West Virginia Delegate District 43

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wv-hd-043
State
West Virginia
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
043
Land Area
310.8 sq mi
Water Area
1.27 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of West Virginia Delegate District 43

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Raleigh County257.51 sq mi82.8%42.6%
Wyoming County53.31 sq mi17.2%10.7%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Bolt CDP5.45 sq mi1.8%100.0%
Kopperston CDP1.91 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Oceana town1.29 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Prosperity CDP0.69 sq mi0.2%28.1%
Lester town0.50 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Dorothy CDP0.35 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Colcord CDP0.12 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Beckley city0.02 sq mi<0.1%0.2%

Showing all 8 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 118,234100.0%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
11,485
Active Voters
11,464 (99.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic2,65723.1%
Republican5,37246.8%
Unaffiliated2,91525.4%
Other parties5414.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20247,103 (61.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20224,074 (35.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20207,065 (61.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20184,809 (41.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20165,737 (50.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20143,602 (31.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20124,731 (41.2%)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
17,515 (± 1,511)
Median Age
47.4
Median Household Income
$43,927 (± $9,012)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
79.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
17.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 183,16518.1%
18 to 649,82156.1%
65 and over4,52925.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1040.6%
White, not Hispanic16,67595.2%
Black, not Hispanic2451.4%
Asian, not Hispanic220.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic90.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4602.6%

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
17,484
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
14,319

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic17,37999.4%
Hispanic1020.6%
White16,69795.5%
Black2421.4%
Asian190.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native30.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic14,26799.6%
Hispanic490.3%
White13,78296.2%
Black3962.8%
Asian360.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native720.5%
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).