Overview
- District ID
- wv-hd-078
- State
- West Virginia
- Chamber
- Lower chamber
- District Code
- 078
- Land Area
- 68.7 sq mi
- Water Area
- 0.93 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 |
|---|
| Monongalia County | 68.71 sq mi | 100.0% | 19.1% |
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 2 | 18,617 | 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
- 12,583
- Active Voters
- 11,908 (94.6%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 3,794 | 30.2% |
| Republican | 5,071 | 40.3% |
| Unaffiliated | 3,419 | 27.2% |
| Other parties | 299 | 2.4% |
| No party recorded | 0 | 0.0% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 8,763 (69.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 5,470 (43.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 8,337 (66.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 5,915 (47.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 6,677 (53.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2013–2014 | 3,279 (26.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 5,072 (40.3%) | 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
- 19,719 (± 1,097)
- Median Age
- 38.7
- Median Household Income
- $95,814 (± $8,802)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 92.3%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 43.4%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 4,579 | 23.2% |
| 18 to 64 | 12,253 | 62.1% |
| 65 and over | 2,887 | 14.6% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 719 | 3.6% |
| White, not Hispanic | 17,133 | 86.9% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 746 | 3.8% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 333 | 1.7% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 1 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 69 | 0.3% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 718 | 3.6% |
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
- 19,640
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 15,056
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 18,919 | 96.3% |
| Hispanic | 719 | 3.7% |
| White | 17,317 | 88.2% |
| Black | 748 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 249 | 1.3% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 2 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 8 | 0.0% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 14,666 | 97.4% |
| Hispanic | 390 | 2.6% |
| White | 13,619 | 90.5% |
| Black | 766 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 233 | 1.5% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 41 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 7 | 0.0% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
