West Virginia State Senate District 2

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wv-sd-002
State
West Virginia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
002
Land Area
1,492.4 sq mi
Water Area
20 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of West Virginia State Senate District 2

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Wetzel County358.07 sq mi24.0%100.0%
Doddridge County319.72 sq mi21.4%100.0%
Tyler County256.30 sq mi17.2%100.0%
Monongalia County247.50 sq mi16.6%68.7%
Marion County214.83 sq mi14.4%69.6%
Marshall County95.94 sq mi6.4%31.4%

Showing all 6 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Cheat Lake CDP14.34 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Cassville CDP3.55 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Moundsville city2.91 sq mi0.2%100.0%
New Martinsville city2.67 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Jacksonburg CDP1.48 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Benwood city1.30 sq mi0.1%99.4%
Mannington city1.09 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Reader CDP0.93 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Idamay CDP0.88 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Glen Dale city0.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Paden City city0.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Carolina CDP0.83 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Barrackville town0.69 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Littleton CDP0.66 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Pentress CDP0.61 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Worthington town0.58 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
McMechen city0.57 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Booth CDP0.55 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Grant Town town0.53 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sistersville city0.53 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hundred town0.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Farmington town0.42 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Middlebourne town0.36 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
West Union town0.36 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Pine Grove town0.35 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 31 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 2104,256100.0%11.6%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
70,286
Active Voters
67,926 (96.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic20,25428.8%
Republican30,05142.8%
Unaffiliated16,86124.0%
Other parties3,1204.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202446,242 (65.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202229,943 (42.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202045,079 (64.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201832,030 (45.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201636,464 (51.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201420,326 (28.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201229,057 (41.3%)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
102,774 (± 1,305)
Median Age
43.5
Median Household Income
$66,383 (± $2,622)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1820,91720.4%
18 to 6460,32258.7%
65 and over21,53521.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,3841.3%
White, not Hispanic95,86493.3%
Black, not Hispanic8680.8%
Asian, not Hispanic3110.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic590.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic180.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5760.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,6943.6%

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
102,433
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
81,522

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic101,19698.8%
Hispanic1,2351.2%
White97,72795.4%
Black8500.8%
Asian2870.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native580.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander190.0%
Two or More Races120.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic80,90199.2%
Hispanic6180.8%
White78,58996.4%
Black1,0931.3%
Asian3850.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native8251.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander150.0%
Two or More Races100.0%

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