The
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
of
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...
currently has two
congressional districts
Congressional districts, also known as electoral districts and legislative districts, electorates, or wards in other nations, are divisions of a larger administrative region that represent the population of a region in the larger congressional bod ...
, each represented by a member of the
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...
.
Current districts and representatives
List of members of the United States House delegation from West Virginia, district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the
CPVI
The Cook Partisan Voting Index, abbreviated Cook PVI, CPVI, or PVI, is a measurement of how strongly a List of United States congressional districts, United States congressional district or U.S. state leans toward the Democratic Party (United Sta ...
. The delegation has a total of 2 members, both of whom are
Republicans.
Historical and present district boundaries
Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of West Virginia, presented chronologically.
All redistricting events that took place in West Virginia between 1973 and 2013 are shown.
Obsolete districts
Third district
The 3rd district was eliminated by the
2020 United States census
The United States census of 2020 was the twenty-fourth decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to of ...
.
Fourth district
The 4th district was eliminated by the
1990 United States census.
Fifth district
The 5th district was eliminated by the
1970 United States census.
Sixth district
The 6th district was eliminated by the
1960 United States census.
At-large district
West Virginia's at-large congressional district existed between 1913 and 1917, but it is now obsolete.
See also
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List of United States congressional districts
Congressional districts in the United States are electoral divisions for the purpose of electing members of the United States House of Representatives. The number of voting seats in the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, wit ...
References
External links
U.S. House of Representatives
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Congressional districts of West Virginia