West Virginia 46th State House District, West Virginia: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+44%. Republican peak: R+44 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+44MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 14,2402024 5-year
- Median household income
- $46,9872024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+36 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Delegate District 46, 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 | 1,815 | 4,759 | 6,705 | ||
| R | 2,020 | 4,904 | 7,044 | ||
| R | 1,664 | 4,276 | 6,350 | ||
| R | 2,135 | 3,589 | 5,892 | ||
| R | 2,636 | 3,399 | 6,163 | ||
| R | 2,716 | 3,781 | 6,555 | ||
| R | 2,489 | 3,137 | 5,775 | ||
| D | 2,869 | 2,015 | 5,565 | ||
| D | 2,673 | 2,077 | 5,675 | ||
| D | 2,862 | 2,588 | 5,468 | ||
| R | 2,669 | 3,492 | 6,175 | ||
| D | 3,304 | 2,927 | 6,525 | ||
| D | 3,770 | 2,700 | 6,471 | ||
| R | 2,157 | 3,981 | 6,138 | ||
| D | 2,937 | 2,705 | 6,412 | ||
| D | 4,774 | 2,231 | 7,005 | ||
| D | 3,970 | 3,240 | 7,211 | ||
| R | 3,328 | 3,782 | 7,110 | ||
| D | 3,852 | 3,639 | 7,490 | ||
| D | 3,685 | 2,610 | 6,307 | ||
| D | 3,609 | 2,547 | 6,156 | ||
| D | 4,899 | 3,331 | 8,230 | ||
| D | 5,290 | 3,118 | 8,431 | ||
| D | 4,627 | 2,764 | 7,443 | ||
| R | 3,074 | 3,416 | 6,521 | ||
| D | 3,149 | 2,702 | 6,055 | ||
| R | 2,692 | 2,751 | 5,479 | ||
| D | 1,797 | 1,486 | 3,333 | ||
| D | 1,478 | 436 | 3,011 | ||
| R | 1,422 | 1,472 | 2,958 | ||
| D | 1,321 | 1,237 | 2,594 | ||
| R | 950 | 1,232 | 2,189 | ||
| D | 1,211 | 817 | 2,045 | ||
| D | 1,158 | 641 | 1,827 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
29.2%
English
17.0%
Irish
11.3%
German
8.5%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.5%
French
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: 47.3 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
$46,987
Delegate District 46 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Delegate District 46$46,987
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
21.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.9%
Working age (18–64)21.9%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.2%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+39.5, Delegate District 46 sits firmly in the state's deep-red interior, where decades of demographic and economic shifts have consolidated Republican dominance at nearly every level of the ballot.
The Democratic margin in West Virginia 46th State House District peaked at thirty-six points in 1964. By 2000 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-four points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $46,987 sits well below state and national norms, and 22% 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 46, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Delegate District 46, West Virginia voted Republican by 43.9 points (R+44), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,705 votes cast, 1,815 went Democratic and 4,759 went Republican.
What is Delegate District 46, West Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Delegate District 46, 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 20 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Delegate District 46, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Delegate District 46, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Delegate District 46, West Virginia?
Delegate District 46, West Virginia has a population of 14,240 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Delegate District 46, West Virginia?
Median household income in Delegate District 46, West Virginia is $46,987 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Delegate District 46, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Delegate District 46, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.