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(US)
2022 population: 783,084
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 469,541 | 59.96% | |
| Black: | 172,212 | 21.99% | |
| Indian: | 916 | 0.12% | |
| Asian: | 40,214 | 5.14% | |
| 2+ races: | 36,990 | 4.72% | |
| Hispanic: | 59,067 | 7.54% | |
| Total non-White: | 313,543 | 40.04% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 328,914 | |
| Median Value | $340,000 | |
| Occupied | 302,163 | 91.9% |
| Vacant | 26,751 | 8.1% |
| Owned | 208,110 | 68.9% |
| Rented | 94,053 | 31.1% |
| Median Rent | $1,494 | |
| Single-Family Units | 254,635 | 77.4% |
| Detached | 208,306 | 63.3% |
| Attached | 46,329 | 14.1% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 48,072 | 14.6% |
| Mobile Homes | 9,832 | 3.0% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 11,108 | 3.7% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 6,929 | 2.3% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 6,533 | 2.2% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 7,838 | 2.6% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 9,418 | 3.1% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 8,570 | 2.8% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 7,840 | 2.6% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 8,961 | 3.0% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 9,663 | 3.2% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 22,195 | 7.3% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 29,373 | 9.7% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 40,153 | 13.3% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 35,874 | 11.9% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 27,223 | 9.0% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 33,040 | 10.9% |
| $200,000 or more | 37,445 | 12.4% |
| Median Household Income | 88,833 | |
| Per Capita Income | 44,525 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 11,193 | 3.7% |
| Public Assistance | 5,666 | 1.9% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 23,367 | 7.7% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 323,887 | 69.5% |
| Unemployed | 15,971 | 3.4% |
| In Armed Forces | 25,522 | 5.5% |
| Total Labor Force | 365,380 | 78.4% |
| Not in Labor Force | 100,635 | 21.6% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 25.0% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 120,152 | 110,052 | 52.2% |
| Non-Profit | 9,167 | 20,784 | 30.6% |
| Self-Employed | 19,092 | 14,682 | 56.5% |
| Local Government | 13,935 | 20,871 | 40.0% |
| State Government | 4,960 | 6,834 | 42.1% |
| Federal Government | 22,508 | 10,800 | 67.6% |
| Total Private + Self | 139,244 | 124,734 | 52.7% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 50,570 | 59,289 | 46.0% |
| Total | 189,814 | 184,023 | 50.8% |
| Pct. Govt. | 21.4% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 67,017 | 17.9% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 75,322 | 20.1% |
| Professional, Technical | 98,940 | 26.4% |
| Service Occupations | 62,000 | 16.6% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,337 | 0.4% |
| All others | 71,284 | 19.0% |
| White Collar | 64.4% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Retail trade | 39,077 | 10.4% |
| Educational services and health care | 36,366 | 9.7% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 34,278 | 9.2% |
| Public administration | 31,471 | 8.4% |
| Manufacturing | 28,511 | 7.6% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 27,256 | 7.3% |
