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Virginia 38th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+27.42012D+27.72016D+21.32020D+28.52024D+24.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+24.1
2024
median income$53,352U.S. $80,734 · VA $93,170
median age37.5U.S. 39.1 · VA 39.3
poverty rate19.7%U.S. 12.5% · VA 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)30.0%U.S. 35.6% · VA 42.3%
non-english10.9%U.S. 22.3% · VA 17.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English11.4%
Irish8.2%
American8.1%
African American†25.0%
African3.6%
Nigerian0.6%
Honduran2.9%
Mexican2.4%
Puerto Rican0.8%
Afghan0.6%
Nepalese0.4%
Asian Indian0.3%
religion

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

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

Virginia 38th State House District

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Virginia 38th State House DistrictHarrisD+24.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for Virginia 38th State House DistrictThe boundary of Virginia 38th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+24.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Virginia 38th State House District · D+24.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic61.1%21,299
Donald TrumpRepublican37.0%12,913
Jill SteinGreen1.9%645
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 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 (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Virginia 38th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Roanoke city, VADemocraticD+23.5
Salem city, VARepublicanR+19.2
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
61.1%Harris21,299
37.0%Trump12,913
1.9%Stein645
+24.1%
34,857
D
63.2%Biden22,927
34.7%Trump12,593
2.1%Jorgensen771
+28.5%
36,291
D
57.7%Clinton18,926
36.4%Trump11,942
6.0%Johnson1,954
+21.3%
32,822
D
63.8%Obama20,692
36.2%Romney11,718
0.0%
+27.7%
32,410
D
63.0%Obama21,478
35.6%McCain12,146
1.4%Nader487
+27.4%
34,111
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: +24.1% in 2024.+24.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+27.4%
2012+27.7%
2016+21.3%
2020+28.5%
2024+24.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DSam RasoulState House · 38

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+24, this Northern Virginia district anchors the Democratic-leaning suburban corridor, where dense residential growth and a highly educated workforce have steadily reinforced its partisan tilt over the past decade.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.5 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.1 points.

A population of 87,341, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,352 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 54 and State House District 56.

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 54
Alabama
91.2twin score
% unaffiliated% Evangelical2012–2024 trajectory≠ 2016 margin
State House District 56
Alabama
90.5twin score
% unaffiliated% Evangelical2020–2024 trajectory≠ % Black
State House District 52
Alabama
89.6twin score
% unaffiliated% Evangelicalmedian income≠ 2008 margin

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 38th State House District

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Roanoke city

Frequently asked questions

How did Virginia 38th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Virginia 38th State House District voted Democratic by 24.1 points (D+24.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 34,857 votes cast, 21,299 went Democratic and 12,913 went Republican.
How many people live in Virginia 38th State House District?
Virginia 38th State House District has a population of 87,341 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Virginia 38th State House District?
Median household income in Virginia 38th State House District is $53,352 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Virginia 38th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Virginia 38th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.