Virginia 7th Congressional District (VA) — Elections 1876–2024

Virginia 7th Congressional District, Virginia: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+3%. Democratic peak: D+52 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 718,0982024 5-year
Median household income: $118,1492024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 57.7%2024 5-year
Black: 17.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 16.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+52 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+35 in 1972MIT Election Lab

VINDMAN, Eugene SimonCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: SPANBERGER, Abigail (2023–2025), SPANBERGER, Abigail (2021–2023), SPANBERGER, Abigail (2019–2021), BRAT, David A. (2017–2019)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

11 counties · 4 D · 7 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−2.6%	176,966	186,541	371,258
2020	D	+2.1%	177,757	170,346	355,207
2016	R	−5.5%	132,573	149,116	299,297
2012	R	−2.8%	132,917	140,680	278,002
2008	R	−0.1%	127,100	127,287	256,978
2004	R	−18.7%	84,575	123,871	210,058
2000	R	−16.5%	65,530	92,396	162,915
1996	R	−10.0%	53,110	66,137	129,738
1992	R	−12.2%	45,034	60,588	127,253
1988	R	−30.3%	33,335	62,845	97,237
1984	R	−32.9%	28,231	56,131	84,901
1980	R	−17.5%	26,953	39,314	70,761
1976	D	+2.4%	29,816	28,363	59,669
1972	R	−34.6%	14,009	29,208	43,968
1968	R	−9.8%	13,323	17,531	42,823
1964	D	+3.8%	15,877	14,717	30,644
1960	R	−1.9%	11,082	11,527	22,839
1956	R	−17.3%	7,599	11,096	20,176
1952	R	−14.5%	8,056	10,800	18,965
1948	D	+4.2%	6,138	5,571	13,348
1944	D	+14.8%	7,549	5,597	13,172
1940	D	+35.4%	8,402	3,998	12,445
1936	D	+33.1%	8,254	4,135	12,428
1932	D	+42.9%	8,332	3,302	11,731
1928	R	−8.0%	5,285	6,208	11,493
1924	D	+37.7%	5,508	2,407	8,221
1920	D	+20.5%	5,217	3,432	8,710
1916	D	+34.4%	4,644	2,261	6,935
1912	D	+52.1%	4,341	1,022	6,374
1908	D	+23.4%	4,394	2,717	7,156
1904	D	+27.7%	4,177	2,356	6,584
1900	D	+8.0%	8,233	7,010	15,289
1896	D	+5.0%	9,121	8,241	17,478
1892	D	+16.4%	9,415	6,661	16,817
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	54.4%	45.4%	4,445,535
2020	D	56.0%	43.9%	4,405,087
2018	D	57.0%	41.0%	3,351,373
2014	D	49.1%	48.3%	2,184,473
2012	D	52.9%	47.0%	3,802,196
2008	D	65.0%	33.7%	3,643,294
2006	D	49.6%	49.2%	2,370,445
2002	R	0.0%	82.6%	1,489,422
2000	R	47.7%	52.3%	2,718,301
1996	R	47.4%	52.5%	2,354,715
1994	D	45.6%	42.9%	2,057,463
1990	R	0.0%	80.9%	1,083,690
1988	D	71.2%	28.7%	2,068,897
1984	R	29.9%	70.0%	2,007,487
1982	R	48.8%	51.2%	1,415,622
1978	R	49.8%	50.2%	1,222,256
1976	O	38.3%	0.0%	1,557,500

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

11.0%

German

10.7%

Irish

9.8%

American

6.0%

Italian

4.1%

Scottish

1.8%

Polish

1.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 37.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.4%

85+

0.7%

1.9%

75–84

2.4%

4.0%

65–74

4.5%

6.3%

55–64

6.3%

6.6%

45–54

6.5%

7.0%

35–44

7.1%

6.4%

25–34

6.2%

4.6%

18–24

4.2%

9.7%

5–17

9.1%

3.2%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$118,149

Congressional District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 7$118,149

Virginia$93,170

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 189.8%

Working age (18–64)6.4%

Seniors (65+)6.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

79.9%

speak English only

Spanish11.9%

Other Indo-European3.7%

Other languages2.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

11.3%

Catholic & Orthodox

9.1%

Baptist

9.1%

Methodist

3.5%

Non-Christian

2.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.3%

Mainline Protestant

2.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Virginia's 7th swung to within 0.3 points in 2024, reflecting a suburban electorate that has shifted repeatedly over the past decade as the Richmond-area exurbs have grown and diversified.

The Democratic margin in Virginia 7th Congressional District has rarely exceeded fifty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-five points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by three points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 58% non-Hispanic-white share, a 7% poverty rate, and a median household income of $118,149 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 7, Virginia vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 7, Virginia voted Republican by 2.6 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 371,258 votes cast, 176,966 went Democratic and 186,541 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 7, Virginia's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 7, Virginia as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 7, Virginia last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 7, Virginia voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Congressional District 7, Virginia?

Congressional District 7, Virginia has a population of 718,098 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 7, Virginia?

Median household income in Congressional District 7, Virginia is $118,149 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.

What is the political history of Congressional District 7, Virginia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 7, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Virginia 7th Congressional District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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