Virginia 9th State Senate District, Virginia: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+21%. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+21MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 221,8212024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,4002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 60.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 32.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+78 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 9, 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 | 43,912 | 67,062 | 111,936 | ||
| R | 47,740 | 65,577 | 114,538 | ||
| R | 44,103 | 60,328 | 107,490 | ||
| R | 50,153 | 56,353 | 108,078 | ||
| R | 51,676 | 56,417 | 109,108 | ||
| R | 40,171 | 54,759 | 96,169 | ||
| R | 35,510 | 50,162 | 88,135 | ||
| R | 34,192 | 41,276 | 82,276 | ||
| R | 34,557 | 42,355 | 87,093 | ||
| R | 30,293 | 48,443 | 80,106 | ||
| R | 30,087 | 54,998 | 86,086 | ||
| R | 31,698 | 42,596 | 76,687 | ||
| R | 32,229 | 37,634 | 72,364 | ||
| R | 14,880 | 40,649 | 56,427 | ||
| O | 20,337 | 23,800 | 74,526 | ||
| R | 15,544 | 20,630 | 36,239 | ||
| D | 18,075 | 16,790 | 35,506 | ||
| D | 15,126 | 13,900 | 36,486 | ||
| D | 18,351 | 16,081 | 34,619 | ||
| D | 12,571 | 5,143 | 24,672 | ||
| D | 17,452 | 4,728 | 22,222 | ||
| D | 17,678 | 3,199 | 20,965 | ||
| D | 19,200 | 2,326 | 21,593 | ||
| D | 15,676 | 2,631 | 18,596 | ||
| D | 11,201 | 8,585 | 19,785 | ||
| D | 11,102 | 2,583 | 14,506 | ||
| D | 11,811 | 3,431 | 15,328 | ||
| D | 9,042 | 2,254 | 11,503 | ||
| D | 7,163 | 1,604 | 9,760 | ||
| D | 6,556 | 2,623 | 9,254 | ||
| D | 6,627 | 2,109 | 8,973 | ||
| D | 13,249 | 7,713 | 21,216 | ||
| D | 15,203 | 10,907 | 26,461 | ||
| D | 13,095 | 9,811 | 25,263 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
21.1%
English
10.9%
Irish
5.3%
German
5.0%
Italian
1.9%
Scottish
1.3%
Polish
0.5%
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: 44.5 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
$53,400
State Senate District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 9$53,400
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.6%
Working age (18–64)16.4%
Seniors (65+)19.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in the rural Shenandoah Valley and Ridge-and-Valley corridor, this district has delivered Republican presidential margins above 30 points in recent cycles, making it among the state's most consistent GOP strongholds at every level of the ballot.
The shift began with civil rights. 1964 marked the realignment in Virginia 9th State Senate District, by a fourteen points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-six points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty-one points.
The political shift has tracked, in Virginia 9th State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 60% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $53,400, and a 18% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 9, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 9, Virginia voted Republican by 20.7 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 111,936 votes cast, 43,912 went Democratic and 67,062 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 9, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 9, 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 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 9, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 9, Virginia voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in State Senate District 9, Virginia?
State Senate District 9, Virginia has a population of 221,821 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 9, Virginia?
Median household income in State Senate District 9, Virginia is $53,400 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of State Senate District 9, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 9, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.