Virginia 65th State House District, Virginia: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+13%. Democratic peak: D+57 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+13MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 69,3152024 5-year
- Median household income
- $115,5052024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 55.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 19.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+57 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+26 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 65, VAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 18,943 | 14,622 | 34,319 | ||
| D | 18,443 | 13,441 | 32,624 | ||
| D | 13,595 | 12,193 | 27,622 | ||
| D | 13,862 | 12,141 | 26,479 | ||
| D | 12,541 | 10,683 | 23,463 | ||
| R | 8,358 | 10,490 | 18,984 | ||
| R | 6,506 | 8,098 | 15,217 | ||
| R | 5,683 | 6,084 | 12,657 | ||
| R | 5,189 | 5,926 | 13,052 | ||
| R | 4,020 | 6,425 | 10,539 | ||
| R | 3,531 | 6,027 | 9,607 | ||
| R | 3,216 | 4,242 | 7,936 | ||
| D | 3,755 | 3,612 | 7,477 | ||
| R | 2,276 | 3,812 | 6,191 | ||
| R | 2,454 | 2,764 | 6,648 | ||
| D | 1,917 | 1,195 | 3,115 | ||
| R | 1,695 | 1,921 | 3,645 | ||
| R | 1,176 | 2,053 | 3,426 | ||
| R | 1,238 | 1,880 | 3,127 | ||
| D | 992 | 987 | 2,319 | ||
| D | 1,264 | 871 | 2,140 | ||
| D | 1,234 | 635 | 1,876 | ||
| D | 1,107 | 556 | 1,666 | ||
| D | 993 | 477 | 1,484 | ||
| R | 702 | 892 | 1,594 | ||
| D | 669 | 328 | 1,036 | ||
| D | 694 | 444 | 1,152 | ||
| D | 489 | 275 | 766 | ||
| D | 500 | 85 | 732 | ||
| D | 385 | 367 | 754 | ||
| D | 427 | 217 | 649 | ||
| D | 749 | 568 | 1,321 | ||
| D | 692 | 655 | 1,364 | ||
| D | 840 | 451 | 1,305 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.3%
English
10.5%
Irish
9.3%
American
5.7%
Italian
4.3%
Scottish
2.3%
Polish
1.9%
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: 34.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$115,505
State House District 65 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 65$115,505
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.5%
Working age (18–64)7.3%
Seniors (65+)7.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.2%
speak English only
Spanish10.3%
Other Indo-European4.4%
Other languages2.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Virginia 65th State House District in the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachia delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Democratic candidate carrying the district by thirteen points — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached fifty-seven points in 1912; the Republican margin reached twenty-six points in 1984. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 69,315, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $115,505 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 65, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 65, Virginia voted Democratic by 12.6 points (D+13), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 34,319 votes cast, 18,943 went Democratic and 14,622 went Republican.
What is State House District 65, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 65, Virginia as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 65, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 65, Virginia voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State House District 65, Virginia?
State House District 65, Virginia has a population of 69,315 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 65, Virginia?
Median household income in State House District 65, Virginia is $115,505 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of State House District 65, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 65, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.