West Virginia Delegate District 42

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wv-hd-042
State
West Virginia
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
042
Land Area
169.4 sq mi
Water Area
0.69 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of West Virginia Delegate District 42

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Raleigh County169.40 sq mi100.0%28.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Coal City CDP6.31 sq mi3.7%100.0%
Beaver CDP4.36 sq mi2.6%100.0%
MacArthur CDP2.91 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Crab Orchard CDP2.25 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Ghent CDP1.28 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Mabscott town0.93 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Sophia town0.70 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Eccles CDP0.69 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Glen White CDP0.51 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Rhodell town0.31 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Helen CDP0.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Raleigh CDP0.11 sq mi0.1%57.5%
Beckley city0.02 sq mi<0.1%0.2%

Showing all 13 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 118,821100.0%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
13,176
Active Voters
<10 (—)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic2,85121.6%
Republican6,29247.8%
Unaffiliated3,69428.0%
Other parties3392.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20248,008 (60.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20224,714 (35.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20207,870 (59.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20185,455 (41.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20166,548 (49.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20144,179 (31.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20125,477 (41.6%)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
17,003 (± 1,462)
Median Age
42.4
Median Household Income
$43,698 (± $8,081)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
83.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 183,21118.9%
18 to 649,96058.6%
65 and over3,83222.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)560.3%
White, not Hispanic16,58597.5%
Black, not Hispanic1580.9%
Asian, not Hispanic80.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1200.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic760.4%

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
16,904
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
13,714

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic16,84999.7%
Hispanic520.3%
White16,61698.3%
Black1550.9%
Asian80.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races150.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic13,66999.7%
Hispanic450.3%
White13,44498.0%
Black1561.1%
Asian200.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native480.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races110.1%

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