Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Richmond city.
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.
Virginia 79th State House District
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Virginia 79th State House DistrictHarrisD+78.9
20082024
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic
88.0%
33,235
Donald TrumpRepublican
9.1%
3,445
Jill SteinGreen
2.9%
1,095
D+60R+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 79th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County
Winner
Margin
Richmond city, VA
Democratic
D+65.9
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5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Total
D
88.0%Harris33,235
9.1%Trump3,445
2.9%Stein1,095
+78.9%
37,775
D
91.5%Biden39,999
6.7%Trump2,918
1.9%Jorgensen810
+84.8%
43,727
D
88.6%Clinton31,252
6.4%Trump2,256
5.0%Johnson1,775
+82.2%
35,283
D
93.4%Obama31,544
6.6%Romney2,230
0.0%
+86.8%
33,774
D
93.4%Obama29,191
5.7%McCain1,767
0.9%Nader294
+87.8%
31,252
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2008
+87.8%
2012
+86.8%
2016
+82.2%
2020
+84.8%
2024
+78.9%
DemocraticRepublican
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current representation
Current officeholders
DRae CousinsState House · 79
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+24.7, this district sits well outside Virginia's competitive suburban battlegrounds, anchoring GOP strength in a constituency where statewide Democrats rarely invest resources.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 87.8 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 78.9 points.
A population of 86,828, a 26% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,071 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 76 and State House District 84.
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Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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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How did Virginia 79th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Virginia 79th State House District voted Democratic by 78.9 points (D+78.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 37,775 votes cast, 33,235 went Democratic and 3,445 went Republican.
How many people live in Virginia 79th State House District?
Virginia 79th State House District has a population of 86,828 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Virginia 79th State House District?
Median household income in Virginia 79th State House District is $52,071 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Virginia 79th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Virginia 79th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
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