Overview
- District ID
- wv-hd-096
- State
- West Virginia
- Chamber
- Lower chamber
- District Code
- 096
- Land Area
- 28.2 sq mi
- Water Area
- 0.01 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 |
|---|
| Berkeley County | 28.22 sq mi | 100.0% | 8.8% |
Showing all 1 county
Places
Showing all 2 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 | 17,455 | 100.0% | 1.9% | 100.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 14,814
- Active Voters
- 14,107 (95.2%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 3,080 | 20.8% |
| Republican | 6,277 | 42.4% |
| Unaffiliated | 5,056 | 34.1% |
| Other parties | 401 | 2.7% |
| No party recorded | 0 | 0.0% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 8,083 (54.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 3,941 (26.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 6,944 (46.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 4,210 (28.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 5,255 (35.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2013–2014 | 2,225 (15.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 3,800 (25.7%) | 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
- 19,355 (± 1,623)
- Median Age
- 39.5
- Median Household Income
- $82,598 (± $7,616)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 91.3%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 19.1%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 4,445 | 23.0% |
| 18 to 64 | 12,391 | 64.0% |
| 65 and over | 2,519 | 13.0% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,490 | 7.7% |
| White, not Hispanic | 15,612 | 80.7% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 1,040 | 5.4% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 202 | 1.0% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 86 | 0.4% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 925 | 4.8% |
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
- 18,818
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 14,441
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 17,591 | 93.5% |
| Hispanic | 1,231 | 6.5% |
| White | 15,843 | 84.2% |
| Black | 999 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 124 | 0.7% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 1 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 103 | 0.5% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 13,643 | 94.5% |
| Hispanic | 797 | 5.5% |
| White | 12,532 | 86.8% |
| Black | 868 | 6.0% |
| Asian | 140 | 1.0% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 76 | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 44 | 0.3% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
