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1876–2024
State House District 55·Virginia

Virginia 55th State House District has voted Democratic in six straight presidential cycles.

A heavily Democratic district anchored in Northern Virginia's dense suburbs

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VA
Latest
D+28
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
124,694
2024 ACS

Virginia 55th State House District, Virginia: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+28%. Democratic peak: D+68 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+28MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
124,6942024 5-year
Median household income
$102,0752024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
75.2%2024 5-year
Black
9.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+68 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+32 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 1 D · 2 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+27.8%
45,74225,53872,738
D
+28.2%
44,32124,52170,318
D
+20.5%
34,82122,22161,373
D
+10.0%
31,63525,79558,359
D
+16.0%
31,67522,83755,181
D
+0.8%
23,53723,15947,173
R
−5.6%
17,57119,80739,777
R
−2.7%
15,30916,20933,676
D
+0.3%
14,97714,87834,309
R
−17.6%
11,32916,24527,879
R
−27.3%
8,92615,67024,713
R
−13.2%
8,38911,24021,562
R
−7.1%
8,4219,73218,436
R
−31.7%
5,0129,78615,038
R
−22.3%
2,7935,03810,047
R
−0.2%
5,0155,03110,053
R
−12.5%
2,7353,5246,307
R
−18.9%
1,8912,9085,379
R
−14.6%
2,1672,9125,102
D
+13.6%
1,6571,2163,239
D
+30.9%
2,2741,1983,486
D
+36.6%
2,1641,0013,175
D
+47.8%
2,3578293,196
D
+58.3%
2,4996423,184
D
+27.0%
2,0321,1673,199
D
+53.5%
1,7945172,386
D
+47.2%
1,9687052,675
D
+67.6%
1,7943452,142
D
+68.0%
1,5082061,916
D
+43.2%
1,3335201,884
D
+51.2%
1,3914421,853
D
+15.4%
3,0332,2185,279
D
+13.1%
3,2772,5065,876
D
+17.7%
3,3642,3365,792
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.9%
German
13.9%
Irish
12.1%
Italian
5.0%
American
4.8%
Scottish
3.1%
French
2.6%
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: 40.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.1%
85+
1.7%
2.6%
75–84
3.4%
5.5%
65–74
6.4%
5.9%
55–64
6.7%
5.4%
45–54
5.6%
6.3%
35–44
6.4%
6.0%
25–34
6.2%
5.4%
18–24
5.8%
7.5%
5–17
7.0%
2.5%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$102,075
State House District 55 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 55$102,075
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.9%
Working age (18–64)7.9%
Seniors (65+)6.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.4%
speak English only
Spanish5.7%
Other Indo-European4.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.6%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
7.0%
Other Christian
6.0%
Mainline Protestant
5.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.6%
Methodist
3.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Non-Christian
1.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+21.9, this district of roughly 85,000 residents sits among Virginia's most reliably blue state house seats, reflecting the demographic shift that has reshaped Northern Virginia over the past two decades.

The Democratic margin in Virginia 55th State House District reached its widest at sixty-eight points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was twenty-eight points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $102,075, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 124,694 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 55, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 55, Virginia voted Democratic by 27.8 points (D+28), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 72,738 votes cast, 45,742 went Democratic and 25,538 went Republican.
What is State House District 55, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 55, Virginia as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 55, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 55, Virginia voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in State House District 55, Virginia?
State House District 55, Virginia has a population of 124,694 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 55, Virginia?
Median household income in State House District 55, Virginia is $102,075 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of State House District 55, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 55, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.