West Virginia State Senate District 7

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wv-sd-007
State
West Virginia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
007
Land Area
1,656.2 sq mi
Water Area
7.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of West Virginia State Senate District 7

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Boone County501.53 sq mi30.3%99.8%
Logan County453.72 sq mi27.4%100.0%
Lincoln County437.09 sq mi26.4%100.0%
Kanawha County263.81 sq mi15.9%29.3%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Alum Creek CDP10.21 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Harts CDP9.18 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Mount Gay-Shamrock CDP7.55 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Madison city7.01 sq mi0.4%91.7%
Mallory CDP4.36 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Holden CDP3.73 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Tornado CDP3.59 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Accoville CDP3.23 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Robinette CDP3.00 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Amherstdale CDP2.99 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Verdunville CDP2.67 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Switzer CDP2.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sarah Ann CDP1.83 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Kistler CDP1.49 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Chauncey CDP1.44 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bruno CDP1.29 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Marmet city1.27 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Logan city1.15 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Omar CDP1.13 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Man town1.10 sq mi0.1%97.5%
Danville town1.07 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Comfort CDP1.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Greenview CDP0.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Handley town0.95 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Henlawson CDP0.80 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 56 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 1100,341100.0%11.2%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
62,511
Active Voters
59,670 (95.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic21,25534.0%
Republican22,36335.8%
Unaffiliated13,82722.1%
Other parties5,0668.1%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202436,180 (57.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202222,439 (35.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202036,638 (58.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201825,839 (41.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201630,621 (49.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201419,040 (30.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201225,570 (40.9%)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
97,984 (± 1,472)
Median Age
44.0
Median Household Income
$53,087 (± $2,438)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
13.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1821,13421.6%
18 to 6455,71056.9%
65 and over21,14021.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8500.9%
White, not Hispanic92,67594.6%
Black, not Hispanic1,1521.2%
Asian, not Hispanic2700.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic500.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic10.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic130.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,9733.0%

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
97,730
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
76,599

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic97,02299.3%
Hispanic7060.7%
White93,47795.6%
Black1,1701.2%
Asian2080.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native520.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races680.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic76,18599.5%
Hispanic4180.5%
White73,69996.2%
Black1,5532.0%
Asian1760.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native7441.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races230.0%

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