Virginia 1st State Senate District, Virginia: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+28%. Republican peak: R+47 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+28MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 224,5092024 5-year
- Median household income
- $86,2732024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+46 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 1984MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 1, VAOne 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 | 42,540 | 76,595 | 121,118 | ||
| R | 41,162 | 71,475 | 114,934 | ||
| R | 30,579 | 61,377 | 97,740 | ||
| R | 33,932 | 54,486 | 90,489 | ||
| R | 35,583 | 49,579 | 86,486 | ||
| R | 25,937 | 48,812 | 75,574 | ||
| R | 21,368 | 37,728 | 61,158 | ||
| R | 18,941 | 28,576 | 53,116 | ||
| R | 17,025 | 27,307 | 53,370 | ||
| R | 13,526 | 30,221 | 44,186 | ||
| R | 11,268 | 31,179 | 42,698 | ||
| R | 11,840 | 24,778 | 38,786 | ||
| R | 13,592 | 19,951 | 34,286 | ||
| R | 8,746 | 18,954 | 28,265 | ||
| R | 6,905 | 15,271 | 28,898 | ||
| D | 11,830 | 10,379 | 22,252 | ||
| R | 7,783 | 11,173 | 19,029 | ||
| R | 6,164 | 11,205 | 17,802 | ||
| R | 6,191 | 11,155 | 17,375 | ||
| R | 5,512 | 6,940 | 13,766 | ||
| R | 6,023 | 6,724 | 12,773 | ||
| D | 7,573 | 6,067 | 13,672 | ||
| D | 7,454 | 5,182 | 12,678 | ||
| D | 7,285 | 4,157 | 11,584 | ||
| R | 4,971 | 6,404 | 11,375 | ||
| D | 5,704 | 3,343 | 9,286 | ||
| D | 5,642 | 4,543 | 10,329 | ||
| D | 4,273 | 2,249 | 6,636 | ||
| D | 3,851 | 1,189 | 5,837 | ||
| D | 3,687 | 2,351 | 6,143 | ||
| D | 3,333 | 1,868 | 5,311 | ||
| D | 6,427 | 3,843 | 10,401 | ||
| D | 6,674 | 4,457 | 11,383 | ||
| D | 7,420 | 3,670 | 11,501 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.7%
English
13.5%
Irish
12.4%
American
7.7%
Italian
4.4%
Polish
1.5%
French
1.4%
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: 41.2 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
$86,273
State Senate District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 1$86,273
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.5%
Working age (18–64)9.4%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.7%
speak English only
Spanish8.6%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in Virginia's southwestern corner, this district delivered a 13-point Republican margin in 2024, reflecting the broader rightward shift that has reshaped rural Appalachian Virginia over the past two decades.
The shift began with civil rights. 1968 marked the realignment in Virginia 1st State Senate District, by a twenty-nine points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-seven points in 1984. The 2024 margin was twenty-eight points.
The political shift has tracked, in Virginia 1st State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $86,273, and a 11% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 1, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 1, Virginia voted Republican by 28.1 points (R+28), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 121,118 votes cast, 42,540 went Democratic and 76,595 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 1, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 1, Virginia as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 1, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 1, Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 1, Virginia?
State Senate District 1, Virginia has a population of 224,509 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 1, Virginia?
Median household income in State Senate District 1, Virginia is $86,273 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of State Senate District 1, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 1, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.