Virginia 26th State Senate District, Virginia: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+17%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+17MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 187,7972024 5-year
- Median household income
- $105,1922024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+71 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 26, VAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 48,697 | 68,614 | 119,116 | ||
| R | 46,096 | 65,214 | 113,382 | ||
| R | 35,142 | 58,202 | 99,109 | ||
| R | 35,271 | 57,869 | 94,520 | ||
| R | 35,061 | 54,234 | 90,150 | ||
| R | 25,197 | 49,802 | 75,564 | ||
| R | 20,841 | 39,049 | 61,645 | ||
| R | 18,451 | 28,495 | 51,488 | ||
| R | 16,189 | 26,511 | 52,243 | ||
| R | 12,557 | 28,731 | 41,815 | ||
| R | 10,177 | 25,760 | 36,183 | ||
| R | 10,458 | 17,089 | 29,250 | ||
| R | 10,780 | 13,122 | 24,600 | ||
| R | 6,738 | 17,230 | 24,405 | ||
| R | 4,899 | 6,683 | 16,728 | ||
| D | 11,270 | 8,752 | 20,059 | ||
| R | 3,993 | 4,782 | 8,829 | ||
| R | 2,004 | 4,348 | 7,314 | ||
| R | 2,771 | 3,776 | 6,574 | ||
| D | 2,024 | 1,530 | 4,036 | ||
| D | 2,709 | 1,422 | 4,139 | ||
| D | 2,595 | 997 | 3,604 | ||
| D | 2,734 | 1,043 | 3,790 | ||
| D | 2,540 | 1,090 | 3,679 | ||
| R | 1,695 | 2,113 | 3,809 | ||
| D | 1,916 | 502 | 2,473 | ||
| D | 2,028 | 762 | 2,819 | ||
| D | 1,727 | 382 | 2,136 | ||
| D | 1,545 | 196 | 1,903 | ||
| D | 1,587 | 487 | 2,090 | ||
| D | 1,382 | 502 | 1,923 | ||
| D | 2,264 | 1,808 | 4,118 | ||
| D | 2,831 | 2,236 | 5,154 | ||
| R | 3,001 | 3,236 | 6,634 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.7%
American
15.3%
German
11.9%
Irish
11.4%
Italian
4.6%
Scottish
2.6%
French
1.5%
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: 45.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$105,192
State Senate District 26 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 26$105,192
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
6.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.7%
Working age (18–64)5.9%
Seniors (65+)6.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.5%
speak English only
Spanish2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+21.8, this Northern Virginia–area district consistently ranks among the state's most one-sided, making general-election competitiveness rare and primary outcomes often determinative.
The shift began with civil rights. 1968 marked the realignment in Virginia 26th State Senate District, by a eleven points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-three points in 1984. The 2024 margin was seventeen points.
The political shift has tracked, in Virginia 26th State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 78% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $105,192, and a 6% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 26, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 26, Virginia voted Republican by 16.7 points (R+17), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 119,116 votes cast, 48,697 went Democratic and 68,614 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 26, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 26, Virginia as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 26, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 26, Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 26, Virginia?
State Senate District 26, Virginia has a population of 187,797 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 26, Virginia?
Median household income in State Senate District 26, Virginia is $105,192 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of State Senate District 26, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 26, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.