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1876–2024
State House District 72·Virginia

Virginia 72nd State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 30 points.

One of Virginia's most reliably Republican House districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VA
Latest
R+30
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
76,968
2024 ACS

Virginia 72nd State House District, Virginia: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+30%. Democratic peak: D+63 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+30MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
76,9682024 5-year
Median household income
$93,2172024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
70.8%2024 5-year
Black
18.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+63 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+44 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 1 D · 3 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
−29.9%
15,47228,92844,948
R
−28.0%
15,33327,50843,525
R
−29.9%
12,52723,98338,304
R
−26.1%
13,28522,87436,686
R
−22.7%
13,35521,29634,987
R
−32.8%
9,74519,38129,381
R
−28.5%
8,59415,66324,792
R
−19.7%
7,51311,66621,038
R
−17.9%
7,10710,95521,464
R
−33.7%
5,85211,93418,022
R
−35.5%
5,70212,05017,900
R
−19.0%
6,2849,35516,200
R
−6.5%
6,4117,33314,150
R
−43.7%
3,1308,22211,651
R
−4.6%
3,6094,14611,720
R
−0.9%
5,0675,15810,236
D
+1.0%
3,3763,3056,823
R
−11.1%
2,0842,8486,874
R
−5.2%
2,7353,0375,810
D
+19.0%
1,8971,1573,887
D
+42.7%
2,5901,0363,637
D
+49.8%
2,5068353,357
D
+58.0%
2,5966843,297
D
+62.7%
2,5635583,196
D
+20.9%
1,8171,1903,007
D
+49.1%
1,5004562,125
D
+51.1%
1,5144862,010
D
+62.4%
1,2742891,579
D
+62.4%
1,2682161,685
D
+48.6%
1,0093441,368
D
+52.0%
1,0553241,405
D
+6.0%
2,2001,9474,189
D
+3.1%
2,2012,0684,302
D
+1.4%
1,9031,8454,132
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.9%
American
11.6%
German
9.5%
Irish
9.3%
Italian
2.9%
Scottish
2.4%
French
2.2%
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: 43.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
0.9%
2.9%
75–84
3.3%
5.5%
65–74
6.0%
7.4%
55–64
7.5%
6.9%
45–54
6.4%
7.0%
35–44
6.4%
6.5%
25–34
5.3%
4.1%
18–24
3.2%
7.6%
5–17
7.4%
2.6%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$93,217
State House District 72 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 72$93,217
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.6%
Working age (18–64)8.7%
Seniors (65+)12.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.2%
speak English only
Spanish3.9%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Other languages0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
11.3%
Baptist
11.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.5%
Methodist
5.2%
Mainline Protestant
3.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.0%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+23.4, this district sits well outside Virginia's competitive tier. Its electorate has shown consistent preference for Republican candidates across multiple cycles.

The shift began with civil rights. 1964 marked the realignment in Virginia 72nd State House District, by a one point margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-four points in 1972. The 2024 margin was thirty points.

The political shift has tracked, in Virginia 72nd State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 71% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $93,217, and a 9% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 72, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 72, Virginia voted Republican by 29.9 points (R+30), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 44,948 votes cast, 15,472 went Democratic and 28,928 went Republican.
What is State House District 72, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 72, Virginia as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 72, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 72, Virginia voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in State House District 72, Virginia?
State House District 72, Virginia has a population of 76,968 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 72, Virginia?
Median household income in State House District 72, Virginia is $93,217 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of State House District 72, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 72, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.