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

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

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

Third district

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

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, 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

References

  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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