Virginia 1st Congressional District (VA) — Elections 1876–2024

2024 presidential election

Virginia 1st Congressional District

TrumpR+4.9

2024

How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	51.6%	250,996
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	46.7%	227,068
OtherAll other candidates	1.7%	8,434

D+60

R+60

District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 18 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1876–2024, on its current boundaries.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 2008–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
2008	−17.0%
2012	−20.0%
2016	−13.6%
2020	−6.6%
2024	−4.9%

DemocraticRepublican

current representation

Current officeholders

Robert J. Wittman

U.S. House · VA-01 · Republican

Mark R. Warner

U.S. Senate · Democratic

Timothy Michael (tim) Kaine

U.S. Senate · Democratic

Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.

Source · Voteview HSall_members.csv.

5 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Total
2024	R	46.7%Harris227,068	51.6%Trump250,996	1.7%	−4.9%	486,498
2020	R	45.7%Biden210,864	52.4%Trump241,517	1.9%incl. Jorgensen	−6.6%	460,979
2016	R	40.1%Clinton164,343	53.7%Trump220,114	6.3%incl. Johnson	−13.6%	410,097
2012	R	40.0%Obama156,433	60.0%Romney234,731	0.0%	−20.0%	391,164
2008	R	41.0%Obama156,080	58.1%McCain220,878	0.9%	−17.0%	380,410

Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races

U.S. House

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	District	Won	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	1	R	43.5%208,445	56.3%269,657	478,906
2022	1	R	43.0%147,229	56.0%191,828	342,742
2020	1	R	41.7%186,923	58.1%260,614	448,178
2018	1	R	44.7%148,464	55.2%183,250	332,101
2016	1	R	36.6%140,785	59.9%230,213	384,601
2014	1	R	34.4%72,059	62.9%131,861	209,621
2012	1	R	41.2%147,036	56.3%200,845	356,806
2010	1	R	34.8%73,824	63.9%135,564	212,236
2008	1	R	41.8%150,432	56.6%203,839	360,292
2006	1	R	35.5%81,083	63.0%143,889	228,534
2004	1	R	0.0%0	78.5%225,071	286,534
2002	1	R	0.0%0	95.9%113,168	117,997
2000	1	R	37.0%97,399	57.5%151,344	263,014
1998	1	R	0.0%0	76.4%76,474	100,057
1996	1	R	0.0%0	99.0%165,574	167,235
1994	1	R	23.5%45,173	74.3%142,930	192,496
1992	1	R	38.7%89,814	57.5%133,537	232,051
1990	1	R	49.0%69,194	51.0%72,000	141,293
1988	1	R	26.7%49,614	73.3%135,937	185,573
1986	1	R	44.0%63,364	56.0%80,713	144,086
1984	1	R	39.8%79,577	59.1%118,085	199,822
1982	1	R	43.7%62,379	53.9%76,926	142,802
1980	1	R	0.0%0	90.5%130,130	143,839
1978	1	R	27.9%34,578	72.1%89,158	123,741
1976	1	R	47.5%70,159	48.6%71,789	147,850

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	54.4%2,417,115	45.4%2,019,911	4,445,535
2020	D	56.0%2,466,500	44.0%1,934,199	4,400,699
2018	D	57.1%1,910,370	41.1%1,374,313	3,346,248
2014	D	49.2%1,073,667	48.4%1,055,940	2,182,709
2012	D	53.0%2,010,067	47.0%1,785,542	3,795,609
2008	D	65.1%2,369,327	33.8%1,228,830	3,640,116
2006	D	49.6%1,175,606	49.3%1,166,277	2,367,985
2002	R	0.0%0	83.0%1,229,894	1,481,051
2000	R	47.7%1,296,093	52.3%1,420,460	2,716,553
1996	R	47.5%1,115,982	52.5%1,235,744	2,351,726
1994	D	45.6%938,376	42.9%882,213	2,056,026
1990	R	0.0%0	81.7%876,782	1,073,537
1988	D	71.3%1,474,086	28.7%593,652	2,067,738
1984	R	29.9%601,142	70.0%1,406,194	2,007,487
1982	R	48.8%690,839	51.2%724,571	1,415,410
1978	R	49.8%608,511	50.2%613,232	1,221,743
1976	O	38.3%596,009	0.0%0	1,557,346

