West Virginia Delegate District 7

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wv-hd-007
State
West Virginia
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
007
Land Area
348.8 sq mi
Water Area
6.05 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of West Virginia Delegate District 7

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Marshall County260.80 sq mi74.8%85.4%
Wetzel County87.94 sq mi25.2%24.6%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New Martinsville city2.66 sq mi0.8%99.5%
Cameron city0.86 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Littleton CDP0.66 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Hundred town0.50 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Moundsville city0.01 sq mi<0.1%0.4%

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 218,828100.0%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
12,037
Active Voters
11,757 (97.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,35227.8%
Republican5,33244.3%
Unaffiliated2,75122.9%
Other parties6025.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20247,673 (63.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20225,160 (42.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20207,530 (62.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20185,333 (44.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20166,351 (52.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20143,688 (30.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20125,129 (42.6%)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
17,054 (± 792)
Median Age
48.5
Median Household Income
$60,211 (± $5,275)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 182,96517.4%
18 to 6410,20959.9%
65 and over3,88022.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1190.7%
White, not Hispanic16,18194.9%
Black, not Hispanic820.5%
Asian, not Hispanic900.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic20.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic180.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic750.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4872.9%

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
17,013
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
14,047

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic16,91499.4%
Hispanic1020.6%
White16,40196.4%
Black830.5%
Asian850.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native20.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander200.1%
Two or More Races00.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic13,97499.5%
Hispanic760.5%
White13,54996.5%
Black810.6%
Asian900.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native2291.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander190.1%
Two or More Races20.0%

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