| Construction | 22,239 | 5.9% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 18,405 | 4.9% |
| Other services | 17,958 | 4.8% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 15,302 | 4.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 7,559 | 2.0% |
| Information | 6,131 | 1.6% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 2,328 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 19,306 | 2.47% |
| Puerto Rican | 14,346 | 1.83% |
| Cuban | 2,239 | 0.29% |
| Dominican | 2,281 | 0.29% |
| Total Central American | 7,657 | 0.98% |
| Costa Rican | 119 | 0.02% |
| Guatemalan | 2,392 | 0.31% |
| Honduran | 1,590 | 0.20% |
| Nicaraguan | 440 | 0.06% |
| Panamanian | 849 | 0.11% |
| Salvadoran | 2,267 | 0.29% |
| Total South American | 6,598 | 0.84% |
| Argentinean | 128 | 0.02% |
| Bolivian | 667 | 0.09% |
| Chilean | 445 | 0.06% |
| Colombian | 1,754 | 0.22% |
| Ecuadorian | 1,036 | 0.13% |
| Paraguayan | 45 | 0.01% |
| Peruvian | 1,255 | 0.16% |
| Uruguayan | 86 | 0.01% |
| Venezuelan | 961 | 0.12% |
| Other South American | 221 | 0.03% |
| Other Hispanic | 6,640 | 0.85% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Filipino | 22,598 | 2.89% |
| Indian | 4,298 | 0.55% |
| Chinese | 3,334 | 0.43% |
| Vietnamese | 2,896 | 0.37% |
| Korean | 2,085 | 0.27% |
| Japanese | 894 | 0.11% |
| Thai | 519 | 0.07% |
| Bangladeshi | 476 | 0.06% |
| Taiwanese | 429 | 0.05% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 662,152 | 89.9% |
| Spanish | 31,061 | 4.2% |
| Tagalog | 13,786 | 1.9% |
| Other Indo-European | 6,889 | 0.9% |
| Other Asian | 4,478 | 0.6% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 3,663 | 0.5% |
| Chinese | 3,016 | 0.4% |
| German, other Germanic | 2,522 | 0.3% |
| Vietnamese | 2,502 | 0.3% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| English | 86,091 | 11.0% |
| German | 83,091 | 10.6% |
| American | 76,917 | 9.8% |
| Irish | 76,563 | 9.8% |
| Italian | 36,558 | 4.7% |
| African | 20,861 | 2.7% |
| Scottish | 15,633 | 2.0% |
| Polish | 15,623 | 2.0% |
| French | 15,572 | 2.0% |
| European | 15,498 | 2.0% |
| Scotch-Irish | 8,094 | 1.0% |
| Dutch | 5,673 | 0.7% |
| Swedish | 5,534 | 0.7% |
| Welsh | 5,409 | 0.7% |
| Norwegian | 5,161 | 0.7% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 761,545 | 97.2% |
| Not a citizen | 21,539 | 2.8% |
| Native | 724,786 | 92.6% |
| Foreign-born | 58,298 | 7.4% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 12,441 | 2.3% | 24,111 | 4.4% | 124,356 | 22.9% | 178,211 | 32.9% | 125,107 | 23.1% | 77,771 | 14.3% |
| Average years of education: 14.0 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 12,441 | 2.3% |
| 9-12 Years | 24,111 | 4.4% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 124,356 | 22.9% |
| Some College | 178,211 | 32.9% |
| Bach. Degree | 125,107 | 23.1% |
| Grad Degree | 77,771 | 14.3% |
| Average years of education: 14.0 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | VA02 | Jen Kiggans (R) | 153,328 | 51.6% | Elaine Luria* (D) | 143,219 | 48.2% | 449 | 0.2% | 296,996 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | VA02 | Elaine Luria* (D) | 185,733 | 51.6% | Scott Taylor (R) | 165,031 | 45.8% | 9,513 | 2.6% | 360,277 |
| 2018-11-06 | VA02 | Elaine Luria (D) | 139,571 | 51.1% | Scott Taylor* (R) | 133,458 | 48.8% | 371 | 0.1% | 273,400 |
| 2016-11-08 | VA02 | Scott Taylor (R) | 190,475 | 61.3% | Shaun Brown (D) | 119,440 | 38.5% | 652 | 0.2% | 310,567 |
| Redistricting effect (2016); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2012. | ||||||||||
