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Virginia 91st State House District
presidential margin
2008D+38.52012D+39.52016D+34.82020D+39.72024D+35.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+35.1
2024
median income$67,582U.S. $80,734 · VA $93,170
median age37.2U.S. 39.1 · VA 39.3
poverty rate13.7%U.S. 12.5% · VA 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)33.5%U.S. 35.6% · VA 42.3%
non-english7.6%U.S. 22.3% · VA 17.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†43.1%
African1.6%
Jamaican0.5%
English8.1%
Irish6.3%
German6.3%
Mexican2.9%
Puerto Rican2.6%
Cuban0.4%
Filipino1.4%
Korean0.3%
Asian Indian0.3%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Chesapeake city.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Virginia 91st State House District

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Virginia 91st State House DistrictHarrisD+35.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for Virginia 91st State House DistrictThe boundary of Virginia 91st State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+35.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Virginia 91st State House District · D+35.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic66.8%25,495
Donald TrumpRepublican31.7%12,096
Jill SteinGreen1.5%557
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties 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 (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Virginia 91st State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Chesapeake city, VADemocraticD+3.8
Portsmouth city, VADemocraticD+38.5
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
66.8%Harris25,495
31.7%Trump12,096
1.5%Stein557
+35.1%
38,148
D
69.0%Biden27,321
29.3%Trump11,586
1.7%Jorgensen689
+39.7%
39,596
D
65.2%Clinton24,133
30.4%Trump11,263
4.3%Johnson1,598
+34.8%
36,994
D
69.8%Obama26,374
30.2%Romney11,434
0.0%
+39.5%
37,808
D
68.9%Obama26,168
30.3%McCain11,532
0.8%Nader302
+38.5%
38,002
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +35.1% in 2024.+35.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+38.5%
2012+39.5%
2016+34.8%
2020+39.7%
2024+35.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DCliff HayesState House · 91

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+44.4, this district ranks among the most politically lopsided in Virginia, suggesting a rural or exurban electorate with deeply entrenched voting patterns that leave little room for competitive swings.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.7 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.1 points.

A population of 86,185, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,582 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 87 and State Legislative District 25.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 87
Virginia
97.6twin score
2012–2024 trajectory% Black
State Legislative District 25
Maryland
97.2twin score
% Catholicpopulation scaleGerman ancestry≠ 2008 margin
State Legislative District 45
Maryland
96.9twin score
% White% Catholicpopulation scale≠ 2008 margin

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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Places within Virginia 91st State House District

counties it covers2
Chesapeake cityPortsmouth city

Frequently asked questions

How did Virginia 91st State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Virginia 91st State House District voted Democratic by 35.1 points (D+35.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 38,148 votes cast, 25,495 went Democratic and 12,096 went Republican.
How many people live in Virginia 91st State House District?
Virginia 91st State House District has a population of 86,185 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Virginia 91st State House District?
Median household income in Virginia 91st State House District is $67,582 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Virginia 91st State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Virginia 91st State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.