Virginia 39th State Senate District, Virginia: Realigner district. In 2024, voted D+56%. Democratic peak: D+65 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+56MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 193,8032024 5-year
- Median household income
- $124,4082024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 52.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 19.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+65 in 1908MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+32 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 39, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 77,321 | 20,401 | 100,803 | ||
| D | 82,073 | 18,388 | 102,645 | ||
| D | 71,001 | 16,794 | 94,408 | ||
| D | 64,369 | 25,831 | 91,443 | ||
| D | 62,317 | 24,156 | 87,373 | ||
| D | 50,673 | 24,864 | 76,245 | ||
| D | 41,168 | 23,864 | 68,242 | ||
| D | 34,762 | 19,913 | 57,139 | ||
| D | 37,798 | 21,052 | 65,443 | ||
| D | 30,221 | 26,421 | 57,298 | ||
| D | 28,908 | 26,637 | 56,129 | ||
| R | 20,946 | 22,545 | 50,239 | ||
| D | 24,534 | 21,400 | 47,261 | ||
| R | 5,127 | 10,210 | 15,660 | ||
| D | 17,943 | 17,101 | 40,197 | ||
| D | 7,522 | 5,720 | 13,307 | ||
| D | 12,523 | 11,896 | 24,514 | ||
| R | 9,582 | 11,436 | 21,534 | ||
| R | 8,230 | 11,366 | 19,642 | ||
| R | 4,886 | 5,249 | 11,213 | ||
| D | 5,272 | 4,443 | 9,750 | ||
| D | 4,677 | 2,349 | 7,057 | ||
| D | 3,997 | 1,579 | 5,624 | ||
| D | 3,349 | 1,549 | 4,960 | ||
| R | 1,487 | 2,154 | 3,641 | ||
| D | 1,290 | 720 | 2,328 | ||
| D | 1,523 | 1,046 | 2,614 | ||
| D | 1,104 | 416 | 1,533 | ||
| D | 1,001 | 148 | 1,303 | ||
| D | 1,262 | 269 | 1,539 | ||
| D | 758 | 201 | 966 | ||
| D | 2,057 | 992 | 3,055 | ||
| D | 1,873 | 1,374 | 3,317 | ||
| D | 2,130 | 1,298 | 3,454 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
11.6%
English
11.2%
German
10.7%
Italian
5.7%
Polish
3.2%
Scottish
2.3%
American
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: 37.4 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
$124,408
State Senate District 39 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 39$124,408
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.8%
Working age (18–64)6.8%
Seniors (65+)12.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
68.9%
speak English only
Spanish13.7%
Other languages7.6%
Other Indo-European6.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Virginia 39th State Senate District peaked at sixty-five points in 1912; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of four points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $124,408 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 39, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 39, Virginia voted Democratic by 56.5 points (D+56), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 100,803 votes cast, 77,321 went Democratic and 20,401 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 39, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 39, Virginia as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 28 times, Republican 6 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 39, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 39, Virginia voted Republican was 1980.
How many people live in State Senate District 39, Virginia?
State Senate District 39, Virginia has a population of 193,803 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 39, Virginia?
Median household income in State Senate District 39, Virginia is $124,408 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of State Senate District 39, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 39, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.