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
Indicator	VA-1Congressional district	VirginiaState	United StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White	71.9%	60.2%	61.0%
Black	12.9%	18.6%	12.2%
Asian	5.8%	6.9%	6.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	9.5%	12.6%
Other race	2.6%	4.8%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	11.0%	19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income	$104,610	$93,170	$84,427
Poverty rate	6.4%	10.0%	12.5%
Median age	42	39.3	39.1
Age 18–24	8.3%	9.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.1%	16.7%	17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	41.6%	42.3%	35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home	10.0%	17.5%	22.3%
Spanish	4.8%	7.9%	13.6%
Other Indo-European	1.2%	2.6%	2.0%
Ancestry
Largest ancestry	English 16.0%	English 12.0%	German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestry	German 10.5%	German 10.1%	Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestry	American 10.5%	Irish 9.1%	English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic	10.4%County context	10.2%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	22.6%County context	19.9%	16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed	53.0%County context	54.3%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	9.2%County context	8.4%	5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.

Reported ancestry · ACS B04006

English

16.0%

German

10.5%

American

10.5%

Irish

9.6%

Italian

4.3%

Scottish

2.1%

Polish

1.6%

French

1.4%

Reported ancestry · ACS B04006

African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.

African

0.4%

Jamaican

0.3%

The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.

Detailed group · ACS B02015

Asian Indian

1.1%

Filipino

0.6%

Chinese

0.6%

Korean

0.4%

Vietnamese

0.3%

Pakistani

0.2%

Specific origin · ACS B03001

Mexican

2.0%

Puerto Rican

1.5%

Salvadoran

1.1%

Guatemalan

0.5%

Honduran

0.3%

Colombian

0.2%

Cuban

0.2%

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.

2024 ACS

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 42.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.3%

2.7%

75–84

3.4%

5.5%

65–74

6.3%

6.5%

55–64

7.2%

6.0%

45–54

6.3%

6.5%

35–44

6.5%

5.7%

25–34

5.8%

4.2%

18–24

4.1%

8.1%

5–17

7.8%

2.7%

2.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$104,610

Virginia 1st Congressional District$104,610

Virginia$93,170

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

6.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 189.1%

Working age (18–64)7.1%

Seniors (65+)8.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

90.0%

speak English only

Spanish4.8%

Other Indo-European1.2%

Other Asian & Pacific Island0.7%

Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.5%

French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.4%

Korean0.4%

German or other West Germanic0.3%

Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.3%

Arabic0.3%

Other languages0.3%

Vietnamese0.2%

Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Evangelical Protestant

22.6%

Catholic

10.4%

Mainline Protestant

9.2%

Muslim

1.2%

Latter-day Saints

1.1%

Hindu

0.8%

Other Christian

0.7%

Black Protestant

0.6%

Orthodox Christian

0.2%

Other faiths

0.1%

Buddhist

0.1%

Unaffiliated or not counted53.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Stretching from Washington's exurbs through tidewater Virginia to the Northern Neck, this district has returned Republican margins in the high single digits in recent presidential cycles, reflecting a mix of rural conservative voters and outer-suburban growth.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 20.0 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.9 points.

A population of 783,902, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $104,610 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Virginia 1st Congressional District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Virginia 1st Congressional District voted Republican by 4.9 points (R+4.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 486,498 votes cast, 227,068 went Democratic and 250,996 went Republican.

How many people live in Virginia 1st Congressional District?

Virginia 1st Congressional District has a population of 783,902 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Virginia 1st Congressional District?

Median household income in Virginia 1st Congressional District is $104,610 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.

What is the political history of Virginia 1st Congressional District?

Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Virginia 1st Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.

Virginia 1st Congressional District delivered R+4.9 in 2024.

U.S. House

U.S. Senate

Demographics

Demographic Profile

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