West Virginia State Senate District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wv-sd-016
State
West Virginia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
016
Land Area
319.9 sq mi
Water Area
2.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of West Virginia State Senate District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Jefferson County209.30 sq mi65.4%100.0%
Berkeley County110.64 sq mi34.6%34.5%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Shannondale CDP8.43 sq mi2.6%100.0%
Ranson corporation8.09 sq mi2.5%99.8%
Charles Town city5.84 sq mi1.8%99.5%
Martinsburg city4.31 sq mi1.3%64.9%
Inwood CDP2.85 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Middleway CDP1.12 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Shenandoah Junction CDP1.01 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Harpers Ferry town0.54 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Bolivar town0.43 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Shepherdstown town0.40 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 10 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 2110,246100.0%12.3%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
91,095
Active Voters
85,835 (94.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic21,95524.1%
Republican35,66439.2%
Unaffiliated30,68833.7%
Other parties2,7883.1%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202453,306 (58.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202230,237 (33.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202046,291 (50.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201831,378 (34.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201635,811 (39.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201417,655 (19.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201226,963 (29.6%)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
115,235 (± 2,241)
Median Age
40.3
Median Household Income
$88,697 (± $3,330)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1825,17021.8%
18 to 6471,24261.8%
65 and over18,82316.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9,0297.8%
White, not Hispanic91,36979.3%
Black, not Hispanic7,1346.2%
Asian, not Hispanic1,3691.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic360.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic400.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6310.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,6274.9%

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
112,415
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
87,569

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic105,12793.5%
Hispanic7,2886.5%
White92,57782.4%
Black6,9946.2%
Asian1,0350.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native350.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander400.0%
Two or More Races4550.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic82,96694.7%
Hispanic4,5965.2%
White74,01484.5%
Black6,5907.5%
Asian1,3501.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native7850.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander380.0%
Two or More Races1910.2%

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