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Virginia 35th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+20.92012D+24.12016D+38.92020D+44.52024D+33.0
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+33.0
2024
median income$147,794U.S. $80,734 · VA $93,170
median age39.7U.S. 39.1 · VA 39.3
poverty rate6.7%U.S. 12.5% · VA 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)65.0%U.S. 35.6% · VA 42.3%
non-english39.0%U.S. 22.3% · VA 17.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English9.8%
German9.7%
Irish9.1%
Salvadoran4.7%
Mexican2.5%
Bolivian2.1%
Asian Indian4.9%
Korean3.8%
Chinese3.0%
African American†5.5%
Ethiopian1.6%
African0.6%
religion

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

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

Virginia 35th State Senate District

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Virginia 35th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+33.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Virginia 35th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Virginia 35th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+33.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Virginia 35th State Senate District · D+33.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic64.7%68,813
Donald TrumpRepublican31.7%33,716
Jill SteinGreen3.6%3,867
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 35th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Alexandria city, VADemocraticD+57.1
Fairfax city, VADemocraticD+33.1
Fairfax County, VADemocraticD+34.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
64.7%Harris68,813
31.7%Trump33,716
3.6%Stein3,867
+33.0%
106,396
D
71.3%Biden91,609
26.8%Trump34,404
1.9%Jorgensen2,419
+44.5%
128,432
D
66.2%Clinton71,412
27.3%Trump29,425
6.5%Johnson7,011
+38.9%
107,848
D
62.1%Obama61,716
37.9%Romney37,740
0.0%
+24.1%
99,456
D
60.0%Obama58,901
39.1%McCain38,415
0.9%Nader837
+20.9%
98,153
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: +33.0% in 2024.+33.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+20.9%
2012+24.1%
2016+38.9%
2020+44.5%
2024+33.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DDave MarsdenState Senate · 35

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding R+63, this district anchors the heavily Republican southwestern corner of Virginia, where rural Appalachian communities have shifted decisively away from the competitive patterns seen elsewhere in the state.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.5 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 11.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.0 points.

A population of 220,142, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $147,794 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 36 and State Senate District 34.

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 36
Virginia
96.8twin score
median incomecollege share2020–2024 trajectory≠ % Asian
State Senate District 34
Virginia
96.2twin score
median incomecollege share2016–2020 trajectory≠ % Asian
State Senate District 38
Virginia
94.8twin score
median incomecollege share2016–2020 trajectory≠ elasticity

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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Fairfax County

Frequently asked questions

How did Virginia 35th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Virginia 35th State Senate District voted Democratic by 33.0 points (D+33.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 106,396 votes cast, 68,813 went Democratic and 33,716 went Republican.
How many people live in Virginia 35th State Senate District?
Virginia 35th State Senate District has a population of 220,142 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Virginia 35th State Senate District?
Median household income in Virginia 35th State Senate District is $147,794 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Virginia 35th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Virginia 35th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.