Overview
- District ID
- wv-hd-049
- State
- West Virginia
- Chamber
- Lower chamber
- District Code
- 049
- Land Area
- 497.7 sq mi
- Water Area
- 6.27 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
| County | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of county land |
|---|
| Nicholas County | 497.67 sq mi | 100.0% | 76.9% |
Showing all 1 county
Places
Showing all 5 places
Overlapping Congressional Districts
| Congressional district | Population in both | Share of this district's population | Share of the congressional district's population | Share of this district's land |
|---|
| WV District 1 | 17,080 | 100.0% | 1.9% | 100.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 11,297
- Active Voters
- 11,020 (97.5%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 2,668 | 23.6% |
| Republican | 5,180 | 45.9% |
| Unaffiliated | 2,725 | 24.1% |
| Other parties | 724 | 6.4% |
| No party recorded | 0 | 0.0% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 7,397 (65.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 4,675 (41.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 7,362 (65.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 5,042 (44.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 5,925 (52.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2013–2014 | 3,979 (35.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 4,869 (43.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.
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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/01/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".
Demographics
- Total Population
- 17,491 (± 989)
- Median Age
- 44.7
- Median Household Income
- $59,858 (± $6,009)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 90.0%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 24.6%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 4,058 | 23.2% |
| 18 to 64 | 9,493 | 54.3% |
| 65 and over | 3,940 | 22.5% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 251 | 1.4% |
| White, not Hispanic | 16,697 | 95.5% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 132 | 0.8% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 25 | 0.1% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 2 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 12 | 0.1% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 372 | 2.1% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.
Citizen Voting Age Population
- Total Citizen Population
- 17,432
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 13,392
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 17,181 | 98.6% |
| Hispanic | 249 | 1.4% |
| White | 16,684 | 95.7% |
| Black | 131 | 0.8% |
| Asian | 15 | 0.1% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 1 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 41 | 0.2% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 13,371 | 99.8% |
| Hispanic | 20 | 0.1% |
| White | 13,085 | 97.7% |
| Black | 87 | 0.6% |
| Asian | 37 | 0.3% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 117 | 0.9% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 46 | 0.3% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
