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State Senate District 16·West Virginia

West Virginia 16th State Senate District delivered R+25 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

One of West Virginia's most Republican-leaning legislative districts

2008 — 2024·5 elections
WV
Latest
R+25
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
110,223
2024 ACS

West Virginia 16th State Senate District, West Virginia: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+25%. Republican peak: R+25 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+25MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
110,2232024 5-year
Median household income
$90,2292024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
80.7%2024 5-year
Black
6.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.1%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+25 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 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
−24.6%
18,74731,37751,295
R
−19.5%
18,77628,13347,872
R
−24.2%
14,26324,31041,447
R
−11.0%
15,91219,94636,778
R
−2.4%
17,86418,77237,228

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.7%
Irish
14.1%
English
13.9%
American
5.6%
Italian
5.4%
Scottish
2.4%
Polish
2.4%
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: 39.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
1.0%
2.3%
75–84
2.3%
4.9%
65–74
5.5%
6.9%
55–64
7.0%
6.7%
45–54
6.6%
6.9%
35–44
6.7%
6.4%
25–34
6.3%
4.2%
18–24
3.9%
8.5%
5–17
8.1%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$90,229
State Senate District 16 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 16$90,229
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
9.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.7%
Working age (18–64)8.9%
Seniors (65+)11.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.2%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
9.0%
Other Christian
7.0%
Methodist
5.8%
Baptist
3.4%
Mainline Protestant
3.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.0%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 61-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, this district reflects the deep realignment of rural West Virginia away from its historically Democratic roots, driven by shifts in coal-country culture and economics.

The Republican margin in West Virginia 16th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-five points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was twenty-five points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $90,229, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 110,223 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
State Senate District 16, West Virginia — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/54016/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 16, West Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 16, West Virginia voted Republican by 24.6 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 51,295 votes cast, 18,747 went Democratic and 31,377 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 16, West Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 16, 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 16, West Virginia?
State Senate District 16, West Virginia has a population of 110,223 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 16, West Virginia?
Median household income in State Senate District 16, West Virginia is $90,229 — above the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of State Senate District 16, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 16, 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.