Redistricting Process: The Virginia legislature is constitutionally responsible for redistricting the state. Within the legislative houses, the Senate Committee on Privileges & Elections and the House Committee on Privileges & Elections have jurisdiction on the matter. From there, legislation goes to the committee of the whole in each house. The governor can veto or approve the plan. The legislature has until the end of the General Assembly session in 2011 to redistrict. Though there have been many bills proposed to amend this system, none have successfully passed both the House and the Senate.
Governor: Republican Bob McDonnell
Legislature: The State Senate is split evenly and Republicans control the House.
Number of Congressional Seats in 2011: 11 (no change from 2010)
2011 Ideal District Population: 727,366
Link to Virginia Division of Legislative Services: Redistricting Virginia
Current District by District Politics and Demographics
1st District– Republican Robert Wittman
2010 Congressional Results: Wittman 64%
2008 Congressional Results: Wittman 57%
2006 Congressional Results: Jo Ann S. Davis (R) 63%
2004 Congressional Results: Davis 79%
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 51% Obama 48%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 60% Kerry 39%
District Population: 786,237
Over/Under Populated by: 58,871
White Population: 533,440
African American Population: 153,130
Hispanic Population: 53,012
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 1st District.*
2nd District– Republican Scott Rigell
2010 Congressional Results: Rigell 53%
2008 Congressional Results: Glenn C. Nye (D) 52%
2006 Congressional Results: Thelma D. Drake (R) 51%
2004 Congressional Results: Drake 55%
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 48% Obama 50%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 58% Kerry 42%
District Population: 646,184
Over/Under Populated by: 81,182
White Population: 405,688
African American Population: 138,360
Hispanic Population: 45,210
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 2nd District.
3rd District– Democrat Bobby Scott
2010 Congressional Results: Scott 70%
2008 Congressional Results: Scott 97%
2006 Congressional Results: Scott 96%
2004 Congressional Results: Scott 69%
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 24% Obama 76%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 33% Kerry 66%
District Population: 663,390
Over/Under Populated by: 63,976
White Population: 235,186
African American Population: 362,090
Hispanic Population: 32,713
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 3rd District.
4th District– Republican Randy Forbes
2010 Congressional Results: Forbes 62%
2008 Congressional Results: Forbes 60%
2006 Congressional Results: Forbes 76%
2004 Congressional Results: Forbes 64%
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 49% Obama 50%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 57% Kerry 43%
District Population: 738,639
Over/Under Populated by: 11,273
White Population: 427,386
African American Population: 245,577
Hispanic Population: 33,353
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 4th District.
5th District– Republican Robert Hurt
2010 Congressional Results: Hurt 50.8%
2008 Congressional Results: Thomas S. Perriello (D) 50.1%
2006 Congressional Results: Virgil H. Goode (R) 59%
2004 Congressional Results: Goode 64%
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 51% Obama 48%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 56% Kerry 43%
District Population: 685,859
Over/Under Populated by: 41,507
White Population: 491,710
African American Population: 150,222
Hispanic Population: 20,935
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 5th District.
6th District– Republican Bob Goodlatte
2010 Congressional Results: Goodlatte 76%
2008 Congressional Results: Goodlatte 62%
2006 Congressional Results: Goodlatte 75%
2004 Congressional Results: Goodlatte 97%
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 57% Obama 42%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 63% Kerry 36%
District Population: 704,056
Over/Under Populated by: 23,310
White Population: 571,384
African American Population: 78,303
Hispanic Population: 30,117
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 6th District.
7th District– Republican Eric Cantor
2010 Congressional Results: Cantor 59%
2008 Congressional Results: Cantor 63%
2006 Congressional Results: Cantor 64%
2004 Congressional Results: Cantor 75%
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 53% Obama 46%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 61% Kerry 38%
District Population: 757,917
Over/Under Populated by: 30,551
White Population: 546,425
African American Population: 127,827
Hispanic Population: 36,794
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 7th District.
8th District– Democrat Jim Moran
2010 Congressional Results: Moran 61%
2008 Congressional Results: Moran 68%
2006 Congressional Results: Moran 66%
2004 Congressional Results: Moran 60%
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 30% Obama 69%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 35% Kerry 64%
District Population: 701,010
Over/Under Populated by: 26,356
White Population: 382,962
African American Population: 92,996
Hispanic Population: 127,533
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 8th District.
9th District– Republican Morgan Griffith
2010 Congressional Results: Griffith 51.2%
2008 Congressional Results: Rick Boucher (D) 97%
2006 Congressional Results: Boucher 68%
2004 Congressional Results: Boucher 59%
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 59% Obama 40%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 59% Kerry 39%
District Population: 656,200
Over/Under Populated by: 71,166
White Population: 603,689
African American Population: 24,898
Hispanic Population: 11,632
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 9th District.
10th District– Republican Frank Wolf
2010 Congressional Results: Wolf 64%
2008 Congressional Results: Wolf 59%
2006 Congressional Results: Wolf 57%
2004 Congressional Results: Wolf 64%
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 46% Obama 53%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 55% Kerry 44%
District Population: 869,437
Over/Under Populated by: 142,071
White Population: 554,054
African American Population: 62,539
Hispanic Population: 117,278
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 10th District.
11th District– Democrat Gerry Connolly
2010 Congressional Results: Connolly 49.2%
2008 Congressional Results: Connolly 54.7%
2006 Congressional Results: Thomas M. Davis (R) 55%
2004 Congressional Results: Davis 60%
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 42% Obama 57%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 50% Kerry 49%
District Population: 792,095
Over/Under Populated by: 64,729
White Population: 434,526
African American Population: 87,762
Hispanic Population: 123,248
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 11th District.
*In some browsers, the link to the 2010 Census page may link to a table of demographics for several states as opposed to the districts for the specific state. If this occurs, click the “Back to Search” link at the top of the page and then click on the arrow next to “Geographies” in the left column. Select “All Congressional Districts within Virginia” and then close the box. Click on the link for “Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age and Housing Occupancy: 2010” and the correct table should appear.
Redistricting Process taken from Rose Institute study “Redistricting in America.”