West Virginia Delegate District 9

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wv-hd-009
State
West Virginia
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
009
Land Area
717.8 sq mi
Water Area
8.93 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of West Virginia Delegate District 9

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Ritchie County451.99 sq mi63.0%100.0%
Tyler County135.68 sq mi18.9%52.9%
Pleasants County130.12 sq mi18.1%100.0%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Pennsboro city2.70 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Harrisville town1.58 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Ellenboro town1.12 sq mi0.2%100.0%
St. Marys city1.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cairo town0.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Belmont city0.41 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Auburn town0.33 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Pullman town0.24 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Friendly town0.10 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 9 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 218,524100.0%2.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
12,329
Active Voters
12,304 (99.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic2,07116.8%
Republican6,82655.4%
Unaffiliated2,78422.6%
Other parties6485.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20248,405 (68.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20225,584 (45.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20208,202 (66.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20185,833 (47.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20166,782 (55.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20143,979 (32.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20125,476 (44.4%)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
18,051 (± 315)
Median Age
46.0
Median Household Income
$56,744 (± $5,337)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
14.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 183,47219.2%
18 to 6410,70059.3%
65 and over3,87921.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2231.2%
White, not Hispanic17,25595.6%
Black, not Hispanic420.2%
Asian, not Hispanic1110.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic220.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic10.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3972.2%

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
17,978
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
14,543

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic17,75698.8%
Hispanic2271.3%
White17,38296.7%
Black420.2%
Asian380.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native220.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races350.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic14,40399.0%
Hispanic1421.0%
White14,14197.2%
Black480.3%
Asian340.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1401.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races360.2%

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