Overview
- District ID
- wv-sd-017
- State
- West Virginia
- Chamber
- Upper chamber (state senate)
- District Code
- 017
- Land Area
- 547.4 sq mi
- Water Area
- 5.39 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
| County | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of county land |
|---|
| Kanawha County | 547.35 sq mi | 100.0% | 60.7% |
Showing all 1 county
Places
Showing all 20 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 | 100,298 | 100.0% | 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
- 68,140
- Active Voters
- 65,850 (96.6%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 21,585 | 31.7% |
| Republican | 26,782 | 39.3% |
| Unaffiliated | 17,703 | 26.0% |
| Other parties | 2,070 | 3.0% |
| No party recorded | 0 | 0.0% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 44,680 (65.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 28,952 (42.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 44,599 (65.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 33,490 (49.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 37,005 (54.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2013–2014 | 24,163 (35.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 31,032 (45.5%) | 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
- 99,112 (± 1,986)
- Median Age
- 44.0
- Median Household Income
- $64,553 (± $2,793)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 92.2%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 33.1%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 20,159 | 20.3% |
| 18 to 64 | 56,230 | 56.7% |
| 65 and over | 22,723 | 22.9% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,423 | 1.4% |
| White, not Hispanic | 87,702 | 88.5% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 3,084 | 3.1% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 1,525 | 1.5% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 74 | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 1 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 390 | 0.4% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 4,913 | 5.0% |
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
- 98,214
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 78,137
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 96,893 | 98.7% |
| Hispanic | 1,321 | 1.3% |
| White | 88,409 | 90.0% |
| Black | 3,311 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 1,122 | 1.1% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 73 | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 205 | 0.2% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 77,288 | 98.9% |
| Hispanic | 851 | 1.1% |
| White | 71,359 | 91.3% |
| Black | 3,311 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 1,142 | 1.5% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 1,383 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 145 | 0.2% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
