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State Senate District 14·Virginia

Virginia 14th State Senate District changed its political identity in living memory.

One of Virginia's most reliably Democratic legislative seats

18762024·38 elections
VA
Latest
D+59
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
195,289
2024 ACS

Virginia 14th State Senate District, Virginia: Realigner district. In 2024, voted D+59%. Democratic peak: D+79 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+59MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
195,2892024 5-year
Median household income
$68,5082024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
44.0%2024 5-year
Black
39.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+79 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+37 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2 counties · 2 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+59.2%
74,13618,08594,684
D
+61.0%
76,75317,82596,573
D
+56.1%
66,83116,75989,192
D
+49.1%
62,61320,94584,906
D
+50.6%
60,66519,65781,021
D
+31.6%
42,95722,20665,605
D
+25.4%
35,06320,38657,806
D
+24.2%
34,03720,10857,472
D
+21.9%
37,46122,73167,151
D
+6.8%
32,62028,40761,795
D
+5.0%
37,26333,67071,288
D
+9.7%
36,21129,46869,270
D
+4.8%
33,93130,80465,799
R
−16.8%
23,87633,68658,290
D
+4.2%
24,25322,04652,725
D
+12.8%
25,71419,86445,601
R
−22.3%
13,49521,31635,008
R
−37.4%
8,15020,72333,590
R
−21.2%
14,22721,91236,194
D
+5.4%
11,96710,57825,655
D
+44.1%
16,4016,35322,802
D
+51.7%
14,1694,49218,718
D
+60.9%
13,7423,31617,122
D
+43.3%
10,6714,11915,121
R
−2.9%
7,4147,86015,274
D
+54.2%
7,1651,8949,727
D
+52.9%
10,7173,25314,118
D
+69.5%
5,0508776,004
D
+78.8%
4,1082984,836
D
+55.8%
3,2739114,230
D
+71.0%
2,9624763,499
D
+35.6%
5,0172,3617,468
D
+19.3%
6,3924,27210,998
D
+47.7%
8,3512,91311,404
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.8%
German
8.5%
Irish
8.4%
American
4.1%
Italian
3.5%
Scottish
1.9%
French
1.3%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.2%
speak English only
Spanish7.8%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
20.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
15.1%
Other Christian
11.6%
Mainline Protestant
7.1%
Non-Christian
5.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.1%
Methodist
3.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+32.8, this Northern Virginia district ranks among the state's most one-sided constituencies, reflecting the dense, highly educated suburban and urban electorate concentrated within its boundaries.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Virginia 14th State Senate District peaked at seventy-nine points in 1912; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1976 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of five points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $68,508 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 14, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 14, Virginia voted Democratic by 59.2 points (D+59), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 94,684 votes cast, 74,136 went Democratic and 18,085 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 14, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 14, Virginia as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 29 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 14, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 14, Virginia voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in State Senate District 14, Virginia?
State Senate District 14, Virginia has a population of 195,289 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 14, Virginia?
Median household income in State Senate District 14, Virginia is $68,508 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of State Senate District 14, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 14, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.