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State House District 83·Virginia

Virginia 83rd State House District delivered R+9 in 2024.

A reliably Republican district anchored in Virginia's rural southwest

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VA
Latest
R+9
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
89,349
2024 ACS

Virginia 83rd State House District, Virginia: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+9%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
89,3492024 5-year
Median household income
$70,4482024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
51.6%2024 5-year
Black
39.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+84 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+39 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
8 counties · 5 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
−8.7%
20,70024,70745,840
R
−3.0%
21,98123,35345,778
R
−0.8%
20,60020,95042,781
D
+8.1%
23,92520,32144,697
D
+8.8%
23,54019,68643,579
R
−1.0%
17,87218,23536,268
D
+1.7%
15,86915,32531,661
D
+15.1%
16,01411,44430,306
D
+7.9%
15,54113,00732,235
R
−3.7%
13,87114,96329,198
R
−8.5%
14,65317,43632,600
D
+10.4%
15,13012,19428,193
D
+19.1%
15,37810,31126,542
R
−39.1%
10,22823,80834,758
O
+11.4%
8,6945,99123,772
D
+0.1%
12,58012,54825,158
D
+30.9%
9,1474,78314,129
D
+13.1%
6,2394,48213,371
D
+16.4%
6,8334,89511,799
D
+39.7%
4,6401,4118,140
D
+62.0%
5,4441,2676,733
D
+71.4%
5,2408636,126
D
+84.2%
5,5864756,071
D
+75.7%
4,8546465,558
D
+25.5%
3,3231,9715,294
D
+66.0%
3,5216624,335
D
+63.1%
3,7038264,558
D
+73.8%
3,1934773,678
D
+72.1%
2,7303053,362
D
+56.1%
2,3956643,083
D
+55.3%
2,5337193,280
D
+21.4%
5,1173,3068,459
D
+30.5%
5,3562,8408,250
D
+2.2%
3,7773,5978,288
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.4%
American
6.3%
German
5.9%
Irish
5.6%
Italian
1.7%
Scottish
1.2%
Polish
0.6%
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: 43.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.6%
75–84
3.4%
5.9%
65–74
6.2%
7.8%
55–64
7.2%
7.3%
45–54
5.7%
7.3%
35–44
5.6%
7.7%
25–34
5.0%
4.6%
18–24
3.2%
7.3%
5–17
6.8%
2.2%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,448
State House District 83 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 83$70,448
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.2%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)13.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.4%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
14.6%
Baptist
12.7%
Methodist
11.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
1.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.3%
Non-Christian
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+21.1, this district ranks among Virginia's more strongly Republican state house seats, reflecting the demographic and economic patterns common to the state's rural interior.

The Democratic margin in Virginia 83rd State House District has rarely exceeded eighty-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-nine points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by nine points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 52% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $70,448 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 83, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 83, Virginia voted Republican by 8.7 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 45,840 votes cast, 20,700 went Democratic and 24,707 went Republican.
What is State House District 83, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 83, Virginia as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 7 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 83, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 83, Virginia voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in State House District 83, Virginia?
State House District 83, Virginia has a population of 89,349 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 83, Virginia?
Median household income in State House District 83, Virginia is $70,448 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of State House District 83, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 83, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.