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−17.0%
2012−18.5%
2016−23.1%
2020−18.6%
2024−18.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
REllen McLaughlinState House · 36

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

The district recorded a Republican presidential margin of R+18.8 in 2024, compared with R+17.0 in 2008. The district had about 74,800 residents, 81.2% White alone in the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 23.1 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 18.8 points.

A population of 85,831, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,647 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 35 and State House District 113.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 35
Virginia
86.7twin score
elasticity2008 marginpopulation scale
State House District 113
North Carolina
86.1twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ median age
State House District 37
Oklahoma
84.7twin score
elasticity2008–2016 trajectory≠ % Evangelical

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Virginia 36th State House District

counties it covers4
Augusta CountyRockbridge CountyStaunton cityWaynesboro city

Frequently asked questions

How did Virginia 36th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Virginia 36th State House District voted Republican by 18.8 points (R+18.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 47,206 votes cast, 18,791 went Democratic and 27,657 went Republican.
How many people live in Virginia 36th State House District?
Virginia 36th State House District has a population of 85,831 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Virginia 36th State House District?
Median household income in Virginia 36th State House District is $65,647 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Virginia 36th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Virginia 36th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.