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1876–2024
State Senate District 11·West Virginia

West Virginia 11th State Senate District has voted Republican in seven straight presidential cycles.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WV
Latest
R+54
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
100,875
2024 ACS

West Virginia 11th State Senate District, West Virginia: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+54%. Republican peak: R+54 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+54MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
100,8752024 5-year
Median household income
$51,8162024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
91.1%2024 5-year
Black
1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+35 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+54 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
8 counties · 0 D · 8 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−54.1%
9,55833,10043,478
R
−50.4%
11,00734,11145,827
R
−49.8%
9,25629,88941,416
R
−31.5%
12,58824,63138,277
R
−16.2%
16,99423,71341,523
R
−16.5%
18,48725,85444,658
R
−14.0%
16,34521,80039,034
D
+17.3%
20,27413,59438,693
D
+14.6%
20,80414,65742,127
D
+3.1%
20,63019,39640,160
R
−12.2%
19,48424,91744,513
D
+6.2%
22,51819,78644,340
D
+15.1%
25,79819,02144,819
R
−28.0%
15,58727,69943,287
D
+1.9%
20,52819,68543,271
D
+34.8%
30,89914,93745,836
D
+5.5%
25,93523,20849,143
R
−6.9%
22,99826,40449,402
D
+0.5%
26,45426,20052,655
D
+10.2%
25,85321,05647,023
D
+6.3%
24,71121,79846,509
D
+12.1%
32,94825,83958,787
D
+17.3%
33,58523,67357,401
D
+17.0%
30,53421,60952,605
R
−6.5%
21,55124,54646,307
D
+2.4%
22,95521,85246,857
R
−8.6%
19,43223,10642,949
D
+4.0%
13,48312,42326,369
D
+29.8%
11,5484,14824,799
R
−6.0%
11,37712,88625,041
R
−2.7%
10,71411,31122,421
D
+2.1%
10,42210,00020,498
D
+5.1%
9,8198,85818,826
D
+10.8%
8,6336,90616,019
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.2%
Irish
14.2%
English
11.2%
American
8.3%
Italian
3.9%
Scottish
2.3%
French
1.0%
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: 44.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.2%
3.7%
75–84
4.1%
6.7%
65–74
6.9%
7.3%
55–64
6.9%
6.3%
45–54
5.9%
5.8%
35–44
5.3%
6.1%
25–34
5.0%
4.6%
18–24
4.1%
7.4%
5–17
7.1%
2.5%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$51,816
State Senate District 11 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 11$51,816
West Virginia$59,608
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.0%
Working age (18–64)18.0%
Seniors (65+)13.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.9%
speak English only
Spanish0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
13.0%
Methodist
9.2%
Baptist
6.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

West Virginia 11th State Senate District sits in southern Appalachia. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 3 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in West Virginia 11th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-four points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was fifty-four points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $51,816, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 100,875 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 11, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 11, West Virginia voted Republican by 54.1 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 43,478 votes cast, 9,558 went Democratic and 33,100 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 11, West Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 11, West Virginia as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 11, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 11, West Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State Senate District 11, West Virginia?
State Senate District 11, West Virginia has a population of 100,875 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 11, West Virginia?
Median household income in State Senate District 11, West Virginia is $51,816 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of State Senate District 11, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 11, West Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.