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Virginia 82nd State House District
presidential margin
2008D+23.62012D+24.02016D+14.02020D+10.72024D+4.2
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+4.2
2024
median income$66,449U.S. $80,734 · VA $93,170
median age39.9U.S. 39.1 · VA 39.3
poverty rate14.1%U.S. 12.5% · VA 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)24.0%U.S. 35.6% · VA 42.3%
non-english7.8%U.S. 22.3% · VA 17.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†42.1%
African2.0%
Jamaican0.5%
English8.5%
German6.1%
American5.9%
Mexican1.6%
Puerto Rican1.3%
Honduran0.6%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Surry County.

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

Virginia 82nd State House District

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Virginia 82nd State House DistrictHarrisD+4.2
2024
2024 presidential margin for Virginia 82nd State House DistrictThe boundary of Virginia 82nd State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+4.2), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Virginia 82nd State House District · D+4.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic51.5%22,690
Donald TrumpRepublican47.4%20,862
Jill SteinGreen1.1%493
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Virginia 82nd State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Dinwiddie County, VARepublicanR+23.1
Petersburg city, VADemocraticD+72.5
Prince George County, VARepublicanR+21.3
Surry County, VARepublicanR+0.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
51.5%Harris22,690
47.4%Trump20,862
1.1%Stein493
+4.2%
44,045
D
54.8%Biden24,390
44.1%Trump19,628
1.2%Jorgensen521
+10.7%
44,539
D
55.6%Clinton23,028
41.6%Trump17,240
2.8%Johnson1,180
+14.0%
41,448
D
62.0%Obama26,947
38.0%Romney16,514
0.0%
+24.0%
43,461
D
61.2%Obama26,028
37.6%McCain15,981
1.2%Nader530
+23.6%
42,539
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: +4.2% in 2024.+4.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+23.6%
2012+24.0%
2016+14.0%
2020+10.7%
2024+4.2%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DKim AdamsState House · 82

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

The 2024 presidential margin was D+4.2, one of the narrower results among Virginia's state house districts, compared with D+23.6 in 2008. No racial group formed a majority of its residents in the 2024 ACS 5-year, with Black residents at 46.7%.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.0 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.2 points.

A population of 85,150, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,449 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 71 and State House District 90.

Political twins — state-house districts

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

State House District 71
Alabama
94.9twin score
12-yr trend% Black2008–2012 trajectory≠ median income
State House District 90
South Carolina
94.8twin score
12-yr trend% Black2008–2012 trajectory
State House District 72
Alabama
94.6twin score
% Black2008–2012 trajectory12-yr trend≠ median income

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 82nd State House District

counties it covers4
Dinwiddie CountyPetersburg cityPrince George CountySurry County

Frequently asked questions

How did Virginia 82nd State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Virginia 82nd State House District voted Democratic by 4.2 points (D+4.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 44,045 votes cast, 22,690 went Democratic and 20,862 went Republican.
How many people live in Virginia 82nd State House District?
Virginia 82nd State House District has a population of 85,150 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Virginia 82nd State House District?
Median household income in Virginia 82nd State House District is $66,449 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Virginia 82nd State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Virginia 82nd State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.