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1876–2024
State House District 86·Virginia

Virginia 86th State House District has voted Democratic in eight straight presidential cycles.

A Northern Virginia district decided by fewer than 2 points in 2024

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VA
Latest
D+20
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
85,958
2024 ACS

Virginia 86th State House District, Virginia: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+20%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+20MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
85,9582024 5-year
Median household income
$79,4022024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
46.3%2024 5-year
Black
40.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+75 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+28 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
+20.5%
24,95516,35041,996
D
+23.4%
26,27616,14743,302
D
+19.2%
23,06315,27640,503
D
+23.6%
25,97215,95642,521
D
+21.5%
26,05116,76343,201
D
+0.3%
18,07017,96636,265
D
+2.2%
15,72815,04631,376
D
+5.8%
14,13512,45728,849
R
−1.4%
13,16313,61631,635
R
−21.2%
10,71116,56327,655
R
−26.0%
9,98117,08027,253
R
−3.8%
10,41011,27523,035
D
+8.0%
11,0289,32321,308
R
−28.1%
1,1432,0523,233
D
+1.9%
5,7955,47416,861
D
+19.3%
8415691,411
R
−3.5%
3,6693,9397,635
R
−18.1%
2,6173,8226,667
R
−5.2%
2,5512,8335,401
D
+24.8%
1,7851,0193,094
D
+42.5%
1,8207322,561
D
+58.4%
1,7044442,156
D
+56.7%
1,4924081,911
D
+32.5%
1,0265161,571
R
−9.5%
7228731,595
D
+42.7%
602225883
D
+36.1%
655301980
D
+59.4%
39697503
D
+74.7%
36330446
D
+45.4%
350129487
D
+47.4%
312110426
D
+16.8%
549390947
R
−16.9%
333473827
R
−18.4%
4807061,226
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.7%
German
7.5%
Irish
6.6%
American
5.2%
Italian
3.8%
Scottish
1.4%
Polish
1.2%
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
0.6%
85+
1.1%
2.2%
75–84
3.1%
4.7%
65–74
5.5%
6.1%
55–64
6.9%
4.9%
45–54
5.6%
6.4%
35–44
6.6%
7.4%
25–34
7.2%
5.0%
18–24
4.9%
8.2%
5–17
7.9%
3.0%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$79,402
State House District 86 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 86$79,402
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.1%
Working age (18–64)9.4%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.2%
speak English only
Spanish3.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
17.1%
Other Christian
10.2%
Methodist
6.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.3%
Non-Christian
3.0%
Mainline Protestant
2.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Sitting at the competitive edge of Northern Virginia's suburban sprawl, this district has trended toward single-digit margins as population growth reshapes its electorate. Its 2024 presidential result of D+1.6 places it among the state's most closely watched legislative seats.

The Democratic margin in Virginia 86th State House District reached its widest at seventy-five points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was twenty points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $79,402, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 85,958 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 86, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 86, Virginia voted Democratic by 20.5 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 41,996 votes cast, 24,955 went Democratic and 16,350 went Republican.
What is State House District 86, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 86, 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 23 times, Republican 11 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 86, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 86, Virginia voted Republican was 1992.
How many people live in State House District 86, Virginia?
State House District 86, Virginia has a population of 85,958 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 86, Virginia?
Median household income in State House District 86, Virginia is $79,402 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of State House District 86, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 86, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.