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State Senate District 9·West Virginia

West Virginia 9th State Senate District: R+56 in 2024 — among the deepest-red places in the country.

One of West Virginia's most reliably Republican legislative districts

2008 — 2024·5 elections
WV
Latest
R+56
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
108,521
2024 ACS

West Virginia 9th State Senate District, West Virginia: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+56%. Republican peak: R+56 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+56MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
108,5212024 5-year
Median household income
$51,5862024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
89.8%2024 5-year
Black
5.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.6%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+56 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 0 D · 3 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−55.9%
9,42834,20444,346
R
−52.8%
11,02236,33347,969
R
−53.6%
9,10032,44743,528
R
−43.6%
11,33729,48841,596
R
−22.6%
15,66525,01741,440

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
33.8%
Irish
9.4%
German
8.4%
American
7.7%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
1.5%
French
0.7%
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: 43.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.2%
2.9%
75–84
3.7%
6.6%
65–74
7.1%
6.2%
55–64
6.6%
6.6%
45–54
6.3%
6.2%
35–44
6.0%
6.1%
25–34
5.2%
4.0%
18–24
3.5%
8.3%
5–17
7.5%
2.5%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$51,586
State Senate District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 9$51,586
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
22.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.5%
Working age (18–64)20.9%
Seniors (65+)15.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.0%
speak English only
Spanish1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.4%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
11.1%
Other Christian
10.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.8%
Methodist
3.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.1%
Mainline Protestant
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+44.6, this district reflects the deep-red realignment that has reshaped West Virginia's electoral map over the past two decades, driven largely by rural, working-class voters in a post-coal economy.

The Republican margin in West Virginia 9th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-six points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was fifty-six points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $51,586, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 108,521 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 9, West Virginia — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/54009/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 9, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 9, West Virginia voted Republican by 55.9 points (R+56), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 44,346 votes cast, 9,428 went Democratic and 34,204 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 9, West Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 9, West Virginia as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 9, West Virginia?
State Senate District 9, West Virginia has a population of 108,521 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 9, West Virginia?
Median household income in State Senate District 9, West Virginia is $51,586 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of State Senate District 9, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 9, West Virginia from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.