Overview
- District ID
- wv-sd-008
- State
- West Virginia
- Chamber
- Upper chamber (state senate)
- District Code
- 008
- Land Area
- 1,288.8 sq mi
- Water Area
- 6.03 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
Showing all 6 counties
Places
Showing all 15 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 1 | 101,467 | 100.0% | 11.3% | 100.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 65,868
- Active Voters
- 63,624 (96.6%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 21,041 | 31.9% |
| Republican | 25,581 | 38.8% |
| Unaffiliated | 16,704 | 25.4% |
| Other parties | 2,542 | 3.9% |
| No party recorded | 0 | 0.0% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 40,874 (62.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 25,735 (39.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 40,118 (60.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 29,210 (44.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 32,877 (49.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2013–2014 | 20,696 (31.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 27,669 (42.0%) | 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
- 97,274 (± 2,342)
- Median Age
- 44.6
- Median Household Income
- $54,728 (± $1,787)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 90.0%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 21.4%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 18,544 | 19.1% |
| 18 to 64 | 57,664 | 59.3% |
| 65 and over | 21,066 | 21.7% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,369 | 1.4% |
| White, not Hispanic | 84,542 | 86.9% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 5,141 | 5.3% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 527 | 0.5% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 18 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 213 | 0.2% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 132 | 0.1% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 5,332 | 5.5% |
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
- 96,807
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 78,386
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 95,548 | 98.7% |
| Hispanic | 1,257 | 1.3% |
| White | 85,274 | 88.1% |
| Black | 5,214 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 422 | 0.4% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 15 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 195 | 0.2% |
| Two or More Races | 364 | 0.4% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 77,480 | 98.8% |
| Hispanic | 903 | 1.2% |
| White | 70,110 | 89.4% |
| Black | 4,977 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 406 | 0.5% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 1,735 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 47 | 0.1% |
| Two or More Races | 237 | 0.3% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
