Virginia 20th State Senate District, Virginia: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+4%. Democratic peak: D+7 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+4MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 216,6102024 5-year
- Median household income
- $82,8242024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 58.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 23.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+7 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 20, 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.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 54,373 | 50,417 | 106,044 | ||
| D | 55,765 | 48,231 | 106,159 | ||
| D | 45,290 | 44,976 | 95,908 | ||
| D | 48,354 | 45,111 | 94,829 | ||
| D | 49,843 | 45,279 | 96,120 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
13.1%
English
10.9%
German
9.7%
Irish
9.5%
Italian
4.6%
Polish
2.0%
Scottish
2.0%
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: 39.6 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
$82,824
State Senate District 20 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 20$82,824
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)9.7%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.7%
speak English only
Spanish5.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.8%
Other Indo-European2.7%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Virginia 20th State Senate District in the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachia has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Virginia 20th State Senate District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.
The Democratic margin in Virginia 20th State Senate District has rarely exceeded seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded a modest threshold. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by four points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 58% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $82,824 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 20, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 20, Virginia voted Democratic by 3.7 points (D+4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 106,044 votes cast, 54,373 went Democratic and 50,417 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 20, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 20, Virginia as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 20, Virginia?
State Senate District 20, Virginia has a population of 216,610 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 20, Virginia?
Median household income in State Senate District 20, Virginia is $82,824 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of State Senate District 20, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 20, Virginia from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.