West Virginia Delegate District 51

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wv-hd-051
State
West Virginia
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
051
Land Area
366.2 sq mi
Water Area
3.95 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of West Virginia Delegate District 51

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Fayette County366.34 sq mi100.0%55.3%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fayetteville town5.57 sq mi1.5%96.6%
Hico CDP5.01 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Ansted town1.66 sq mi0.5%96.7%
Gauley Bridge town1.58 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Gatewood CDP1.54 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Glen Ferris CDP1.38 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Deep Water CDP0.88 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Garten CDP0.42 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Charlton Heights CDP0.41 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Meadow Bridge town0.41 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Falls View CDP0.33 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Oak Hill city0.24 sq mi0.1%2.5%
Cunard CDP0.11 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

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 117,575100.0%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
11,768
Active Voters
9,789 (83.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,60030.6%
Republican4,69439.9%
Unaffiliated3,11726.5%
Other parties3573.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20247,442 (63.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20224,826 (41.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20207,285 (61.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20185,109 (43.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20166,013 (51.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20143,729 (31.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20124,593 (39.0%)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
17,187 (± 1,101)
Median Age
44.4
Median Household Income
$56,699 (± $5,126)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 183,74321.8%
18 to 649,52855.4%
65 and over3,91622.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3271.9%
White, not Hispanic16,16394.0%
Black, not Hispanic1971.1%
Asian, not Hispanic00.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic10.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic00.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4992.9%

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
17,175
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
13,434

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic16,85198.1%
Hispanic3311.9%
White16,21994.4%
Black1971.1%
Asian10.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races40.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic13,23998.5%
Hispanic1981.5%
White12,90896.1%
Black2341.7%
Asian140.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native880.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races40.0%

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