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Virginia 45th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+30.72012R+48.32016R+62.92020R+64.72024R+67.0
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+67.0
2024
median income$48,015U.S. $80,734 · VA $93,170
median age44.5U.S. 39.1 · VA 39.3
poverty rate21.2%U.S. 12.5% · VA 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)15.0%U.S. 35.6% · VA 42.3%
non-english1.8%U.S. 22.3% · VA 17.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
American26.5%
English15.8%
Irish10.3%
African American†3.3%
African0.2%
Mexican0.6%
Puerto Rican0.3%
Salvadoran0.2%
religion

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

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

Virginia 45th State House District

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Virginia 45th State House DistrictTrumpR+67.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Virginia 45th State House DistrictThe boundary of Virginia 45th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+67.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Virginia 45th State House District · R+67.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican83.2%34,173
Kamala HarrisDemocratic16.2%6,657
Jill SteinGreen0.6%267
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 7 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 (7 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Virginia 45th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Dickenson County, VARepublicanR+62.1
Harlan County, KYRepublicanR+76.1
Lee County, VARepublicanR+72.0
Letcher County, KYRepublicanR+63.9
Norton city, VARepublicanR+43.6
Scott County, VARepublicanR+70.3
Wise County, VARepublicanR+63.2
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
16.2%Harris6,657
83.2%Trump34,173
0.6%Stein267
−67.0%
41,097
R
17.2%Biden6,996
81.9%Trump33,368
0.9%Jorgensen386
−64.7%
40,750
R
17.3%Clinton6,468
80.2%Trump30,016
2.6%Johnson957
−62.9%
37,441
R
25.9%Obama9,514
74.1%Romney27,281
0.0%
−48.3%
36,795
R
33.6%Obama12,155
64.3%McCain23,283
2.1%Nader764
−30.7%
36,202
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: −67.0% in 2024.−67.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−30.7%
2012−48.3%
2016−62.9%
2020−64.7%
2024−67.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RTerry KilgoreState House · 45

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With an R+64.7 presidential margin, this district ranks among Virginia's most reliably one-sided legislative seats, reflecting a rural or small-town electorate where competitive general elections are effectively rare.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 67.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 67.0 points.

A population of 86,352, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,015 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 5 and State House District 38.

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 5
Tennessee
98.2twin score
2012–2024 trajectory
State House District 38
Tennessee
98.0twin score
2012–2024 trajectory
State House District 72
Kentucky
97.1twin score
12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory

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 45th State House District

counties it covers5
Dickenson CountyLee CountyNorton cityScott CountyWise County

Frequently asked questions

How did Virginia 45th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Virginia 45th State House District voted Republican by 67.0 points (R+67.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 41,097 votes cast, 6,657 went Democratic and 34,173 went Republican.
How many people live in Virginia 45th State House District?
Virginia 45th State House District has a population of 86,352 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Virginia 45th State House District?
Median household income in Virginia 45th State House District is $48,015 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Virginia 45th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Virginia 45th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.