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Delegate District 74·West Virginia

West Virginia 74th State House District changed direction in the last decade — R+31 in 2024.

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

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WV
Latest
R+31
in 2024
Archetype
Recent convert
since the recent cycles
Population
28,976
2024 ACS

West Virginia 74th State House District, West Virginia: Recent convert district. In 2024, voted R+31%. Democratic peak: D+48 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+31MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Recent convertAkashic typology
Population
28,9762024 5-year
Median household income
$67,3702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
91.6%2024 5-year
Black
2.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+48 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+33 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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
−31.2%
4,2428,23112,767
R
−28.7%
4,6138,44813,371
R
−33.0%
3,6097,60212,111
R
−14.4%
4,6436,24711,170
D
+0.5%
6,0215,96112,233
D
+2.5%
6,6196,29713,057
D
+10.2%
6,3835,16811,855
D
+30.9%
6,7353,19311,458
D
+30.4%
7,2783,30713,057
D
+22.0%
7,4844,78312,305
D
+2.7%
7,1696,79314,004
D
+12.2%
7,3545,67613,719
D
+26.3%
9,2255,38514,611
R
−15.1%
6,1498,34214,491
D
+24.2%
8,9385,27515,165
D
+48.2%
11,4263,99415,421
D
+11.8%
9,2797,32716,606
D
+0.3%
8,3928,35016,742
D
+14.1%
10,3097,76318,072
D
+27.6%
10,2965,80516,252
D
+20.7%
9,1426,00415,146
D
+22.4%
10,9026,91817,820
D
+29.1%
10,8115,91016,814
D
+11.3%
8,2796,55015,271
R
−22.3%
5,2528,33813,819
R
−11.6%
4,8656,30612,473
R
−13.3%
4,5275,95710,786
D
+10.1%
2,8472,3035,379
D
+30.8%
2,3508424,889
R
−4.6%
2,0532,2644,613
R
−11.5%
1,9502,4754,569
D
+9.1%
2,2551,8724,199
R
−1.7%
1,7121,7733,553
D
+1.4%
1,3801,3392,828
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.7%
Irish
17.1%
English
15.0%
Italian
8.1%
American
7.2%
Polish
2.4%
Scottish
2.0%
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: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.3%
2.7%
75–84
3.5%
5.8%
65–74
6.2%
6.2%
55–64
6.3%
6.1%
45–54
6.1%
6.1%
35–44
5.6%
6.6%
25–34
6.3%
5.5%
18–24
5.3%
7.8%
5–17
7.3%
2.6%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,370
Delegate District 74 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Delegate District 74$67,370
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
13.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.1%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.3%
speak English only
Spanish0.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
19.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.5%
Methodist
7.5%
Baptist
5.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.5%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+41.1 in a district of under 18,000 residents, Delegate District 74 reflects the deep Republican alignment that now defines much of rural West Virginia's small-population legislative seats.

The 2012 election was the turning point, when the Republican candidate carried the district by fourteen points. The 2024 margin was thirty-one points, in line with the district's new direction.

The demographics suggest why. A population of 28,976, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,370 situate the district in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Delegate District 74, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Delegate District 74, West Virginia voted Republican by 31.2 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,767 votes cast, 4,242 went Democratic and 8,231 went Republican.
What is Delegate District 74, West Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Delegate District 74, West Virginia as a "Recent convert" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 11 times, and other 0 times.
When did Delegate District 74, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Delegate District 74, West Virginia voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Delegate District 74, West Virginia?
Delegate District 74, West Virginia has a population of 28,976 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Delegate District 74, West Virginia?
Median household income in Delegate District 74, West Virginia is $67,370 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Delegate District 74, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Delegate District 74, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Recent convert" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.