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Virginia 70th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+16.92012D+18.22016D+16.82020D+21.02024D+20.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+20.6
2024
median income$78,793U.S. $80,734 · VA $93,170
median age35.7U.S. 39.1 · VA 39.3
poverty rate12.6%U.S. 12.5% · VA 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)30.6%U.S. 35.6% · VA 42.3%
non-english10.7%U.S. 22.3% · VA 17.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English8.6%
German8.3%
Irish6.6%
African American†34.7%
African1.2%
Jamaican0.7%
Mexican4.0%
Puerto Rican3.0%
Guatemalan0.5%
Filipino1.3%
Korean0.5%
Asian Indian0.4%
religion

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

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

Virginia 70th State House District

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Virginia 70th State House DistrictHarrisD+20.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for Virginia 70th State House DistrictThe boundary of Virginia 70th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+20.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Virginia 70th State House District · D+20.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic59.4%23,677
Donald TrumpRepublican38.8%15,458
Jill SteinGreen1.8%708
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county 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 (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Virginia 70th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Newport News city, VADemocraticD+28.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
59.4%Harris23,677
38.8%Trump15,458
1.8%Stein708
+20.6%
39,843
D
59.3%Biden25,020
38.4%Trump16,180
2.3%Jorgensen964
+21.0%
42,164
D
55.1%Clinton21,566
38.4%Trump15,006
6.5%Johnson2,537
+16.8%
39,109
D
59.1%Obama23,493
40.9%Romney16,262
0.0%
+18.2%
39,755
D
58.1%Obama23,691
41.2%McCain16,813
0.7%Nader304
+16.9%
40,808
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: +20.6% in 2024.+20.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+16.9%
2012+18.2%
2016+16.8%
2020+21.0%
2024+20.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DShelly SimondsState House · 70

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+20.6 in a population of roughly 88,000, this district reflects the heavily urbanized, high-density character of Northern Virginia corridors where college-educated and immigrant households have reshaped the electorate over two decades.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.0 points in 2020. The 2024 margin was 20.6 points.

A population of 87,808, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,793 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 162 and State House District 130.

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 162
Georgia
92.8twin score
elasticity2016–2024 trajectory
State House District 130
Georgia
92.5twin score
elasticity2020–2024 trajectorymedian age≠ % Black
State House District 113
Georgia
92.4twin score
elasticity2012–2024 trajectory≠ % Black

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Virginia 70th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Virginia 70th State House District voted Democratic by 20.6 points (D+20.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 39,843 votes cast, 23,677 went Democratic and 15,458 went Republican.
How many people live in Virginia 70th State House District?
Virginia 70th State House District has a population of 87,808 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Virginia 70th State House District?
Median household income in Virginia 70th State House District is $78,793 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Virginia 70th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Virginia 70th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.