State Senate District 13 State Senate District (VA) — Elections 1876–2024

Virginia 13th State Senate District, Virginia: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+21%. Democratic peak: D+72 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+21MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 324,9512024 5-year
Median household income: $80,3872024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 46.9%2024 5-year
Black: 36.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+72 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+30 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

9 counties · 5 D · 4 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+21.5%	97,299	62,440	162,447
2020	D	+23.9%	100,874	61,484	164,901
2016	D	+19.3%	86,065	56,984	150,364
2012	D	+17.3%	88,393	61,982	152,255
2008	D	+17.5%	86,211	60,322	147,793
2004	R	−1.1%	61,074	62,464	124,280
2000	R	−2.9%	50,918	54,075	107,432
1996	R	−1.1%	45,027	46,124	97,942
1992	R	−5.3%	42,989	48,601	105,727
1988	R	−21.1%	35,368	54,592	90,924
1984	R	−27.0%	33,660	58,720	92,948
1980	R	−16.1%	32,584	45,790	81,910
1976	R	−8.2%	34,024	40,304	76,438
1972	R	−30.0%	24,148	45,449	71,074
1968	R	−18.2%	18,059	29,719	63,945
1964	D	+7.0%	15,549	13,511	29,093
1960	R	−10.8%	14,849	18,468	33,574
1956	R	−22.0%	9,007	15,117	27,786
1952	R	−11.7%	10,348	13,095	23,546
1948	D	+24.5%	7,119	3,918	13,042
1944	D	+50.8%	8,296	2,696	11,018
1940	D	+51.1%	8,371	2,695	11,109
1936	D	+62.8%	8,735	1,976	10,757
1932	D	+54.3%	6,951	1,999	9,112
1928	D	+13.2%	4,714	3,617	8,331
1924	D	+54.2%	3,957	1,104	5,264
1920	D	+55.6%	4,531	1,276	5,850
1916	D	+67.5%	3,177	600	3,815
1912	D	+71.9%	3,033	351	3,732
1908	D	+51.5%	2,432	774	3,218
1904	D	+53.0%	2,520	760	3,319
1900	D	+30.6%	5,251	2,773	8,103
1896	D	+18.9%	5,808	3,939	9,907
1892	D	+7.6%	5,643	4,814	10,946
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

10.3%

German

7.0%

American

6.5%

Irish

6.5%

Italian

3.0%

Scottish

1.7%

Polish

1.0%

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: 38.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.3%

2.1%

75–84

2.9%

4.5%

65–74

5.5%

6.1%

55–64

6.8%

5.7%

45–54

6.2%

6.7%

35–44

6.7%

7.3%

25–34

7.1%

4.9%

18–24

4.1%

8.1%

5–17

7.6%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$80,387

State Senate District 13 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 13$80,387

Virginia$93,170

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.3%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1815.2%

Working age (18–64)10.0%

Seniors (65+)11.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

87.4%

speak English only

Spanish4.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.2%

Other Indo-European3.1%

Other languages1.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

13.9%

Catholic & Orthodox

10.6%

Other Christian

10.0%

Non-Christian

6.0%

Methodist

4.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.7%

Mainline Protestant

2.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+58.6, this Northern Virginia or urban-core district ranks among the most lopsided in the state, making it a reliable anchor for statewide Democratic vote totals.

The Democratic margin in Virginia 13th State Senate District reached its widest at seventy-two points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was twenty-one points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $80,387, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 324,951 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 13, Virginia vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 13, Virginia voted Democratic by 21.5 points (D+21), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 162,447 votes cast, 97,299 went Democratic and 62,440 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 13, Virginia's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 13, Virginia as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 13, Virginia last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 13, Virginia voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State Senate District 13, Virginia?

State Senate District 13, Virginia has a population of 324,951 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 13, Virginia?

Median household income in State Senate District 13, Virginia is $80,387 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.

What is the political history of State Senate District 13, Virginia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 13, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Virginia 13th State Senate District delivered D+21 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

Key facts

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