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Virginia 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2008R+2.32012R+3.52016R+5.52020D+2.02024R+0.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+0.3
2024
median income$93,757U.S. $80,734 · VA $93,170
median age39.1U.S. 39.1 · VA 39.3
poverty rate8.5%U.S. 12.5% · VA 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)37.4%U.S. 35.6% · VA 42.3%
non-english10.1%U.S. 22.3% · VA 17.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English12.6%
German10.4%
Irish10.2%
African American†19.6%
African1.5%
Jamaican0.4%
Mexican2.4%
Puerto Rican2.0%
Spaniard0.3%
Filipino3.0%
Asian Indian0.6%
Chinese0.4%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Virginia Beach city.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Virginia 2nd Congressional District

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2024 presidential electionVirginia 2nd Congressional DistrictTrumpR+0.3
Virginia 2nd Congressional District premium atlas map: Trump R+0.3, 206 precincts, 5 city labels.
2024
206 precincts by 2024 margin · 5 cities, own margin · ◎ bluest & reddest city
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −0.3% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−0.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−2.3%
2012−3.5%
2016−5.5%
2020+2.0%
2024−0.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RJennifer KiggansU.S. House · VA-02+0.26
DMark WarnerU.S. Senate-0.21
DTim KaineU.S. Senate-0.23

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

Source · Voteview HSall_members.csv.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races

U.S. House

Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
YearDistrictWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
20242R
46.9%191,666
50.7%207,368
408,702
20222R
48.2%143,219
51.6%153,328
296,996
20202D
51.6%185,733
45.8%165,031
360,277
20182D
51.1%139,571
48.8%133,458
273,400
20162R
38.5%119,440
61.3%190,475
310,567
20142R
41.1%71,178
58.7%101,558
173,060
20122R
46.1%142,548
53.8%166,231
309,222
20102R
42.5%70,591
53.1%88,340
166,289
20082D
52.4%141,857
47.5%128,486
270,711
20062R
48.5%83,901
51.3%88,777
173,159
20042R
44.8%108,180
55.1%132,946
241,380
20022R
0.0%0
83.1%103,807
124,846
20002R
48.0%90,328
52.0%97,856
188,329
19982D
94.3%67,975
0.0%0
72,091
19962D
64.8%106,215
35.1%57,586
163,996
19942D
59.0%81,372
40.9%56,375
137,802
19922D
56.0%99,253
43.9%77,797
177,133
19902D
75.0%55,179
0.0%0
73,618
19882D
60.5%106,666
35.5%62,564
176,208
19862D
49.5%54,491
41.9%46,137
110,169
19842R
0.0%0
99.8%136,632
136,888
19822R
0.0%0
99.9%78,108
78,205
19802R
0.0%0
89.8%97,319
108,328
19782R
0.0%0
100.0%63,512
63,530
19762R
34.3%41,464
65.7%79,381
120,847

U.S. Senate

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

Anchored by Virginia Beach and the Hampton Roads naval corridor, VA-02 blends a large active-duty and veteran population with growing suburban diversity, producing presidential margins that have flipped within single digits across recent cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 2.0 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 5.5 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.3 points.

A population of 785,472, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,757 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 10 and Congressional District 1.

Political twins — districts

The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Congressional District 10
Georgia
78.7twin score
12-yr trend% unaffiliated% Catholic
Congressional District 1
Virginia
76.2twin score
% Catholicpopulation scale% Latino≠ elasticity
Congressional District 7
Virginia
73.7twin score
% unaffiliated% Catholicpopulation scale≠ American ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Virginia 2nd Congressional District

counties it covers8
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Frequently asked questions

How did Virginia 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Virginia 2nd Congressional District voted a near-tie (R+0.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 413,946 votes cast, 203,141 went Democratic and 204,255 went Republican.
When did Virginia 2nd Congressional District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Virginia 2nd Congressional District voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Virginia 2nd Congressional District?
Virginia 2nd Congressional District has a population of 785,472 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Virginia 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in Virginia 2nd Congressional District is $93,757 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Virginia 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Virginia 2nd Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.