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Profile of Congressional District 8, VA


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2022 population: 778,819

2022 Census data
White:395,788 50.82%
Black:102,22913.13%
Indian:9930.13%
Asian:91,72911.78%
2+ races:34,4764.43%
Hispanic:148,74519.10%
Total non-White:383,03149.18%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 8, VA

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2022
NumberPercent
37.1
163,901 21.0%
614,918 79.0%
102,569 13.2%
325,282
2.37
177,523 54.6%
138,551 78.0%
13,880 7.8%
147,759 45.4%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 8, VA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units345,856 
Median Value$695,100 
Occupied325,28294.1%
Vacant20,5745.9%
Owned167,90151.6%
Rented157,38148.4%
Median Rent$2,072 
Single-Family Units161,66646.7%
    Detached107,92831.2%
    Attached53,73815.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units169,98349.1%
Mobile Homes1,1810.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 8, VA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00010,1093.1%
$10,000 to $14,9995,3201.6%
$15,000 to $19,9995,5561.7%
$20,000 to $24,9995,4911.7%
$25,000 to $29,9996,2991.9%
$30,000 to $34,9996,0531.9%
$35,000 to $39,9995,2581.6%
$40,000 to $44,9996,4892.0%
$45,000 to $49,9996,2111.9%
$50,000 to $59,99914,3684.4%
$60,000 to $74,99921,3196.6%
$75,000 to $99,99937,07911.4%
$100,000 to $124,99932,3399.9%
$125,000 to $149,99927,2058.4%
$150,000 to $199,99944,21813.6%
$200,000 or more91,96828.3%
Median Household Income125,652 
Per Capita Income72,713 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI7,7562.4%
Public Assistance4,8971.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps18,1295.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed336,09578.4%
Unemployed11,7332.7%
In Armed Forces11,4032.7%
Total Labor Force359,23183.8%
Not in Labor Force69,23316.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 18.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector137,553108,26156.0%
Non-Profit19,96333,36037.4%
Self-Employed22,41215,65658.9%
Local Government8,08715,76433.9%
State Government2,9343,85443.2%
Federal Government39,57234,02953.8%
Total Private + Self159,965123,91756.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.70,55687,00744.8%
Total230,521210,92452.2%
Pct. Govt.23.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts124,11628.1%
Sales and Office Occupations60,34613.6%
Professional, Technical153,40834.7%
Service Occupations59,33713.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3200.1%
All others45,02110.2%
White Collar 76.4%
Industry
 Number%
Professional, scientific, management98,86822.4%
Public administration65,62414.8%
Educational services and health care35,2568.0%
Other services32,5607.4%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation26,3136.0%
Retail trade26,2195.9%
Construction23,3555.3%
Finance, insurance and real estate18,9144.3%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities12,7022.9%
Manufacturing11,1062.5%
Information11,0332.5%
Wholesale trade3,2500.7%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining6730.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 8, VA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican18,8522.42%
Puerto Rican10,1251.30%
Cuban3,1090.40%
Dominican1,5890.20%
Total Central American72,2329.27%
Costa Rican8720.11%
Guatemalan16,0932.07%
Honduran9,6851.24%
Nicaraguan3,2000.41%
Panamanian1,6620.21%
Salvadoran40,3685.18%
Other Central American3520.05%
Total South American32,4824.17%
Argentinean2,1270.27%
Bolivian13,5581.74%
Chilean9790.13%
Colombian4,3790.56%
Ecuadorian1,7460.22%
Paraguayan2980.04%
Peruvian7,5400.97%
Uruguayan4130.05%
Venezuelan1,2470.16%
Other South American1950.03%
Other Hispanic10,3561.33%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian15,6242.01%
Vietnamese15,5221.99%
Chinese14,4221.85%
Korean10,4721.34%
Filipino8,8211.13%
Japanese2,4840.32%
Bangladeshi1,9690.25%
Mongolian1,5730.20%
Thai1,5500.20%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English473,47165.0%
Spanish116,26616.0%
Other Indo-European30,5034.2%
Other26,7753.7%
Arabic14,4192.0%
Vietnamese12,4381.7%
Other Asian12,4101.7%
Chinese10,9911.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun7,4931.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish83,67310.7%
German82,54510.6%
English77,61510.0%
Italian39,4105.1%
American26,5493.4%
Polish20,7652.7%
Ethiopian18,3752.4%
European18,1102.3%
Scottish15,9522.0%
French14,8151.9%
Russian8,7741.1%
Scotch-Irish8,5761.1%
British8,5521.1%
Swedish8,0631.0%
African7,1090.9%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen679,70987.3%
Not a citizen99,11012.7%
Native566,11572.7%
Foreign-born212,70427.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 8, VA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
24,464 4.4%17,277 3.1%64,532 11.6%87,885 15.8%171,700 30.9%190,463 34.2%
  Average years of education: 15.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 24,464 4.4%
9-12 Years 17,277 3.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 64,532 11.6%
Some College 87,885 15.8%
Bach. Degree 171,700 30.9%
Grad Degree 190,463 34.2%
Average years of education: 15.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 8, VA

