State Senate District 20 State Senate District (VA) — Elections 1876–2024

Virginia 20th State Senate District, Virginia: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Democratic peak: D+77 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 156,3982024 5-year
Median household income: $80,0312024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 58.0%2024 5-year
Black: 24.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 9.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+77 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+43 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

4 counties · 3 D · 1 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	+2.9%	39,121	36,863	77,138
2020	D	+6.4%	40,156	35,208	76,872
2016	D	+0.3%	32,990	32,813	69,691
2012	D	+3.9%	35,512	32,779	69,261
2008	D	+5.3%	36,458	32,779	69,971
2004	R	−12.3%	26,083	33,449	60,007
2000	R	−8.1%	23,097	27,295	52,045
1996	D	+0.5%	21,368	21,142	46,882
1992	R	−7.6%	19,513	23,466	52,136
1988	R	−24.3%	16,576	27,388	44,459
1984	R	−31.7%	14,737	28,541	43,501
1980	R	−11.7%	15,119	19,439	36,892
1976	R	−0.4%	15,679	15,801	32,818
1972	R	−43.0%	7,553	19,447	27,646
1968	R	−5.8%	8,247	9,750	26,137
1964	D	+15.1%	10,407	7,665	18,152
1960	D	+9.3%	7,533	6,249	13,851
1956	R	−7.8%	6,127	7,198	13,771
1952	R	−5.1%	5,821	6,454	12,312
1948	D	+20.4%	4,220	2,648	7,699
1944	D	+36.8%	4,678	2,156	6,845
1940	D	+39.7%	3,876	1,668	5,559
1936	D	+50.4%	4,114	1,352	5,483
1932	D	+56.5%	4,974	1,360	6,400
1928	D	+6.3%	3,528	3,107	6,635
1924	D	+65.0%	3,581	715	4,408
1920	D	+61.2%	3,589	842	4,491
1916	D	+69.8%	2,915	500	3,458
1912	D	+77.2%	2,925	260	3,451
1908	D	+61.6%	2,688	612	3,369
1904	D	+62.5%	2,403	525	3,004
1900	D	+29.7%	4,857	2,610	7,557
1896	D	+24.0%	4,611	2,778	7,650
1892	D	+22.5%	4,920	3,071	8,204
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.

American

15.3%

English

10.8%

German

9.4%

Irish

9.2%

Italian

4.3%

Polish

2.0%

Scottish

1.9%

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: 40.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

2.4%

75–84

3.2%

5.2%

65–74

6.0%

6.2%

55–64

7.0%

5.4%

45–54

5.8%

6.4%

35–44

6.4%

7.5%

25–34

6.8%

4.5%

18–24

4.1%

8.1%

5–17

7.4%

2.9%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$80,031

State Senate District 20 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 20$80,031

Virginia$93,170

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.4%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1815.6%

Working age (18–64)10.1%

Seniors (65+)11.4%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

87.7%

speak English only

Spanish5.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.5%

Other Indo-European2.8%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

11.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

10.6%

Methodist

7.5%

Baptist

7.0%

Mainline Protestant

2.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.5%

Non-Christian

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Virginia 20th State Senate District in the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachia has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Virginia 20th State Senate District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Virginia 20th State Senate District has rarely exceeded seventy-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-three points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by three points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 58% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $80,031 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 20, Virginia vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 20, Virginia voted Democratic by 2.9 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 77,138 votes cast, 39,121 went Democratic and 36,863 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 20, Virginia's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 20, Virginia as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 11 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 20, Virginia last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 20, Virginia voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State Senate District 20, Virginia?

State Senate District 20, Virginia has a population of 156,398 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 20, Virginia?

Median household income in State Senate District 20, Virginia is $80,031 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.

What is the political history of State Senate District 20, Virginia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 20, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Virginia 20th State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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