West Virginia State Senate District 4

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wv-sd-004
State
West Virginia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
004
Land Area
1,028.1 sq mi
Water Area
26.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of West Virginia State Senate District 4

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Mason County430.77 sq mi41.9%100.0%
Jackson County249.27 sq mi24.2%53.7%
Putnam County187.96 sq mi18.3%54.4%
Cabell County160.09 sq mi15.6%57.0%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Teays Valley CDP7.26 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Lesage CDP6.09 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Culloden CDP3.93 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Hurricane city3.71 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Ripley city3.18 sq mi0.3%98.6%
Point Pleasant city2.42 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Winfield town2.36 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Apple Grove CDP2.30 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Gallipolis Ferry CDP2.28 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Milton town1.97 sq mi0.2%92.5%
Ravenswood city1.82 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Hartford City town1.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
New Haven town1.10 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mason town0.58 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Henderson town0.42 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Leon town0.32 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Clifton CDP0.26 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cottageville CDP0.13 sq mi<0.1%99.7%
Nitro city0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 19 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
WV District 1104,885100.0%11.7%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
67,880
Active Voters
65,989 (97.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic15,92423.5%
Republican34,74751.2%
Unaffiliated14,50321.4%
Other parties2,7064.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202447,338 (69.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202228,695 (42.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202045,763 (67.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201833,102 (48.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201637,386 (55.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201423,179 (34.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201231,441 (46.3%)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
103,635 (± 1,764)
Median Age
42.9
Median Household Income
$67,423 (± $2,957)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1822,12521.3%
18 to 6459,45357.4%
65 and over22,05721.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,3341.3%
White, not Hispanic97,79294.4%
Black, not Hispanic7180.7%
Asian, not Hispanic7190.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic230.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4090.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,6402.5%

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
102,921
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
81,027

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic101,65398.8%
Hispanic1,2681.2%
White98,36995.6%
Black7700.7%
Asian4400.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native220.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races3130.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic80,09698.9%
Hispanic9241.1%
White78,07096.4%
Black8231.0%
Asian4360.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native6130.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1560.2%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).