| 2014-11-04 | VA02 | Scott Rigell* (R) | 101,558 | 58.7% | Suzanne Patrick (D) | 71,178 | 41.1% | 324 | 0.2% | 173,060 |
| 2012-11-06 | VA02 | Scott Rigell* (R) | 166,231 | 53.8% | Paul Hirschbiel (D) | 142,548 | 46.1% | 443 | 0.1% | 309,222 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | VA02 | Scott Rigell (R) | 88,340 | 53.1% | Glenn Nye* (D) | 70,591 | 42.5% | 7,358 | 4.4% | 166,289 |
| 2008-11-04 | VA02 | Glenn Nye (D) | 141,857 | 52.4% | Thelma Drake* (R) | 128,486 | 47.5% | 368 | 0.1% | 270,711 |
| 2006-11-07 | VA02 | Thelma Drake* (R) | 88,777 | 51.3% | Philip Kellam (D) | 83,901 | 48.5% | 481 | 0.3% | 173,159 |
| 2004-11-02 | VA02 | Thelma Drake (R) | 132,946 | 55.1% | David Ashe (D) | 108,180 | 44.8% | 254 | 0.1% | 241,380 |
| 2002-11-05 | VA02 | Ed Schrock* (R) | 103,807 | 83.1% | D.C. Amarasinghe (Green) | 20,589 | 16.5% | 450 | 0.4% | 124,846 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | VA02 | Ed Schrock (R) | 97,856 | 52.0% | Jody Wagner (D) | 90,328 | 48.0% | 145 | 0.1% | 188,329 |
| 1998-11-03 | VA02 | Owen Pickett* (D) | 67,975 | 94.3% | 4,116 | 5.7% | 72,091 | |||
| 1996-11-05 | VA02 | Owen Pickett* (D) | 106,215 | 64.8% | John Tate (R) | 57,586 | 35.1% | 195 | 0.1% | 163,996 |
| 1994-11-08 | VA02 | Owen Pickett* (D) | 81,372 | 59.0% | Jim Chapman (R) | 56,375 | 40.9% | 55 | 0.0% | 137,802 |
| 1992-11-03 | VA02 | Owen Pickett* (D) | 99,253 | 56.0% | Jim Chapman (R) | 77,797 | 43.9% | 83 | 0.0% | 177,133 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 6% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | VA02 | Owen Pickett* (D) | 55,179 | 75.0% | Harry Broskie (I) | 15,915 | 21.6% | 2,524 | 3.4% | 73,618 |
| 1988-11-08 | VA02 | Owen Pickett* (D) | 106,666 | 60.5% | Jerry Curry (R) | 62,564 | 35.5% | 6,978 | 4.0% | 176,208 |
| 1986-11-04 | VA02 | Owen Pickett (D) | 54,491 | 49.5% | Joe Canada (R) | 46,137 | 41.9% | 9,541 | 8.7% | 110,169 |
| 1984-11-06 | VA02 | William Whitehurst* (R) | 136,632 | 99.8% | 256 | 0.2% | 136,888 | |||
| 1982-11-02 | VA02 | William Whitehurst* (R) | 78,108 | 99.9% | 97 | 0.1% | 78,205 | |||
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | VA02 | William Whitehurst* (R) | 97,319 | 89.8% | Kenneth Morrison (Libertarian) | 11,003 | 10.2% | 6 | 0.0% | 108,328 |
| 1978-11-07 | VA02 | William Whitehurst* (R) | 63,512 | 100.0% | 18 | 0.0% | 63,530 | |||
| 1976-11-02 | VA02 | William Whitehurst* (R) | 79,381 | 65.7% | Robert Washington (D) | 41,464 | 34.3% | 2 | 0.0% | 120,847 |
| 1974-11-04 | VA02 | William Whitehurst* (R) | 49,369 | 60.0% | Robert Richards (D) | 32,923 | 40.0% | 7 | 0.0% | 82,299 |
| 1972-11-07 | VA02 | William Whitehurst* (R) | 79,672 | 73.4% | Charles Burlage (D) | 28,803 | 26.6% | 7 | 0.0% | 108,482 |
| 1950-11-07 | VA02 | Porter Hardy* (D) | 14,846 | 99.9% | 15 | 0.1% | 14,861 | |||
| 1948-11-02 | VA02 | Porter Hardy* (D) | 28,071 | 61.2% | Walter Hoffman (R) | 15,800 | 34.4% | 2,034 | 4.4% | 45,905 |
| 1946-11-05 | VA02 | Porter Hardy (D) | 19,267 | 65.7% | Sidney Kelsey (R) | 10,078 | 34.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 29,345 |
| 1944-11-07 | VA02 | Ralph Daughton* (D) | 21,268 | 57.7% | Thomas Woodward (R) | 9,304 | 25.2% | 6,307 | 17.1% | 36,879 |
| 1944-11-07 sp | VA02 | Ralph Daughton (D) | 19,634 | 54.5% | Thomas Woodward (R) | 9,615 | 26.7% | 6,794 | 18.8% | 36,043 |
| 1942-11-03 | VA02 | Winder Harris* (D) | 5,369 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5,369 | |||
| 1941-04-08 sp | VA02 | Winder Harris (D) | 13,279 | 58.8% | Norman Hamilton (Independent Democrat) | 8,871 | 39.3% | 449 | 2.0% | 22,599 |
