West Virginia's congressional districts

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West Virginia's congressional districts since 2023

The U.S. state of West Virginia currently has two congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives.

Current districts and representatives[edit]

List of members of the United States House delegation from West Virginia, district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of two members, both of whom are Republicans.

Current U.S. representatives from West Virginia
District Member
(Residence)[1]
Party Incumbent since CPVI
(2022)[2]
District map
1st
Carol Miller
(Huntington)
Republican January 3, 2019 R+23
2nd
Alex Mooney
(Charles Town)
Republican January 3, 2015 R+22

Historical and present district boundaries[edit]

Congressional districts of West Virginia from 1863 to present

Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of West Virginia, presented chronologically.[3] All redistricting events that took place in West Virginia between 1973 and 2013 are shown.

Year Statewide map
1973–1982
1983–1992
1993–2002
2003–2013
2013–2023

Obsolete districts[edit]

Third district[edit]

The 3rd district was eliminated by the 2020 United States census.

Fourth district[edit]

The 4th district was eliminated by the 1990 United States census.

Fifth district[edit]

The 5th district was eliminated by the 1970 United States census.

Sixth district[edit]

The 6th district was eliminated by the 1960 United States census.

At-large district[edit]

West Virginia's at-large congressional district existed between 1913 and 1917, during a period when the state failed to enact a redistricting plan that allowed for a new sixth district. Such a plan was adopted for the 1916 elections, making the at-large seat obsolete.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012". Retrieved October 18, 2014.

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