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Virginia 7th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+19.22012R+26.02016R+40.72020R+42.02024R+45.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+45.1
2024
median income$55,643U.S. $80,734 · VA $93,170
median age47.8U.S. 39.1 · VA 39.3
poverty rate15.0%U.S. 12.5% · VA 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)19.5%U.S. 35.6% · VA 42.3%
non-english4.8%U.S. 22.3% · VA 17.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
American23.6%
English14.9%
German9.0%
African American†10.5%
African0.3%
Mexican2.7%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Salvadoran0.4%
religion

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

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

Virginia 7th State Senate District

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Virginia 7th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+45.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for Virginia 7th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Virginia 7th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+45.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Virginia 7th State Senate District · R+45.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican72.0%83,805
Kamala HarrisDemocratic27.0%31,365
Jill SteinGreen1.0%1,179
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 9 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 (9 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Virginia 7th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Carroll County, VARepublicanR+63.1
Floyd County, VARepublicanR+37.1
Franklin County, VARepublicanR+45.1
Galax city, VARepublicanR+43.8
Grayson County, VARepublicanR+62.1
Henry County, VARepublicanR+32.8
Martinsville city, VADemocraticD+22.6
Patrick County, VARepublicanR+60.3
Wythe County, VARepublicanR+59.4
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
27.0%Harris31,365
72.0%Trump83,805
1.0%Stein1,179
−45.1%
116,349
R
28.4%Biden32,892
70.4%Trump81,594
1.2%Jorgensen1,382
−42.0%
115,868
R
27.8%Clinton28,765
68.5%Trump70,903
3.7%Johnson3,859
−40.7%
103,527
R
37.0%Obama36,645
63.0%Romney62,375
0.0%
−26.0%
99,020
R
39.5%Obama40,149
58.7%McCain59,731
1.8%Nader1,871
−19.2%
101,751
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: −45.1% in 2024.−45.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−19.2%
2012−26.0%
2016−40.7%
2020−42.0%
2024−45.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RBill StanleyState Senate · 7

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Anchored in the rural Shenandoah Valley and Southwest Virginia highlands, this district delivered a 44-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it among the least competitive state senate seats in Virginia.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 45.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.1 points.

A population of 216,978, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,643 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 6 and State Senate District 36.

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 6
Virginia
95.1twin score
12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory≠ elasticity
State Senate District 36
North Carolina
93.9twin score
2016–2024 trajectoryAmerican ancestry
State Senate District 15
Tennessee
93.7twin score
2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ median age

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 7th State Senate District

counties it covers9
Carroll CountyFloyd CountyFranklin CountyGalax cityGrayson CountyHenry CountyMartinsville cityPatrick CountyWythe County

Frequently asked questions

How did Virginia 7th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Virginia 7th State Senate District voted Republican by 45.1 points (R+45.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 116,349 votes cast, 31,365 went Democratic and 83,805 went Republican.
How many people live in Virginia 7th State Senate District?
Virginia 7th State Senate District has a population of 216,978 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Virginia 7th State Senate District?
Median household income in Virginia 7th State Senate District is $55,643 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Virginia 7th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Virginia 7th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.