West Virginia Delegate District 6

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wv-hd-006
State
West Virginia
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
006
Land Area
44.6 sq mi
Water Area
2.17 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of West Virginia Delegate District 6

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Marshall County44.63 sq mi100.0%14.6%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Moundsville city2.90 sq mi6.5%99.6%
Benwood city1.30 sq mi2.9%99.4%
Glen Dale city0.85 sq mi1.9%100.0%
McMechen city0.57 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Wheeling city0.19 sq mi0.4%1.4%

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 218,747100.0%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
12,454
Active Voters
11,957 (96.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,72029.9%
Republican5,11341.1%
Unaffiliated3,13225.1%
Other parties4893.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20248,188 (65.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20225,659 (45.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20208,117 (65.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20186,171 (49.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20166,911 (55.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20144,161 (33.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20125,762 (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
19,079 (± 733)
Median Age
45.3
Median Household Income
$56,936 (± $6,704)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 183,70719.4%
18 to 6410,64655.8%
65 and over4,72624.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2461.3%
White, not Hispanic17,64292.5%
Black, not Hispanic420.2%
Asian, not Hispanic160.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic170.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2481.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8684.5%

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
19,051
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
15,343

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic18,81598.8%
Hispanic2341.2%
White18,32096.2%
Black410.2%
Asian60.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native150.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races20.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic15,20599.1%
Hispanic1360.9%
White14,95897.5%
Black710.5%
Asian140.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1621.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races20.0%

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