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1876–2024
State House District 90·Virginia

Virginia 90th State House District votes the way the country votes.

A reliably Republican district anchored in Virginia's rural southwest

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VA
Latest
D+4
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
134,461
2024 ACS

Virginia 90th State House District, Virginia: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+4%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 1940.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
134,4612024 5-year
Median household income
$95,3732024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
55.1%2024 5-year
Black
29.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+71 in 1940MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+69 in 1928MIT 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+3.8%
34,81532,23368,141
D
+6.4%
35,33530,97267,665
R
−1.3%
28,01628,77259,975
D
+1.0%
29,30728,69358,784
D
+1.3%
28,74328,01557,238
R
−14.8%
20,62527,83348,731
R
−8.2%
17,87521,12639,705
R
−0.9%
15,28515,57233,371
R
−8.8%
12,50715,39032,935
R
−22.3%
10,02315,83126,008
R
−24.2%
8,91114,66223,787
R
−2.0%
9,1329,52319,646
D
+14.9%
9,3966,84117,119
R
−43.7%
199527750
O
+2.5%
3,6433,31913,181
D
+20.2%
368244614
D
+23.1%
1,1477141,874
D
+9.7%
9968101,921
D
+23.6%
9495851,542
D
+39.7%
456185683
D
+58.5%
492128622
D
+71.0%
49083573
D
+64.9%
43892533
D
+28.4%
318175503
R
−69.0%
84460545
D
+47.5%
682225962
D
+37.8%
9714331,422
D
+39.7%
8583641,244
D
+38.3%
580225928
D
+8.7%
468393861
D
+15.8%
7165201,242
R
−11.2%
1,2861,6102,898
R
−23.6%
1,1381,8503,021
D
+2.6%
1,3771,3052,734
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.6%
Irish
9.5%
German
9.3%
American
7.0%
Italian
4.2%
Polish
1.8%
French
1.7%
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: 37.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.9%
1.7%
75–84
2.3%
4.2%
65–74
4.9%
6.0%
55–64
6.6%
5.9%
45–54
6.2%
7.5%
35–44
7.5%
6.8%
25–34
6.7%
4.2%
18–24
3.8%
9.2%
5–17
8.9%
3.1%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$95,373
State House District 90 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 90$95,373
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.5%
Working age (18–64)8.2%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
16.6%
Baptist
10.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.2%
Methodist
5.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.1%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+17.3, this district ranks among Virginia's more one-sided legislative seats, reflecting the broader rightward lean of rural and small-town communities in the state's interior.

The Democratic margin in Virginia 90th State House District has rarely exceeded seventy-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-nine points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by four points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 55% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $95,373 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 90, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 90, Virginia voted Democratic by 3.8 points (D+4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 68,141 votes cast, 34,815 went Democratic and 32,233 went Republican.
What is State House District 90, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 90, Virginia as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 90, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 90, Virginia voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in State House District 90, Virginia?
State House District 90, Virginia has a population of 134,461 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 90, Virginia?
Median household income in State House District 90, Virginia is $95,373 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of State House District 90, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 90, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.