Overview
- District ID
- wv-hd-070
- State
- West Virginia
- Chamber
- Lower chamber
- District Code
- 070
- Land Area
- 8.4 sq mi
- Water Area
- 0 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 |
|---|
| Harrison County | 8.03 sq mi | 95.6% | 1.9% |
Showing all 1 county
Places
Showing all 4 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 2 | 17,814 | 100.0% | 2.0% | 100.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 10,655
- Active Voters
- 10,620 (99.7%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 3,620 | 34.0% |
| Republican | 3,533 | 33.2% |
| Unaffiliated | 3,260 | 30.6% |
| Other parties | 242 | 2.3% |
| No party recorded | 0 | 0.0% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 6,412 (60.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 4,019 (37.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 6,263 (58.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 4,372 (41.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 5,116 (48.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2013–2014 | 3,197 (30.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 4,049 (38.0%) | 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
- 17,826 (± 435)
- Median Age
- 40.2
- Median Household Income
- $47,553 (± $4,089)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 87.6%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 25.4%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 3,788 | 21.2% |
| 18 to 64 | 10,933 | 61.3% |
| 65 and over | 3,105 | 17.4% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 449 | 2.5% |
| White, not Hispanic | 15,997 | 89.7% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 576 | 3.2% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 79 | 0.4% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 8 | 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 | 705 | 4.0% |
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
- 17,751
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 13,968
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 17,341 | 97.7% |
| Hispanic | 413 | 2.3% |
| White | 16,277 | 91.7% |
| Black | 559 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 71 | 0.4% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 10 | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 24 | 0.1% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 13,631 | 97.6% |
| Hispanic | 333 | 2.4% |
| White | 12,856 | 92.0% |
| Black | 535 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 71 | 0.5% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 149 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 23 | 0.2% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
