West Virginia Delegate District 18

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wv-hd-018
State
West Virginia
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
018
Land Area
312.4 sq mi
Water Area
9.69 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of West Virginia Delegate District 18

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Mason County286.78 sq mi91.8%66.6%
Putnam County25.63 sq mi8.2%7.4%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Point Pleasant city2.42 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Apple Grove CDP2.30 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Gallipolis Ferry CDP2.28 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Henderson town0.42 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Leon town0.32 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 5 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 117,429100.0%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
10,867
Active Voters
10,523 (96.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic2,81325.9%
Republican5,50650.7%
Unaffiliated1,93217.8%
Other parties6165.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20247,314 (67.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20224,419 (40.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20207,184 (66.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20185,093 (46.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20165,841 (53.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20143,629 (33.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20124,929 (45.4%)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
17,205 (± 1,106)
Median Age
46.8
Median Household Income
$46,112 (± $5,831)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
16.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 183,47720.2%
18 to 649,34554.3%
65 and over4,38325.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)00.0%
White, not Hispanic16,62096.6%
Black, not Hispanic1701.0%
Asian, not Hispanic620.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic590.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2941.7%

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
17,188
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
13,711

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic17,191100.0%
Hispanic10.0%
White16,77197.6%
Black2251.3%
Asian510.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic13,713100.0%
Hispanic00.0%
White13,41797.9%
Black1881.4%
Asian290.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native780.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races10.0%

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