West Virginia State Senate District 12

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wv-sd-012
State
West Virginia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
012
Land Area
1,513.4 sq mi
Water Area
7.69 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of West Virginia State Senate District 12

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Harrison County416.01 sq mi27.5%100.0%
Lewis County386.93 sq mi25.6%100.0%
Gilmer County338.50 sq mi22.4%100.0%
Calhoun County279.25 sq mi18.5%100.0%
Taylor County92.65 sq mi6.1%53.6%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Bridgeport city10.69 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Clarksburg city9.71 sq mi0.6%99.9%
Enterprise CDP2.94 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Weston city1.94 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Shinnston city1.67 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Despard CDP1.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wallace CDP1.42 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Reynoldsville CDP1.36 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Salem city1.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Anmoore town1.06 sq mi0.1%100.0%
East View CDP1.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Glenville town1.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lost Creek town0.97 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hepzibah CDP0.92 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Nutter Fort town0.89 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Stonewood city0.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gypsy CDP0.78 sq mi0.1%100.0%
West Milford town0.53 sq mi<0.1%99.3%
Lumberport town0.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Spelter CDP0.49 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Grantsville town0.44 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wolf Summit CDP0.36 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sand Fork town0.32 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Flemington town0.30 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Jane Lew town0.24 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

Showing all 25 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 291,24987.0%10.2%59.2%
WV District 113,63713.0%1.5%40.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
67,672
Active Voters
67,089 (99.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic18,50827.3%
Republican29,08943.0%
Unaffiliated17,69126.1%
Other parties2,3843.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202445,325 (67.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202229,112 (43.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202043,623 (64.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201831,103 (46.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201636,058 (53.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201422,173 (32.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201228,685 (42.4%)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
103,697 (± 589)
Median Age
43.1
Median Household Income
$57,837 (± $1,978)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1821,52220.8%
18 to 6460,80758.6%
65 and over21,36820.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,1322.1%
White, not Hispanic94,40391.0%
Black, not Hispanic2,2372.2%
Asian, not Hispanic5700.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic930.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic10.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1350.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,1264.0%

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
103,170
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
81,684

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic101,25898.1%
Hispanic1,9141.9%
White96,47393.5%
Black2,2252.2%
Asian4400.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native930.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races1540.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic80,31198.3%
Hispanic1,3771.7%
White76,82894.1%
Black2,2242.7%
Asian3920.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native7460.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races1260.2%

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