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Virginia 9th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+4.72012R+6.42016R+16.02020R+16.22024R+21.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+21.6
2024
median income$52,935U.S. $80,734 · VA $93,170
median age45.0U.S. 39.1 · VA 39.3
poverty rate18.0%U.S. 12.5% · VA 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)18.6%U.S. 35.6% · VA 42.3%
non-english3.9%U.S. 22.3% · VA 17.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
American21.2%
English11.0%
Irish5.3%
African American†32.3%
African1.4%
Mexican1.5%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Salvadoran0.3%
religion

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

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

Virginia 9th State Senate District

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Virginia 9th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+21.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for Virginia 9th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Virginia 9th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+21.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Virginia 9th State Senate District · R+21.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican60.4%66,174
Kamala HarrisDemocratic38.8%42,538
Jill SteinGreen0.8%908
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 8 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 (8 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Virginia 9th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Charlotte County, VARepublicanR+32.5
Danville city, VADemocraticD+21.0
Halifax County, VARepublicanR+21.0
Lunenburg County, VARepublicanR+22.8
Mecklenburg County, VARepublicanR+20.8
Nottoway County, VARepublicanR+22.3
Pittsylvania County, VARepublicanR+43.1
Prince Edward County, VARepublicanR+2.6
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
38.8%Harris42,538
60.4%Trump66,174
0.8%Stein908
−21.6%
109,620
R
41.4%Biden46,580
57.6%Trump64,799
1.0%Jorgensen1,178
−16.2%
112,557
R
40.6%Clinton42,665
56.6%Trump59,428
2.7%Johnson2,883
−16.0%
104,976
R
46.8%Obama48,545
53.2%Romney55,156
0.0%
−6.4%
103,701
R
46.9%Obama50,189
51.7%McCain55,263
1.4%Nader1,503
−4.7%
106,955
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: −21.6% in 2024.−21.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−4.7%
2012−6.4%
2016−16.0%
2020−16.2%
2024−21.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RTammy MulchiState Senate · 9

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 21.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.6 points.

A population of 216,232, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,935 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 11 and State Senate District 1.

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 11
Georgia
87.7twin score
college sharemedian income% Black≠ median age
State Senate District 1
North Carolina
86.6twin score
median age12-yr trend% Catholic≠ % Black
State Senate District 9
North Carolina
86.5twin score
12-yr trendcollege share% Catholic≠ American ancestry

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 9th State Senate District

counties it covers8
Charlotte CountyDanville cityHalifax CountyLunenburg CountyMecklenburg CountyNottoway CountyPittsylvania CountyPrince Edward County

Frequently asked questions

How did Virginia 9th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Virginia 9th State Senate District voted Republican by 21.6 points (R+21.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 109,620 votes cast, 42,538 went Democratic and 66,174 went Republican.
How many people live in Virginia 9th State Senate District?
Virginia 9th State Senate District has a population of 216,232 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Virginia 9th State Senate District?
Median household income in Virginia 9th State Senate District is $52,935 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Virginia 9th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Virginia 9th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.