How did VA-SD-18, Virginia vote in the 2024 presidential election?

VA-SD-18, Virginia voted Democratic in 2024 with a margin of D+26.1. Kamala D Harris received 58,916 votes and Donald Trump received 34,221 out of 94,622 total votes cast, a 4.4-point shift toward Democrats from 2020.

What is VA-SD-18, Virginia's political history?

VA-SD-18, Virginia has 5 presidential elections on record, spanning 2008 to 2024. It has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2008. The largest single-election swing was 6.3 points in 2016.

What are the demographics of VA-SD-18, Virginia?

VA-SD-18, Virginia has a population of 211,841 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 41.3% non-Hispanic white, 6.8% Hispanic, 44.1% Black.

Which places are most similar to VA-SD-18, Virginia?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar state senate districts to VA-SD-18, Virginia are Indiana State Senate District 3, Illinois State Senate District 14, Missouri State Senate District 14. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

Virginia Senate of Virginia District 18

Virginia · Latest: 2024↑ D+4.4 vs 2020

Safe Democratic — shifted 4.4pp toward Democrats in 2024 — 212K residents

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Virginia Senate of Virginia District 18 is a state senate district that has a population of 211,841. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Democratic with a margin of D+26.1. Akashic Edge tracks 5 presidential elections here, dating back to 2008.

Virginia Senate of Virginia District 18 Presidential Election Results, 2008–2024
Year	Dem %	Rep %	Margin	Swing
2024	62.3%	36.2%	D+26.1	D+4.4
2020*	59.9%	38.1%	D+21.7	R+2.6
2016*	59.7%	35.5%	D+24.3	R+6.3
2012*	65.3%	34.7%	D+30.6	D+2.5
2008*	63.6%	35.5%	D+28.1	—

* Pre-2022 results projected onto current district boundaries. Actual boundaries at the time of the election may have differed.

Political Identity

What defines VA-SD-18?

It has a plurality-minority electorate (59% nonwhite) where demographic change is reshaping the political map.

Similarity Explorer

Similar state senate districts

Nearest neighbors matched on the same place-page feature set used across the dossier system.

8 visible matches

Indiana State Senate District 3IN

Diverse urban democratic 3

D+40.7

Similarity score98%

Illinois State Senate District 14IL

Diverse urban democratic 3

D+38.0

Similarity score97%

Missouri State Senate District 14MO

Diverse urban democratic 3

D+52.6

Similarity score97%

South Carolina State Senate District 42SC

Diverse urban democratic 3

D+39.2

Similarity score96%

Illinois State Senate District 15IL

Diverse urban democratic 3

D+46.7

Similarity score96%

New York State Senate District 63NY

Urban Democratic

D+31.9

Similarity score96%

Alabama State Senate District 19AL

Diverse urban democratic 3

D+30.1

Similarity score96%

Georgia State Senate District 15GA

Diverse urban democratic 3

D+29.5

Similarity score96%

Historian Query

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“How has Virginia Senate of Virginia District 18 voted in presidential elections?”

Automated Readout

Key Insights

High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.

Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections
Latest election (2024) was a Democratic landslide with a 26.1% margin
Turnout decreased by 60.9 percentage points since the previous presidential election

Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

VA-SD-18Census ACS 2024

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

Expand rows for ancestry detail

Black 44.1%White (Non-Hispanic) 41.3%Hispanic 6.8%Multiracial 4.8%Asian 2.3%Native American 0.6%

Group	VA-SD-18	State	National
Black / African American	44.1%	18.6%	12.2%
White (Non-Hispanic)	41.3%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic / Latino	6.8%	11.0%	19.3%
Multiracial / Other	4.8%	4.7%	4.0%
Asian	2.3%	6.9%	6.0%
Native American / Alaska Native	0.6%	0.4%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Detailed ancestry data unavailable for this geography.

Who lives in Virginia Senate of Virginia District 18? 211,841 residents as of the 2020 Census.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.

VA-SD-18 vs Virginia vs National212K residents

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

212K

local

212KState 8.7MNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

0.06%

local

0.06%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

76.5%

local

76.5%State 75.6%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState $99,933National $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 10.0%National 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 42.3%National 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 67.3%National 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 39.3 yrsNational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 15.9%National 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 16.7%National 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 13.1%National 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 17.4%National 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 82.6%National 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in VA-SD-18

Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.

2024 Turnout

58.4%

vs Previous

-60.9pp

Voting-Age Pop

162,070

History

2008–2024

Competitiveness

How competitive is VA-SD-18?

Safe DAvg margin: D+24.0 (last 3 elections)

2008

D+28.1

2012

D+30.6

2016

D+24.3

2020

D+21.7

2024

D+26.1

Elasticity

8.8pp

margin range

Party Flips

last 30 years

5-Elec Avg

D+26.2

Other Virginia State Senate Districts

39 total

Name	Margin ↓
VA-SD-14	D+63.8
VA-SD-40	D+58.3
VA-SD-39	D+55.1
VA-SD-21	D+46.8
VA-SD-37	D+40.8
VA-SD-23	D+39.5
VA-SD-34	D+39.0
VA-SD-38	D+38.9
VA-SD-35	D+33.0
VA-SD-33	D+30.0
VA-SD-15	D+28.9
VA-SD-36	D+26.4
VA-SD-11	D+25.5
VA-SD-13	D+21.7
VA-SD-32	D+21.4
VA-SD-16	D+17.9
VA-SD-29	D+16.9
VA-SD-22	D+14.6
VA-SD-30	D+8.6
VA-SD-31	D+8.6
VA-SD-24	D+8.1
VA-SD-17	D+4.6
VA-SD-27	D+3.1
VA-SD-12	D+0.2
VA-SD-04	R+1.3

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