| 1940-11-05 | VA02 | Colgate Darden* (D) | 29,788 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 29,788 | |||
| 1938-11-08 | VA02 | Colgate Darden (D) | 15,276 | 87.7% | Carl Spaeth (I) | 2,142 | 12.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 17,418 |
| 1936-11-03 | VA02 | Norman Hamilton (D) | 29,269 | 88.6% | Gerould Rumble (R) | 3,287 | 10.0% | 461 | 1.4% | 33,017 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 201,896 | 50.1% | Donald Trump* (R) | 194,173 | 48.2% | 6,816 | 1.7% | 402,885 | 4 | 1 | 9.03% | |
| 2020 | 63% | Joe Biden (D) | 186,427 | 51.4% | Donald Trump* (R) | 169,365 | 46.7% | 6,554 | 1.8% | 362,346 | 3 | 0 | 8.12% |
| 2016 | 57% | Donald Trump (R) | 156,694 | 48.8% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 145,762 | 45.4% | 18,612 | 5.8% | 321,068 | 4 | 3 | 8.06% |
| 2012 | 58% | Barack Obama* (D) | 159,695 | 50.1% | Mitt Romney (R) | 154,935 | 48.6% | 4,219 | 1.3% | 318,849 | 1 | 1 | 8.27% |
| 2008 | 59% | Barack Obama (D) | 142,257 | 50.5% | John McCain (R) | 136,725 | 48.5% | 2,991 | 1.1% | 281,973 | 2 | 3 | 7.57% |
| 2004 | 51% | George W. Bush* (R) | 141,097 | 57.7% | John Kerry (D) | 101,576 | 41.5% | 1,896 | 0.8% | 244,569 | 4 | 7 | 7.65% |
| 2000 | 44% | George W. Bush (R) | 99,979 | 52.9% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 84,344 | 44.7% | 4,511 | 2.4% | 188,834 | 0 | 5 | 6.89% |
| 1996 | 38% | Robert Dole (R) | 77,943 | 48.3% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 71,683 | 44.4% | 11,905 | 7.4% | 161,531 | 1 | 8 | 6.68% |
| 1992 | 43% | George Bush* (R) | 85,773 | 47.8% | Bill Clinton (D) | 62,946 | 35.1% | 30,587 | 17.1% | 179,306 | 3 | 10 | 7.01% |
| 1988 | 36% | George Bush (R) | 107,019 | 59.9% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 71,558 | 40.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 178,577 | 0 | 7 | 8.15% |
| 1984 | 41% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 108,931 | 63.1% | Walter Mondale (D) | 63,616 | 36.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 172,547 | 1 | 4 | 8.04% |
| 1980 | 41% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 71,129 | 52.3% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 57,164 | 42.0% | 7,728 | 5.7% | 136,021 | -1 | 2 | 7.29% |
| 1976 | 38% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 62,494 | 50.9% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 60,261 | 49.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 122,755 | 0 | 1 | 7.23% |
| 1972 | 35% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 73,728 | 67.7% | George McGovern (D) | 35,107 | 32.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 108,835 | 0 | 7 | 7.47% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 784,186 | 59.0% | 21.2% | 0.2% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 7.5% |
| 2020 | 723,927 | 61.3% | 19.3% | 6.2% | 4.9% | 8.3% | |
| 2012 | 730,048 | 61.8% | 21.9% | 0.4% | 5.1% | 3.5% | 7.3% |
| 2010 | 646,184 | 63.1% | 21.4% | 0.3% | 5.1% | 3.1% | 7.0% |
| 2002 | 643,510 | 67.4% | 21.4% | 0.4% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 4.4% |
| 2000 | 574,058 | 64.9% | 23.1% | 0.4% | 4.6% | 2.7% | 4.3% |
| 1992 | 562,276 | 75.9% | 16.6% | 0.4% | 3.8% | 3.3% | |
| 1990 | 654,298 | 69.5% | 23.9% | 3.6% | 3.0% | ||
| 1982 | 529,178 | 72.3% | 22.7% | 0.3% | 2.6% | 2.1% | |
| 1980 | 494,049 | 24.0% | 3.0% | 2.0% | |||
| 1972 | 464,692 | 22.0% | 2.0% |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
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