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Virginia 11th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+19.92012D+15.02016D+22.02020D+27.42024D+25.5
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+25.5
2024
median income$88,717U.S. $80,734 · VA $93,170
median age39.6U.S. 39.1 · VA 39.3
poverty rate10.9%U.S. 12.5% · VA 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)53.1%U.S. 35.6% · VA 42.3%
non-english11.9%U.S. 22.3% · VA 17.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English16.2%
German12.6%
Irish10.9%
African American†11.0%
African0.2%
Jamaican0.2%
Mexican2.2%
Salvadoran1.1%
Puerto Rican0.6%
Asian Indian1.8%
Chinese1.2%
Korean0.6%
religion

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

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

Virginia 11th State Senate District

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Virginia 11th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+25.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for Virginia 11th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Virginia 11th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+25.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Virginia 11th State Senate District · D+25.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic61.8%76,441
Donald TrumpRepublican36.3%44,852
Jill SteinGreen1.9%2,400
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 5 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 (5 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Virginia 11th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Albemarle County, VADemocraticD+33.7
Amherst County, VARepublicanR+36.4
Charlottesville city, VADemocraticD+68.3
Louisa County, VARepublicanR+26.1
Nelson County, VARepublicanR+7.5
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
61.8%Harris76,441
36.3%Trump44,852
1.9%Stein2,400
+25.5%
123,693
D
62.7%Biden75,470
35.3%Trump42,498
2.0%Jorgensen2,360
+27.4%
120,328
D
57.7%Clinton61,893
35.7%Trump38,337
6.6%Johnson7,034
+22.0%
107,264
D
57.5%Obama58,175
42.5%Romney42,964
0.0%
+15.0%
101,139
D
59.3%Obama57,763
39.5%McCain38,427
1.2%Nader1,187
+19.9%
97,377
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: +25.5% in 2024.+25.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+19.9%
2012+15.0%
2016+22.0%
2020+27.4%
2024+25.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DCreigh DeedsState Senate · 11

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+51, this district anchors the deeply conservative rural southwestern corner of Virginia, where demographic homogeneity and long-standing partisan alignment make competitive general elections rare.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.4 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.5 points.

A population of 214,315, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,717 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 15 and State Senate District 17.

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 15
North Carolina
93.8twin score
12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectorycollege share
State Senate District 17
North Carolina
89.1twin score
2016–2024 trajectorycollege share
State Senate District 14
Colorado
88.4twin score
college share12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory≠ German 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 11th State Senate District

counties it covers5
Albemarle CountyAmherst CountyCharlottesville cityLouisa CountyNelson County

Frequently asked questions

How did Virginia 11th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Virginia 11th State Senate District voted Democratic by 25.5 points (D+25.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 123,693 votes cast, 76,441 went Democratic and 44,852 went Republican.
How many people live in Virginia 11th State Senate District?
Virginia 11th State Senate District has a population of 214,315 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Virginia 11th State Senate District?
Median household income in Virginia 11th State Senate District is $88,717 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Virginia 11th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Virginia 11th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.