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West Virginia 4th State Senate District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

English17.1%15.7%9.5%

American12.7%9.5%5.3%

German12.7%14.7%12.5%

Irish10.6%12.3%9.4%

Italian2.7%4.1%4.8%

Scottish2.6%2.1%1.3%

Scotch-Irish1.5%1.3%—

French1.3%—1.6%

Mexican0.5%0.7%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	WV SD 4	West Virginia	United States
Median age	42.9	42.9	39.1
Age 18–24	9.9%	8.8%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.6%	21.1%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	WV SD 4	West Virginia	United States
Median household income	$67,423	$59,608	$84,427
Poverty rate	14.4%	16.7%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	26.8%	24.4%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	WV SD 4	West Virginia	United States
Owner-occupied homes	80.7%	74.9%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	19.3%	25.1%	34.8%
Median home value	$182,000	$162,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$862	$872	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	43.4%	48.9%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	11.0%	15.4%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	WV SD 4	West Virginia	United States
Mean commute	27.5 min	26.6 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	7.5%	9.7%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	79.3%	78.1%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	0.5%	3.2%
Works from home	9.6%	9.1%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	WV SD 4	West Virginia	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	2.0%	2.5%	22.3%

Religious landscape

Measure	WV SD 4	West Virginia	United States
Catholic	—	5.6%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	16.4%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	62.3%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	WV SD 4	West Virginia	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.3%	1.8%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.6%	1.0%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.7%	0.8%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.9%	7.4%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.460	0.471	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic24.1%11,531TrumpRepublican73.8%35,284OtherAll other candidates2.1%998

R+49.7

Lead: 23,753
Total: 47,813
vs nation: R+48.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic26.2%13,032TrumpRepublican72.0%35,892OtherAll other candidates1.8%905

R+45.9

Lead: 22,860
Total: 49,829
vs nation: R+50.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic22.5%10,047TrumpRepublican71.9%32,114OtherAll other candidates5.6%2,482

R+49.4

Lead: 22,067
Total: 44,643
vs nation: R+51.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic33.1%13,975RomneyRepublican64.7%27,303OtherAll other candidates2.2%935

R+31.6

Lead: 13,328
Total: 42,213
vs nation: R+35.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic38.4%17,207McCainRepublican59.8%26,780OtherAll other candidates1.7%774

R+21.4

Lead: 9,573
Total: 44,761
vs nation: R+28.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic39.0%18,626BushRepublican60.3%28,824OtherAll other candidates0.7%327

R+21.3

Lead: 10,198
Total: 47,777
vs nation: R+18.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic40.5%16,617BushRepublican57.5%23,582OtherAll other candidates2.0%804

R+17.0

Lead: 6,965
Total: 41,003
vs nation: R+17.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic45.2%17,179DoleRepublican43.1%16,393OtherAll other candidates11.7%4,452

D+2.1

Lead: 786
Total: 38,024
vs nation: R+6.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+49.7MIT Election Lab
Population: 104,8852024 5-year
Population density: 102 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,028 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $67,4232024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 93.8%2024 5-year
Black: 0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+18.3 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+49.7 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 44, IN · twin score 96.4

presidential history

Party record book

West Virginia 4th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

56.4%

19,275 votes · D+12.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Samuel J. Tilden, 1876 · 52.1%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

73.8%

35,284 votes · R+49.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 72.0%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Jimmy Carter1976

19,743votes

51.4% of the vote · D+2.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 19,275 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

35,892votes

72.0% of the vote · R+45.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 35,284 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

John W. Davis1924

+12.3pts D vs U.S.

Place R+12.8 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +5.4 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2016

+51.5pts R vs U.S.

Place R+49.4 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +50.3 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RAmy GradyState Senate · 4

REric TarrState Senate · 4

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	25.8%10,665	74.2%30,719	41,384
2018	R	43.0%15,364	57.0%20,372	35,736

In 2024 it voted Republican by R+49.8, against R+21.3 in 2008. The district had about 124,000 residents, 92.6% White alone in the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 49.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 49.7 points.

A population of 104,885, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,423 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 44 and State Senate District 10.

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 44

2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ American ancestry

State Senate District 10

elasticity2016–2024 trajectory≠ American ancestry

State Senate District 14

elasticity2016–2024 trajectory≠ English ancestry

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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Frequently asked questions

How did West Virginia 4th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, West Virginia 4th State Senate District voted Republican by 49.7 points (R+49.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 47,813 votes cast, 11,531 went Democratic and 35,284 went Republican.

When did West Virginia 4th State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which West Virginia 4th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in West Virginia 4th State Senate District?

West Virginia 4th State Senate District has a population of 104,885 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in West Virginia 4th State Senate District?

Median household income in West Virginia 4th State Senate District is $67,423 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.

What is the political history of West Virginia 4th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in West Virginia 4th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.