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Virginia 59th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+13.52012R+17.12016R+17.12020R+15.42024R+15.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+15.8
2024
median income$93,125U.S. $80,734 · VA $93,170
median age43.0U.S. 39.1 · VA 39.3
poverty rate8.4%U.S. 12.5% · VA 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)39.9%U.S. 35.6% · VA 42.3%
non-english7.0%U.S. 22.3% · VA 17.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English17.4%
German11.1%
Irish10.7%
African American†14.0%
African0.4%
Mexican1.3%
Salvadoran0.9%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Asian Indian1.1%
Chinese0.3%
Filipino0.3%
religion

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

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

Virginia 59th State House District

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Virginia 59th State House DistrictTrumpR+15.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for Virginia 59th State House DistrictThe boundary of Virginia 59th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+15.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Virginia 59th State House District · R+15.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican57.2%31,378
Kamala HarrisDemocratic41.3%22,687
Jill SteinGreen1.5%803
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 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 (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Virginia 59th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Goochland County, VARepublicanR+18.5
Hanover County, VARepublicanR+25.7
Henrico County, VADemocraticD+28.7
Louisa County, VARepublicanR+26.1
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
41.3%Harris22,687
57.2%Trump31,378
1.5%Stein803
−15.8%
54,868
R
41.4%Biden22,256
56.9%Trump30,552
1.7%Jorgensen910
−15.4%
53,718
R
38.6%Clinton17,237
55.8%Trump24,878
5.6%Johnson2,496
−17.1%
44,611
R
41.5%Obama17,445
58.5%Romney24,624
0.0%
−17.1%
42,069
R
42.7%Obama17,295
56.2%McCain22,775
1.1%Nader438
−13.5%
40,508
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: −15.8% in 2024.−15.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−13.5%
2012−17.1%
2016−17.1%
2020−15.4%
2024−15.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RBuddy FowlerState House · 59

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+35, this district ranks among the most heavily Democratic-leaning in the commonwealth, a pattern typically anchored by dense urban or university-adjacent precincts that deliver consistent, outsized margins cycle after cycle.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 17.1 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 15.8 points.

A population of 85,711, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,125 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 60 and State House District 72.

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 60
Virginia
92.7twin score
elasticitymedian incomemedian age
State House District 72
Virginia
89.1twin score
elasticitymedian age2008 margin≠ American ancestry
State House District 69
North Carolina
80.9twin score
elasticitymedian incomepopulation scale

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 59th State House District

counties it covers3
Hanover CountyHenrico CountyLouisa County

Frequently asked questions

How did Virginia 59th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Virginia 59th State House District voted Republican by 15.8 points (R+15.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 54,868 votes cast, 22,687 went Democratic and 31,378 went Republican.
How many people live in Virginia 59th State House District?
Virginia 59th State House District has a population of 85,711 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Virginia 59th State House District?
Median household income in Virginia 59th State House District is $93,125 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Virginia 59th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Virginia 59th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.