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Virginia 39th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+43.92012D+43.42016D+57.82020D+62.82024D+55.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+55.1
2024
median income$117,315U.S. $80,734 · VA $93,170
median age37.2U.S. 39.1 · VA 39.3
poverty rate10.1%U.S. 12.5% · VA 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)67.8%U.S. 35.6% · VA 42.3%
non-english31.1%U.S. 22.3% · VA 17.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish11.3%
English10.9%
German10.4%
Salvadoran5.5%
Mexican3.4%
Puerto Rican1.9%
African American†10.5%
Ethiopian3.6%
African1.3%
Asian Indian2.1%
Filipino1.4%
Chinese1.3%
religion

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

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

Virginia 39th State Senate District

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Virginia 39th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+55.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for Virginia 39th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Virginia 39th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+55.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Virginia 39th State Senate District · D+55.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic75.9%79,512
Donald TrumpRepublican20.8%21,772
Jill SteinGreen3.4%3,519
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 39th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Alexandria city, VADemocraticD+57.1
Arlington County, VADemocraticD+58.1
District of Columbia, DCDemocraticD+83.8
Fairfax County, VADemocraticD+34.7
Falls Church city, VADemocraticD+61.6
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
75.9%Harris79,512
20.8%Trump21,772
3.4%Stein3,519
+55.1%
104,803
D
80.4%Biden87,205
17.6%Trump19,074
2.0%Jorgensen2,205
+62.8%
108,484
D
75.5%Clinton74,793
17.7%Trump17,527
6.9%Johnson6,804
+57.8%
99,124
D
71.7%Obama67,308
28.3%Romney26,575
0.0%
+43.4%
93,883
D
71.5%Obama64,860
27.6%McCain25,046
0.8%Nader744
+43.9%
90,650
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: +55.1% in 2024.+55.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+43.9%
2012+43.4%
2016+57.8%
2020+62.8%
2024+55.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DElizabeth Bennett-ParkerState Senate · 39

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Anchored in the rural Shenandoah Valley and southwestern highlands, this district delivered a 40-point presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest gaps of any Virginia Senate seat.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 62.8 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.1 points.

A population of 220,559, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $117,315 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 40 and State Senate District 12.

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 40
Virginia
97.4twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 12
Maryland
93.4twin score
2020–2024 trajectory12-yr trendmedian income
State Senate District 13
Maryland
93.3twin score
2016–2024 trajectorycollege share≠ median income

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 39th State Senate District

counties it covers2
Alexandria cityArlington County

Frequently asked questions

How did Virginia 39th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Virginia 39th State Senate District voted Democratic by 55.1 points (D+55.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 104,803 votes cast, 79,512 went Democratic and 21,772 went Republican.
How many people live in Virginia 39th State Senate District?
Virginia 39th State Senate District has a population of 220,559 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Virginia 39th State Senate District?
Median household income in Virginia 39th State Senate District is $117,315 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Virginia 39th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Virginia 39th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.