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.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 VA08Don Beyer* (D) 197,760 73.5% Karina Lipsman (R) 66,589 24.8% 4,587 1.7% 268,936
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 VA08Don Beyer* (D) 301,454 75.8% Jeff Jordan (R) 95,365 24.0% 926 0.2% 397,745
2018-11-06 VA08Don Beyer* (D) 247,137 76.1% Thomas Oh (R) 76,899 23.7% 712 0.2% 324,748
2016-11-08 VA08Don Beyer* (D) 246,653 68.4% Charles Hernick (R) 98,387 27.3% 15,636 4.3% 360,676
2014-11-04 VA08Don Beyer (D) 128,102 63.1% Micah Edmond (R) 63,810 31.4% 11,164 5.5% 203,076
2012-11-06 VA08James Moran* (D) 226,847 64.6% Patrick Murray (R) 107,370 30.6% 16,970 4.8% 351,187
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 VA08James Moran* (D) 116,404 61.0% Patrick Murray (R) 71,145 37.3% 3,199 1.7% 190,748
2008-11-04 VA08James Moran* (D) 222,986 67.9% Mark Ellmore (R) 97,425 29.7% 7,786 2.4% 328,197
2006-11-07 VA08James Moran* (D) 144,700 66.4% Tom O'Donoghue (R) 66,639 30.6% 6,570 3.0% 217,909
2004-11-02 VA08James Moran* (D) 171,986 59.7% Lisa Cheney (R) 106,231 36.9% 9,702 3.4% 287,919
2002-11-05 VA08James Moran* (D) 102,759 59.8% Scott Tate (R) 64,121 37.3% 4,919 2.9% 171,799
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 VA08James Moran* (D) 164,178 63.3% Demaris Miller (R) 88,262 34.1% 6,759 2.6% 259,199
1998-11-03 VA08James Moran* (D) 97,545 66.7% Demaris Miller (R) 48,352 33.1% 390 0.3% 146,287
1996-11-05 VA08James Moran* (D) 152,334 66.4% John Otey (R) 64,562 28.1% 12,525 5.5% 229,421
1994-11-08 VA08James Moran* (D) 120,281 59.3% Kyle McSlarrow (R) 79,568 39.3% 2,824 1.4% 202,673
1992-11-03 VA08James Moran* (D) 138,542 56.1% Kyle McSlarrow (R) 102,717 41.6% 5,867 2.4% 247,126
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 8% compared to 1990.
1990-11-06 VA08James Moran (D) 88,475 51.7% Stan Parris* (R) 76,367 44.6% 6,279 3.7% 171,121
1988-11-08 VA08Stan Parris* (R) 154,761 62.3% David Brickley (D) 93,561 37.7% 78 0.0% 248,400
1986-11-04 VA08Stan Parris* (R) 72,670 61.8% Jim Boren (D) 44,965 38.2% 20 0.0% 117,655
1984-11-06 VA08Stan Parris* (R) 125,015 55.8% Richard Saslaw (D) 97,250 43.4% 1,826 0.8% 224,091
1982-11-02 VA08Stan Parris* (R) 69,620 49.7% Herbert Harris (D) 68,071 48.6% 2,379 1.7% 140,070
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980.
1980-11-04 VA08Stan Parris (R) 95,624 48.8% Herbert Harris* (D) 94,530 48.3% 5,743 2.9% 195,897
1978-11-07 VA08Herbert Harris* (D) 56,137 50.5% John Herrity (R) 52,396 47.1% 2,637 2.4% 111,170
1976-11-02 VA08Herbert Harris* (D) 83,245 51.6% James Tate (R) 68,729 42.6% 9,353 5.8% 161,327
1974-11-04 VA08Herbert Harris (D) 53,074 57.6% Stan Parris* (R) 38,997 42.4% 11 0.0% 92,082
1972-11-07 VA08Stan Parris (R) 60,446 44.4% Robert Horan (D) 51,444 37.8% 24,209 17.8% 136,099
Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 1970.
1970-11-03 VA10Joel Broyhill* (R) 67,650 54.4% Harold Miller (D) 56,603 45.6% 0 0.0% 124,253
1968-11-05 VA10Joel Broyhill* (R) 97,465 59.8% David Kinney (D) 65,474 40.2% 2 0.0% 162,941
1966-11-08 VA10Joel Broyhill* (R) 58,105 58.3% Clive Duval (D) 41,502 41.7% 4 0.0% 99,611
1964-11-03 VA10Joel Broyhill* (R) 80,370 50.7% Augustus Johnson (D) 78,242 49.3% 0 0.0% 158,612
1962-11-06 VA10Joel Broyhill* (R) 49,611 55.4% Augustus Johnson (D) 39,940 44.6% 11 0.0% 89,562
1960-11-08 VA10Joel Broyhill* (R) 64,408 55.0% Ralph Kaul (D) 52,647 45.0% 4 0.0% 117,059
1958-11-04 VA10Joel Broyhill* (R) 37,764 52.3% Joseph Freehill (D) 33,553 46.5% 892 1.2% 72,209
1956-11-06 VA10Joel Broyhill* (R) 53,149 56.2% Warren Quenstedt (D) 40,553 42.9% 859 0.9% 94,561
1954-11-02 VA10Joel Broyhill* (R) 29,221 53.7% John Webb (D) 24,667 45.4% 477 0.9% 54,365
1952-11-04 VA10Joel Broyhill (R) 33,152 50.2% Edmund Campbell (D) 32,830 49.7% 31 0.0% 66,013
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 8, VA


