State House District 76 State House District (VA) — Elections 1876–2024

Virginia 76th State House District, Virginia: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+9%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 37,1632024 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+76 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%	11,100	9,248	20,715
2020	D	+6.7%	10,517	9,178	20,052
2016	R	−2.3%	7,973	8,364	17,345
2012	R	−7.7%	7,641	8,943	16,816
2008	R	−7.5%	7,308	8,499	15,941
2004	R	−25.7%	4,853	8,236	13,160
2000	R	−28.2%	3,800	6,877	10,912
1996	R	−28.3%	2,972	5,571	9,176
1992	R	−28.1%	2,756	5,569	10,025
1988	R	−51.4%	1,841	5,786	7,679
1984	R	−59.8%	1,351	5,399	6,767
1980	R	−46.3%	1,284	3,728	5,273
1976	R	−32.3%	1,389	2,735	4,173
1972	R	−72.2%	376	2,452	2,877
1968	R	−41.5%	562	2,165	3,864
1964	R	−35.2%	824	1,720	2,544
1960	R	−24.0%	588	963	1,560
1956	R	−22.8%	325	569	1,071
1952	R	−11.6%	349	441	791
1948	D	+24.9%	256	140	465
1944	D	+51.8%	281	89	371
1940	D	+58.2%	330	86	419
1936	D	+59.9%	248	61	312
1932	D	+43.0%	185	71	265
1928	R	−10.1%	106	130	237
1924	D	+51.5%	95	28	130
1920	D	+51.6%	95	30	126
1916	D	+65.5%	69	14	84
1912	D	+75.9%	69	6	83
1908	D	+56.4%	60	16	78
1904	D	+58.7%	59	15	75
1900	D	+21.4%	135	87	224
1896	D	+15.1%	170	125	299
1892	D	+16.2%	172	122	309
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 76 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 76$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 D+27.2 presidential margin in 2024, this district ranks among the most reliably blue state House seats in Virginia, suggesting a dense urban or inner-suburban core where Democratic candidates face little competitive pressure.

The Democratic margin in Virginia 76th State House District has rarely exceeded seventy-six 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 76, Virginia vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 76, Virginia voted Democratic by 8.9 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 20,715 votes cast, 11,100 went Democratic and 9,248 went Republican.

What is State House District 76, Virginia's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 76, 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 76, Virginia last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 76, Virginia voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in State House District 76, Virginia?

State House District 76, Virginia has a population of 37,163 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 76, Virginia?

Median household income in State House District 76, 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 76, Virginia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 76, 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 76th State House District delivered D+9 in 2024.

Key facts

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