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1876–2024
State House District 62·Virginia

Virginia 62nd State House District has voted Republican in twenty straight presidential cycles.

One of Virginia's more reliably lopsided state house districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VA
Latest
R+26
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
92,352
2024 ACS

Virginia 62nd State House District, Virginia: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+26%. Democratic peak: D+46 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+26MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
92,3522024 5-year
Median household income
$93,9822024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
74.4%2024 5-year
Black
10.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+46 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+42 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
5 counties · 0 D · 5 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
−26.4%
18,75832,47752,027
R
−23.2%
18,35129,68848,954
R
−28.0%
13,58625,06040,917
R
−18.4%
15,23722,25138,121
R
−12.9%
15,82020,56536,825
R
−27.3%
10,82519,08230,234
R
−23.7%
8,79614,57524,372
R
−15.1%
7,75210,88320,700
R
−15.0%
7,18810,34421,019
R
−33.2%
5,45211,04616,843
R
−39.3%
4,81911,13616,088
R
−21.4%
5,2848,39614,553
R
−8.6%
5,5596,64912,662
R
−41.8%
3,0217,51310,743
R
−26.7%
2,0434,4809,131
R
−13.5%
3,3944,4557,860
R
−16.6%
2,4473,4345,955
R
−23.1%
1,8593,1285,495
R
−26.8%
1,9513,3895,360
R
−5.9%
1,6941,9344,049
D
+3.5%
2,2352,0854,324
D
+24.0%
2,5631,5694,147
D
+25.7%
2,6621,5724,244
D
+39.3%
2,8301,2284,080
R
−6.0%
1,8602,0983,958
D
+38.9%
1,9158132,830
D
+20.9%
1,8491,2073,073
D
+36.0%
1,6947942,500
D
+46.2%
1,4814712,186
D
+28.5%
1,6839352,626
D
+30.3%
1,5978522,459
D
+17.2%
3,1102,1965,318
D
+15.0%
3,4862,5726,094
D
+25.5%
3,5222,0525,760
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.2%
German
12.4%
Irish
11.3%
American
7.9%
Italian
3.5%
Scottish
1.6%
Polish
1.5%
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: 41.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
0.9%
2.7%
75–84
3.4%
5.4%
65–74
6.0%
7.0%
55–64
7.0%
6.1%
45–54
6.3%
6.4%
35–44
6.3%
5.7%
25–34
5.6%
3.9%
18–24
3.4%
8.6%
5–17
8.5%
3.1%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$93,982
State House District 62 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 62$93,982
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.9%
Working age (18–64)8.7%
Seniors (65+)7.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.8%
speak English only
Spanish7.3%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Other languages0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
13.0%
Baptist
10.3%
Methodist
5.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.6%
Mainline Protestant
2.9%
Non-Christian
2.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+23.3, this district sits well outside Virginia's competitive middle, reflecting a rural or exurban electorate that has moved consistently in one direction across recent cycles.

The Republican margin in Virginia 62nd State House District reached its widest at forty-two points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-six points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $93,982, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 92,352 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 62, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 62, Virginia voted Republican by 26.4 points (R+26), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 52,027 votes cast, 18,758 went Democratic and 32,477 went Republican.
What is State House District 62, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 62, Virginia as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 62, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 62, Virginia voted Democratic was 1944.
How many people live in State House District 62, Virginia?
State House District 62, Virginia has a population of 92,352 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 62, Virginia?
Median household income in State House District 62, Virginia is $93,982 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of State House District 62, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 62, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.