West Virginia Delegate District 22

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wv-hd-022
State
West Virginia
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
022
Land Area
141.3 sq mi
Water Area
2.94 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of West Virginia Delegate District 22

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cabell County141.31 sq mi100.0%50.3%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lesage CDP5.52 sq mi3.9%90.5%
Culloden CDP3.63 sq mi2.6%92.2%
Milton town1.97 sq mi1.4%92.5%

Showing all 3 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 117,068100.0%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
10,900
Active Voters
10,439 (95.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic2,53323.2%
Republican5,67752.1%
Unaffiliated2,34821.5%
Other parties3423.1%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20247,422 (68.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20224,491 (41.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20207,077 (64.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20185,088 (46.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20165,680 (52.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20143,418 (31.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20124,734 (43.4%)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
15,887 (± 1,086)
Median Age
46.3
Median Household Income
$65,593 (± $10,332)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 183,55822.4%
18 to 648,62154.3%
65 and over3,70823.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)630.4%
White, not Hispanic15,26496.1%
Black, not Hispanic90.1%
Asian, not Hispanic890.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic40.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic560.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4022.5%

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
15,851
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
12,290

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic15,78699.6%
Hispanic630.4%
White15,34196.8%
Black90.1%
Asian810.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native60.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic12,24299.6%
Hispanic520.4%
White12,01597.8%
Black300.2%
Asian470.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1581.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

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