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1876–2024
State House District 53·Virginia

Virginia 53rd State House District peaked at D+73; 2024 delivered R+39.

One of Virginia's most reliably Republican state house seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VA
Latest
R+39
in 2024
Archetype
Populist
since the recent cycles
Population
80,773
2024 ACS

Virginia 53rd State House District, Virginia: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+39%. Democratic peak: D+73 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+39MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
PopulistAkashic typology
Population
80,7732024 5-year
Median household income
$74,0962024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
80.6%2024 5-year
Black
11.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+73 in 1916MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+49 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 0 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
−39.2%
14,46233,50248,555
R
−36.0%
14,61431,50646,967
R
−35.9%
12,38727,35641,704
R
−27.5%
13,78824,46838,802
R
−21.9%
14,52622,76537,684
R
−27.1%
12,26621,48334,055
R
−21.6%
10,80716,98728,634
R
−6.5%
10,59112,24225,285
R
−11.5%
9,21212,05824,823
R
−25.7%
8,24714,06222,593
R
−31.5%
7,61614,71222,540
R
−11.3%
8,01810,14818,908
D
+4.2%
8,2387,56116,207
R
−49.3%
3,0029,32812,826
O
−13.9%
3,3765,32014,036
R
−2.3%
7,4647,81115,305
D
+17.4%
4,8523,4118,294
D
+6.1%
4,0743,5897,964
D
+10.4%
4,1183,3407,484
D
+33.9%
3,0911,2475,447
D
+58.2%
4,7981,2626,076
D
+64.1%
4,1919095,117
D
+64.2%
3,6907994,502
D
+73.1%
3,9235914,560
D
+35.5%
3,0031,4284,431
D
+61.6%
2,7075873,443
D
+56.4%
2,6427293,391
D
+72.8%
2,6844143,116
D
+66.3%
1,8562492,424
D
+52.6%
1,9916072,631
D
+52.5%
2,1086382,799
D
+15.8%
3,8252,7726,670
D
+15.8%
4,2963,1147,488
D
+21.0%
4,2152,6837,299
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.3%
American
14.5%
Irish
10.0%
German
9.9%
Italian
3.0%
Scottish
2.3%
Polish
1.1%
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: 46.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.2%
3.3%
75–84
4.1%
6.7%
65–74
7.1%
7.6%
55–64
8.1%
6.0%
45–54
6.1%
5.3%
35–44
5.6%
5.4%
25–34
5.2%
3.6%
18–24
4.1%
7.8%
5–17
7.0%
2.3%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,096
State House District 53 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 53$74,096
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.2%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)8.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Spanish1.8%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
19.3%
Other Christian
14.7%
Methodist
6.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Non-Christian
1.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+23.1, this district sits well outside Virginia's competitive tier. Its voter profile and geographic character make it a stable anchor for Republican legislative majorities in Richmond.

The Democratic margin in Virginia 53rd State House District peaked at seventy-three points in 1932. By 1980 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-nine points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $74,096 sits well below state and national norms, and 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 53, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 53, Virginia voted Republican by 39.2 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 48,555 votes cast, 14,462 went Democratic and 33,502 went Republican.
What is State House District 53, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 53, Virginia as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 53, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 53, Virginia voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State House District 53, Virginia?
State House District 53, Virginia has a population of 80,773 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 53, Virginia?
Median household income in State House District 53, Virginia is $74,096 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of State House District 53, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 53, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.