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Virginia 8th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+24.72012R+30.92016R+35.02020R+31.02024R+36.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+36.6
2024
median income$69,645U.S. $80,734 · VA $93,170
median age39.1U.S. 39.1 · VA 39.3
poverty rate12.4%U.S. 12.5% · VA 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)33.5%U.S. 35.6% · VA 42.3%
non-english5.4%U.S. 22.3% · VA 17.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
American16.0%
English15.9%
German9.7%
African American†14.8%
African0.6%
Ethiopian0.2%
Mexican1.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%
Honduran0.3%
Vietnamese0.3%
Asian Indian0.3%
Chinese0.3%
religion

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

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

Virginia 8th State Senate District

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Virginia 8th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+36.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for Virginia 8th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Virginia 8th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+36.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Virginia 8th State Senate District · R+36.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican67.5%80,624
Kamala HarrisDemocratic31.0%36,966
Jill SteinGreen1.5%1,774
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 3 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 (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Virginia 8th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Bedford County, VARepublicanR+50.1
Campbell County, VARepublicanR+48.4
Lynchburg city, VARepublicanR+7.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
31.0%Harris36,966
67.5%Trump80,624
1.5%Stein1,774
−36.6%
119,364
R
33.3%Biden38,327
64.3%Trump74,020
2.3%Jorgensen2,690
−31.0%
115,037
R
29.5%Clinton31,224
64.5%Trump68,192
6.0%Johnson6,301
−35.0%
105,717
R
34.3%Obama33,782
65.2%Romney64,243
0.5%Johnson537
−30.9%
98,562
R
37.0%Obama36,615
61.7%McCain61,049
1.2%Nader1,226
−24.7%
98,890
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: −36.6% in 2024.−36.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−24.7%
2012−30.9%
2016−35.0%
2020−31.0%
2024−36.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RMark PeakeState Senate · 8

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+35.9, this Northern Virginia district ranks among the state's most reliably blue constituencies, reflecting a dense, highly educated suburban and urban electorate that has shifted sharply leftward over the past decade.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 36.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.6 points.

A population of 214,167, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,645 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 3 and State Senate District 18.

Political twins — state-senate districts

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

State Senate District 3
Tennessee
94.2twin score
2008–2024 trajectory% Evangelical
State Senate District 18
Tennessee
94.0twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ median income
State Senate District 5
Alabama
93.1twin score
% Catholic2008–2016 trajectory≠ 2020 margin

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 8th State Senate District

counties it covers3
Bedford CountyCampbell CountyLynchburg city

Frequently asked questions

How did Virginia 8th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Virginia 8th State Senate District voted Republican by 36.6 points (R+36.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 119,364 votes cast, 36,966 went Democratic and 80,624 went Republican.
How many people live in Virginia 8th State Senate District?
Virginia 8th State Senate District has a population of 214,167 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Virginia 8th State Senate District?
Median household income in Virginia 8th State Senate District is $69,645 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Virginia 8th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Virginia 8th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.