West Virginia 15th State House District, West Virginia: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+57%. Republican peak: R+57 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+57MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 17,7072024 5-year
- Median household income
- $46,6842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 96.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Delegate District 15, WVOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,535 | 5,834 | 7,524 | ||
| R | 1,817 | 5,869 | 7,822 | ||
| R | 1,521 | 5,264 | 7,196 | ||
| R | 2,463 | 4,089 | 6,745 | ||
| R | 3,118 | 4,104 | 7,366 | ||
| R | 3,307 | 4,780 | 8,160 | ||
| R | 2,967 | 4,350 | 7,473 | ||
| D | 3,275 | 2,789 | 6,934 | ||
| D | 3,416 | 2,936 | 7,705 | ||
| R | 3,168 | 3,734 | 6,935 | ||
| R | 3,141 | 4,876 | 8,042 | ||
| R | 3,319 | 4,131 | 7,732 | ||
| D | 4,436 | 4,016 | 8,452 | ||
| R | 2,922 | 5,372 | 8,294 | ||
| R | 3,275 | 4,666 | 8,474 | ||
| D | 4,818 | 4,148 | 8,966 | ||
| R | 4,091 | 5,488 | 9,579 | ||
| R | 4,072 | 5,821 | 9,893 | ||
| R | 4,417 | 6,065 | 10,483 | ||
| R | 4,641 | 5,214 | 9,872 | ||
| R | 4,695 | 5,750 | 10,445 | ||
| R | 6,363 | 6,727 | 13,091 | ||
| R | 6,430 | 6,532 | 12,989 | ||
| D | 6,602 | 5,514 | 12,152 | ||
| R | 3,994 | 5,683 | 9,737 | ||
| R | 4,736 | 5,254 | 10,010 | ||
| R | 4,150 | 5,536 | 9,699 | ||
| R | 3,018 | 3,144 | 6,209 | ||
| D | 2,785 | 873 | 5,993 | ||
| R | 2,677 | 3,132 | 5,888 | ||
| R | 2,715 | 3,174 | 6,016 | ||
| D | 3,115 | 2,964 | 6,145 | ||
| D | 3,025 | 2,678 | 5,729 | ||
| D | 2,571 | 2,171 | 4,912 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
21.3%
American
12.6%
Irish
10.2%
German
9.5%
Italian
1.7%
French
1.2%
Scottish
1.2%
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: 46.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$46,684
Delegate District 15 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Delegate District 15$46,684
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
18.6%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.5%
Working age (18–64)16.3%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European0.5%
Spanish0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 75.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Delegate District 15 recorded an R+62.2 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most heavily one-sided districts. Its roughly 18,000 residents reflect the deep rural realignment that has reshaped West Virginia legislative politics over the past decade.
The Democratic margin in West Virginia 15th State House District peaked at thirty-two points in 1912. By 2000 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-seven points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $46,684 sits well below state and national norms, and 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Delegate District 15, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Delegate District 15, West Virginia voted Republican by 57.1 points (R+57), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,524 votes cast, 1,535 went Democratic and 5,834 went Republican.
What is Delegate District 15, West Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Delegate District 15, West Virginia as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Delegate District 15, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Delegate District 15, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Delegate District 15, West Virginia?
Delegate District 15, West Virginia has a population of 17,707 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Delegate District 15, West Virginia?
Median household income in Delegate District 15, West Virginia is $46,684 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Delegate District 15, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Delegate District 15, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.