Virginia Overview

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.”