West Virginia State Senate District 6

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wv-sd-006
State
West Virginia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
006
Land Area
1,543.5 sq mi
Water Area
4.48 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of West Virginia State Senate District 6

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
McDowell County533.46 sq mi34.6%100.0%
Mingo County423.14 sq mi27.4%100.0%
Mercer County418.96 sq mi27.1%100.0%
Wayne County167.97 sq mi10.9%33.2%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Gilbert Creek CDP11.57 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Bluefield city9.03 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Welch city6.04 sq mi0.4%79.1%
Red Jacket CDP5.27 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Bluewell CDP4.50 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Williamson city3.27 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Princeton city3.01 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Montcalm CDP2.73 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Chattaroy CDP2.04 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Delbarton town1.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Brush Fork CDP1.90 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Maybeury CDP1.67 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Crumpler CDP1.50 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Justice CDP1.32 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Davy town1.27 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Raysal CDP1.23 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pageton CDP1.20 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bartley CDP1.14 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gilbert town1.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Northfork town0.96 sq mi0.1%100.0%
War city0.89 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gary city0.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fort Gay town0.82 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Iaeger town0.79 sq mi0.1%82.3%
Bradshaw town0.77 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 41 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 1110,696100.0%12.4%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
71,661
Active Voters
71,484 (99.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic22,34031.2%
Republican27,55138.4%
Unaffiliated16,31422.8%
Other parties5,4567.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202439,401 (55.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202224,213 (33.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202040,212 (56.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201827,618 (38.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201633,511 (46.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201420,090 (28.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201226,639 (37.2%)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
106,746 (± 791)
Median Age
44.1
Median Household Income
$44,838 (± $2,496)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
83.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
16.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1822,23520.8%
18 to 6460,42356.6%
65 and over24,08822.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,5481.5%
White, not Hispanic96,19790.1%
Black, not Hispanic4,4544.2%
Asian, not Hispanic1370.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2250.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1820.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,0033.8%

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
106,239
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
84,008

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic104,99398.8%
Hispanic1,2461.2%
White96,90091.2%
Black4,5024.2%
Asian780.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2280.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races190.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic83,18799.0%
Hispanic8141.0%
White77,32092.0%
Black3,9974.8%
Asian3760.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,4781.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races190.0%

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