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Virginia 4th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+0.12012R+3.12016R+6.42020R+0.22024R+1.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+1.3
2024
median income$66,235U.S. $80,734 · VA $93,170
median age40.5U.S. 39.1 · VA 39.3
poverty rate13.3%U.S. 12.5% · VA 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)36.6%U.S. 35.6% · VA 42.3%
non-english9.8%U.S. 22.3% · VA 17.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English14.1%
American10.9%
German10.5%
African American†12.8%
African1.8%
Nigerian0.3%
Mexican1.8%
Honduran1.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%
Asian Indian0.7%
Chinese0.5%
Afghan0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Roanoke city.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Virginia 4th State Senate District

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Virginia 4th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+1.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for Virginia 4th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Virginia 4th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+1.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Virginia 4th State Senate District · R+1.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican49.8%55,736
Kamala HarrisDemocratic48.5%54,294
Jill SteinGreen1.8%1,993
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Virginia 4th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Montgomery County, VADemocraticD+3.5
Roanoke city, VADemocraticD+23.5
Roanoke County, VARepublicanR+22.4
Salem city, VARepublicanR+19.2
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
48.5%Harris54,294
49.8%Trump55,736
1.8%Stein1,993
−1.3%
112,023
R
48.8%Biden53,279
49.1%Trump53,539
2.1%Jorgensen2,328
−0.2%
109,146
R
43.7%Clinton43,754
50.1%Trump50,176
6.2%Johnson6,224
−6.4%
100,154
R
48.5%Obama47,198
51.5%Romney50,181
0.0%
−3.1%
97,379
R
49.3%Obama49,470
49.4%McCain49,604
1.3%Nader1,288
−0.1%
100,362
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −1.3% in 2024.−1.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−0.1%
2012−3.1%
2016−6.4%
2020−0.2%
2024−1.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RDavid SuetterleinState Senate · 4

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+48, this Northern Virginia district ranks among the most heavily Democratic state senate constituencies in the commonwealth, reflecting a dense, diverse urban electorate.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 6.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.3 points.

A population of 220,283, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,235 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 17 and State Senate District 2.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 17
Arkansas
77.6twin score
% Catholic% Evangelicalmedian income≠ population scale
State Senate District 2
Alabama
75.7twin score
% Evangelical% CatholicAmerican ancestry
State Senate District 11
Tennessee
75.2twin score
12-yr trendpopulation scale% Catholic≠ % Evangelical

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Virginia 4th State Senate District

counties it covers4
Montgomery CountyRoanoke cityRoanoke CountySalem city

Frequently asked questions

How did Virginia 4th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Virginia 4th State Senate District voted Republican by 1.3 points (R+1.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 112,023 votes cast, 54,294 went Democratic and 55,736 went Republican.
How many people live in Virginia 4th State Senate District?
Virginia 4th State Senate District has a population of 220,283 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Virginia 4th State Senate District?
Median household income in Virginia 4th State Senate District is $66,235 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Virginia 4th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Virginia 4th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.