Overview
- District ID
- wv-hd-057
- State
- West Virginia
- Chamber
- Lower chamber
- District Code
- 057
- Land Area
- 8.16 sq mi
- Water Area
- 1 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
| County | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of county land |
|---|
| Kanawha County | 8.17 sq mi | 100.0% | 0.9% |
Showing all 1 county
Places
Showing all 3 places
Overlapping Congressional Districts
| Congressional district | Population in both | Share of this district's population | Share of the congressional district's population | Share of this district's land |
|---|
| WV District 1 | 18,820 | 100.0% | 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
- 12,320
- Active Voters
- 11,780 (95.6%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 4,709 | 38.2% |
| Republican | 3,801 | 30.9% |
| Unaffiliated | 3,439 | 27.9% |
| Other parties | 371 | 3.0% |
| No party recorded | 0 | 0.0% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 7,791 (63.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 4,927 (40.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 7,988 (64.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 6,041 (49.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 6,563 (53.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2013–2014 | 4,234 (34.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 5,561 (45.1%) | 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
- 18,197 (± 902)
- Median Age
- 41.8
- Median Household Income
- $59,236 (± $4,202)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 95.0%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 36.1%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 3,276 | 18.0% |
| 18 to 64 | 10,805 | 59.4% |
| 65 and over | 4,116 | 22.6% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 434 | 2.4% |
| White, not Hispanic | 14,496 | 79.7% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 1,452 | 8.0% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 373 | 2.0% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 7 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 1,435 | 7.9% |
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
- 18,100
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 14,827
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 17,677 | 97.7% |
| Hispanic | 430 | 2.4% |
| White | 14,674 | 81.1% |
| Black | 1,629 | 9.0% |
| Asian | 302 | 1.7% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 7 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 78 | 0.4% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 14,543 | 98.1% |
| Hispanic | 282 | 1.9% |
| White | 12,405 | 83.7% |
| Black | 1,442 | 9.7% |
| Asian | 233 | 1.6% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 403 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 71 | 0.5% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
