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1876–2024
State Senate District 22·Virginia

Virginia 22nd State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

One of Virginia's true toss-up districts, decided by less than a point

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VA
Latest
D+3
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
62,423
2024 ACS

Virginia 22nd State Senate District, Virginia: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1916.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
62,4232024 5-year
Median household income
$92,9682024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
60.8%2024 5-year
Black
18.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
9.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+76 in 1916MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+56 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 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.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+2.6%
15,78714,96131,293
D
+5.4%
16,05814,37531,128
R
−3.5%
12,45213,43627,770
R
−2.5%
12,89913,58226,898
R
−0.7%
13,52613,72227,528
R
−18.8%
9,66614,19224,032
R
−14.3%
8,51711,44620,487
R
−9.2%
7,1328,71917,227
R
−17.9%
6,0599,43018,847
R
−38.5%
4,62110,46215,186
R
−49.0%
3,3799,92713,350
R
−29.1%
3,4056,55710,838
R
−13.8%
3,5324,7328,688
R
−55.7%
1,4195,2086,803
R
−16.5%
1,3822,2325,163
D
+10.1%
1,7631,4403,207
D
+10.8%
9927971,801
R
−4.9%
7468251,614
R
−6.8%
5366141,152
D
+18.3%
275182508
D
+32.7%
268136404
D
+58.2%
23161292
D
+62.7%
26360324
D
+53.5%
19859260
R
−10.5%
115142257
D
+64.1%
9419117
D
+70.4%
831498
D
+76.3%
70980
D
+73.6%
58572
D
+59.4%
551469
D
+57.5%
571573
D
+38.8%
10245147
D
+6.9%
10894203
D
+19.6%
8556148
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.6%
German
10.9%
Irish
10.7%
American
7.4%
Italian
5.6%
Scottish
2.3%
Polish
2.2%
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: 37.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
2.0%
75–84
2.8%
4.3%
65–74
5.2%
5.9%
55–64
6.6%
5.6%
45–54
6.0%
7.1%
35–44
7.2%
7.8%
25–34
7.6%
4.4%
18–24
4.0%
8.3%
5–17
7.8%
3.0%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$92,968
State Senate District 22 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 22$92,968
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.4%
Working age (18–64)7.8%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.8%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander4.9%
Spanish4.3%
Other Indo-European2.5%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
13.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.7%
Baptist
5.1%
Methodist
3.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Virginia's 22nd Senate district sits at the razor edge of statewide competitiveness, with its 2024 presidential margin of D+0.8 making it a reliable bellwether for shifts in the suburban and exurban coalitions that now define Virginia elections.

The Democratic margin in Virginia 22nd State Senate District has rarely exceeded seventy-six points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-six points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by three points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 61% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $92,968 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 22, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 22, Virginia voted Democratic by 2.6 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 31,293 votes cast, 15,787 went Democratic and 14,961 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 22, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 22, Virginia as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 22, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 22, Virginia voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in State Senate District 22, Virginia?
State Senate District 22, Virginia has a population of 62,423 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 22, Virginia?
Median household income in State Senate District 22, Virginia is $92,968 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of State Senate District 22, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 22, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.