Virginia 30th State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | +10.8% |
| 2020 | +28.9% |
| 2024 | +8.7% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 52.9%Harris51,644 | 44.3%Trump43,197 | 2.8% | D+8.7 | R+20.2 | D+10.1 | 97,607 | |
| D | 63.6%Biden60,169 | 34.7%Trump32,836 | 1.8% | D+28.9 | D+18.1 | D+24.4 | 94,670 | |
| D | 52.2%Clinton43,926 | 41.4%Trump34,865 | 6.3% | D+10.8 | D+5.0 | D+8.7 | 84,133 | |
| D | 52.3%Obama40,927 | 46.6%Romney36,435 | 1.1% | D+5.7 | R+1.0 | D+1.9 | 78,210 | |
| D | 53.0%Obama34,922 | 46.2%McCain30,478 | 0.8% | D+6.7 | — | R+0.5 | 65,949 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Virginia 30th State Senate District sits in the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachia. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.9 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 20.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.7 points.
A population of 215,184, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $129,305 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 3 and State Senate District 22.
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Virginia 30th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/51030/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.