West Virginia State Senate District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wv-sd-005
State
West Virginia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
005
Land Area
459 sq mi
Water Area
9.18 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of West Virginia State Senate District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Wayne County338.03 sq mi73.7%66.8%
Cabell County120.93 sq mi26.3%43.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Huntington city16.22 sq mi3.5%100.0%
Barboursville village4.01 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Salt Rock CDP3.07 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Lavalette CDP2.61 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Pea Ridge CDP2.32 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Kenova city1.32 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Ceredo city1.31 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Wayne town1.18 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Prichard CDP1.11 sq mi0.2%100.0%

Showing all 9 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 1106,335100.0%11.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
65,726
Active Voters
63,914 (97.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic22,52834.3%
Republican25,56838.9%
Unaffiliated14,99122.8%
Other parties2,6394.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202441,230 (62.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202225,537 (38.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202039,877 (60.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201829,690 (45.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201631,889 (48.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201419,522 (29.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201226,360 (40.1%)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
105,629 (± 1,281)
Median Age
39.7
Median Household Income
$56,225 (± $2,734)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
31.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1820,57319.5%
18 to 6464,06560.7%
65 and over20,99119.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,6491.6%
White, not Hispanic94,67689.6%
Black, not Hispanic4,1363.9%
Asian, not Hispanic9860.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic460.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic410.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2190.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,8763.7%

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
104,765
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
84,255

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic103,16398.5%
Hispanic1,6061.5%
White95,19890.9%
Black3,9383.8%
Asian7330.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native490.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander110.0%
Two or More Races1370.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic83,19498.7%
Hispanic1,0601.3%
White77,45291.9%
Black4,1624.9%
Asian9401.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native6280.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander140.0%
Two or More Races760.1%

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