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Delegate District 8·West Virginia

West Virginia 8th State House District has voted Republican in seven straight presidential cycles.

One of West Virginia's most Republican-leaning legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WV
Latest
R+67
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
15,885
2024 ACS

West Virginia 8th State House District, West Virginia: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+67%. Republican peak: R+67 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+67MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
15,8852024 5-year
Median household income
$58,7412024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
93.5%2024 5-year
Black
1.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+17 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+67 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 0 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
−66.6%
1,0385,4166,577
R
−63.8%
1,2115,6907,022
R
−63.2%
1,0245,1736,564
R
−42.5%
1,6854,2996,148
R
−31.8%
2,2364,3936,786
R
−31.5%
2,4974,8147,366
R
−29.4%
2,2324,1766,620
D
+4.0%
2,5512,3155,858
R
−1.0%
2,8842,9557,334
R
−16.7%
2,8854,0446,958
R
−33.9%
2,5985,2737,902
R
−16.8%
2,9984,2777,608
R
−6.3%
3,6714,1667,838
R
−44.7%
2,1965,7487,943
R
−22.9%
2,7264,5067,771
D
+10.0%
4,6023,7678,369
R
−28.7%
3,1385,6678,805
R
−36.4%
2,7425,8838,625
R
−29.8%
3,1205,7738,893
R
−19.9%
3,3044,9528,271
R
−27.7%
3,0235,3438,366
R
−23.2%
4,1916,72010,911
R
−10.7%
4,9116,08811,022
R
−4.8%
5,0645,57510,698
R
−31.0%
3,2136,1209,380
R
−13.3%
4,1565,4619,813
R
−29.3%
3,2445,9779,315
R
−12.2%
2,5613,2895,947
D
+17.2%
2,2711,2945,689
R
−15.1%
2,5233,4616,200
R
−16.3%
2,5853,6346,436
D
+12.1%
3,7212,9126,693
R
−8.7%
2,8623,4116,315
R
−2.9%
2,2392,3804,887
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.5%
Irish
14.9%
American
14.1%
English
11.3%
Italian
2.2%
Scottish
2.1%
Polish
1.1%
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: 46.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
0.8%
3.8%
75–84
4.3%
6.5%
65–74
6.5%
8.0%
55–64
7.6%
7.1%
45–54
6.2%
6.4%
35–44
5.4%
6.6%
25–34
4.4%
5.1%
18–24
3.1%
6.5%
5–17
6.5%
2.6%
<5
1.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,741
Delegate District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Delegate District 8$58,741
West Virginia$59,608
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.0%
Working age (18–64)16.2%
Seniors (65+)13.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.5%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Spanish0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
12.8%
Methodist
7.0%
Baptist
5.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+67.3, Delegate District 8 sits among the most one-sided state house constituencies in the country, reflecting the deep partisan realignment that has reshaped rural West Virginia over the past two decades.

The Republican margin in West Virginia 8th State House District reached its widest at sixty-seven points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-seven points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $58,741, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 15,885 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Delegate District 8, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Delegate District 8, West Virginia voted Republican by 66.6 points (R+67), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,577 votes cast, 1,038 went Democratic and 5,416 went Republican.
What is Delegate District 8, West Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Delegate District 8, West Virginia as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 30 times, and other 0 times.
When did Delegate District 8, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Delegate District 8, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Delegate District 8, West Virginia?
Delegate District 8, West Virginia has a population of 15,885 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Delegate District 8, West Virginia?
Median household income in Delegate District 8, West Virginia is $58,741 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Delegate District 8, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Delegate District 8, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.