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Virginia 24th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+1.22012D+1.42016D+2.82020D+8.82024D+8.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+8.1
2024
median income$88,189U.S. $80,734 · VA $93,170
median age36.3U.S. 39.1 · VA 39.3
poverty rate9.7%U.S. 12.5% · VA 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)38.3%U.S. 35.6% · VA 42.3%
non-english10.6%U.S. 22.3% · VA 17.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English12.6%
German10.4%
Irish8.8%
African American†24.7%
African0.8%
Jamaican0.5%
Mexican3.2%
Puerto Rican2.7%
Cuban0.4%
Filipino1.2%
Chinese0.8%
Korean0.7%
Marshallese0.4%
religion

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

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

Virginia 24th State Senate District

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Virginia 24th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+8.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for Virginia 24th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Virginia 24th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+8.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Virginia 24th State Senate District · D+8.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic53.2%55,322
Donald TrumpRepublican45.0%46,866
Jill SteinGreen1.8%1,887
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 24th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
James City County, VADemocraticD+6.2
Newport News city, VADemocraticD+28.7
Poquoson city, VARepublicanR+45.6
Williamsburg city, VADemocraticD+44.3
York County, VARepublicanR+6.2
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
53.2%Harris55,322
45.0%Trump46,866
1.8%Stein1,887
+8.1%
104,075
D
53.3%Biden56,625
44.5%Trump47,303
2.2%Jorgensen2,380
+8.8%
106,308
D
48.1%Clinton46,360
45.3%Trump43,680
6.6%Johnson6,316
+2.8%
96,356
D
50.7%Obama48,895
49.3%Romney47,588
0.0%
+1.4%
96,483
D
50.1%Obama49,073
49.0%McCain47,935
0.9%Nader903
+1.2%
97,911
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: +8.1% in 2024.+8.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+1.2%
2012+1.4%
2016+2.8%
2020+8.8%
2024+8.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RDanny DiggsState Senate · 24

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+25.5, this Northern Virginia district ranks among the state's most reliably left-leaning constituencies, where high population density and educational attainment have reinforced Democratic advantages over successive election cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.8 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.1 points.

A population of 211,184, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,189 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 27 and State Senate District 22.

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 27
North Carolina
85.7twin score
elasticity12-yr trend% Catholic
State Senate District 22
South Carolina
84.1twin score
elasticity12-yr trend% Catholic≠ % Black
State Senate District 17
Georgia
83.8twin score
median age% Catholicpopulation scale≠ elasticity

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 24th State Senate District

counties it covers5
James City CountyNewport News cityPoquoson cityWilliamsburg cityYork County

Frequently asked questions

How did Virginia 24th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Virginia 24th State Senate District voted Democratic by 8.1 points (D+8.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 104,075 votes cast, 55,322 went Democratic and 46,866 went Republican.
How many people live in Virginia 24th State Senate District?
Virginia 24th State Senate District has a population of 211,184 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Virginia 24th State Senate District?
Median household income in Virginia 24th State Senate District is $88,189 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Virginia 24th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Virginia 24th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.