State House District 73 State House District (VA) — Elections 1876–2024

Virginia 73rd State House District, Virginia: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+9%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 134,1902024 5-year
Median household income: $101,9312024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 57.9%2024 5-year
Black: 23.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+75 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+72 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+8.9%	40,082	33,392	74,799
2020	D	+6.7%	37,975	33,142	72,404
2016	R	−2.3%	28,791	30,201	62,630
2012	R	−7.7%	27,591	32,293	60,722
2008	R	−7.5%	26,389	30,687	57,561
2004	R	−25.7%	17,524	29,740	47,520
2000	R	−28.2%	13,721	24,832	39,401
1996	R	−28.3%	10,732	20,118	33,135
1992	R	−28.1%	9,953	20,109	36,199
1988	R	−51.4%	6,649	20,891	27,729
1984	R	−59.8%	4,879	19,495	24,436
1980	R	−46.3%	4,638	13,462	19,039
1976	R	−32.3%	5,016	9,877	15,070
1972	R	−72.2%	1,358	8,855	10,388
1968	R	−41.5%	2,030	7,818	13,954
1964	R	−35.2%	2,975	6,210	9,187
1960	R	−24.0%	2,124	3,476	5,632
1956	R	−22.8%	1,174	2,055	3,869
1952	R	−11.7%	1,259	1,592	2,857
1948	D	+24.8%	923	507	1,680
1944	D	+51.9%	1,016	320	1,340
1940	D	+58.1%	1,191	312	1,513
1936	D	+59.9%	896	221	1,127
1932	D	+43.0%	670	258	958
1928	R	−10.2%	384	471	855
1924	D	+51.7%	343	100	470
1920	D	+51.8%	342	107	454
1916	D	+64.9%	248	50	305
1912	D	+75.4%	249	22	301
1908	D	+55.7%	216	59	282
1904	D	+58.1%	212	54	272
1900	D	+21.3%	486	314	808
1896	D	+14.9%	613	452	1,078
1892	D	+16.1%	620	441	1,115
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

14.2%

German

10.3%

Irish

8.6%

American

6.0%

Italian

4.4%

Scottish

1.7%

Polish

1.6%

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: 39.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

0.9%

2.0%

75–84

2.6%

4.5%

65–74

5.4%

6.0%

55–64

6.6%

6.3%

45–54

6.7%

6.8%

35–44

7.3%

5.8%

25–34

6.3%

4.2%

18–24

4.3%

9.1%

5–17

8.7%

3.0%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$101,931

State House District 73 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 73$101,931

Virginia$93,170

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 188.9%

Working age (18–64)6.4%

Seniors (65+)7.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.0%

speak English only

Spanish8.9%

Other Indo-European2.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%

Other languages0.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

14.6%

Other Christian

12.1%

Baptist

6.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

5.8%

Methodist

5.0%

Mainline Protestant

2.9%

Non-Christian

2.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+38.4, this southwestern Virginia district ranks among the state's most one-sided, reflecting the rural Appalachian communities where statewide competitive races rarely register a contest.

The Democratic margin in Virginia 73rd State House District has rarely exceeded seventy-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded seventy-two points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by nine points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 58% non-Hispanic-white share, a 7% poverty rate, and a median household income of $101,931 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 73, Virginia vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 73, Virginia voted Democratic by 8.9 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 74,799 votes cast, 40,082 went Democratic and 33,392 went Republican.

What is State House District 73, Virginia's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 73, Virginia as a "Bellwether" 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 73, Virginia last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 73, Virginia voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in State House District 73, Virginia?

State House District 73, Virginia has a population of 134,190 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 73, Virginia?

Median household income in State House District 73, Virginia is $101,931 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.

What is the political history of State House District 73, Virginia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 73, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Virginia 73rd State House District delivered D+9 in 2024.

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