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West Virginia 2nd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+11.32012R+26.52016R+44.12020R+39.82024R+41.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+41.6
2024
median income$66,383U.S. $80,734 · WV $59,608
median age43.5U.S. 39.1 · WV 42.9
poverty rate14.7%U.S. 12.5% · WV 16.7%
bachelor’s+ (25+)35.1%U.S. 35.6% · WV 24.4%
non-english4.0%U.S. 22.3% · WV 2.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German19.3%
Irish14.8%
English14.2%
Mexican0.4%
Puerto Rican0.2%
African American†1.0%
religion

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

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

West Virginia 2nd State Senate District

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West Virginia 2nd State Senate DistrictTrumpR+41.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for West Virginia 2nd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of West Virginia 2nd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+41.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.West Virginia 2nd State Senate District · R+41.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican69.7%32,328
Kamala HarrisDemocratic28.1%13,030
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent2.2%999
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 6 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 (6 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for West Virginia 2nd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Doddridge County, WVRepublicanR+73.3
Marion County, WVRepublicanR+31.2
Marshall County, WVRepublicanR+50.0
Monongalia County, WVRepublicanR+4.4
Tyler County, WVRepublicanR+67.4
Wetzel County, WVRepublicanR+55.5
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
28.1%Harris13,030
69.7%Trump32,328
2.2%Kennedy999
−41.6%
46,357
R
29.1%Biden14,148
69.0%Trump33,490
1.9%Jorgensen932
−39.8%
48,570
R
25.0%Clinton10,869
69.2%Trump30,041
5.8%Johnson2,518
−44.1%
43,428
R
36.8%Obama14,400
63.2%Romney24,780
0.0%
−26.5%
39,180
R
43.0%Obama18,616
54.3%McCain23,512
2.6%Nader1,144
−11.3%
43,272
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: −41.6% in 2024.−41.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−11.3%
2012−26.5%
2016−44.1%
2020−39.8%
2024−41.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RCharles ClementsState Senate · 2
RChris RoseState Senate · 2

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

District 2 delivered a 38.5-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the heavily Republican shift that has reshaped rural and small-town West Virginia over the past two decades.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 44.1 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.6 points.

A population of 104,256, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,383 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 51 and State Senate District 4.

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 51
Illinois
91.2twin score
2016–2024 trajectoryelasticity≠ Italian ancestry
State Senate District 4
West Virginia
91.2twin score
elasticity2016–2024 trajectory≠ Polish ancestry
State Senate District 10
Missouri
91.1twin score
elasticity2016–2024 trajectory

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 West Virginia 2nd State Senate District

counties it covers6
Doddridge CountyMarion CountyMarshall CountyMonongalia CountyTyler CountyWetzel County

Frequently asked questions

How did West Virginia 2nd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, West Virginia 2nd State Senate District voted Republican by 41.6 points (R+41.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 46,357 votes cast, 13,030 went Democratic and 32,328 went Republican.
How many people live in West Virginia 2nd State Senate District?
West Virginia 2nd State Senate District has a population of 104,256 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in West Virginia 2nd State Senate District?
Median household income in West Virginia 2nd State Senate District is $66,383 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of West Virginia 2nd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in West Virginia 2nd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.