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2020 redist Joe Biden (D) 305,118 77.4% Donald Trump* (R) 84,142 21.3% 5,179 1.3% 394,439 -23 -25 8.84%
2020 63% Joe Biden (D) 311,470 77.6% Donald Trump* (R) 84,711 21.1% 5,260 1.3% 401,441 -23 -26 9.00%
2016 60% Hillary Clinton (D) 270,415 73.5% Donald Trump (R) 76,854 20.9% 20,616 5.6% 367,885 -24 -25 9.24%
2012 61% Barack Obama* (D) 243,746 67.8% Mitt Romney (R) 111,518 31.0% 4,479 1.2% 359,743 -16 -16 9.33%
2008 60% Barack Obama (D) 234,203 69.3% John McCain (R) 100,234 29.7% 3,594 1.1% 338,031 -17 -16 9.08%
2004 56% John Kerry (D) 189,525 63.9% George W. Bush* (R) 104,298 35.2% 2,782 0.9% 296,605 -19 -16 9.27%
2000 53% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 149,591 55.4% George W. Bush (R) 109,034 40.3% 11,615 4.3% 270,240 -12 -8 9.86%
1996 48% Bill Clinton* (D) 130,177 55.3% Robert Dole (R) 95,839 40.7% 9,439 4.0% 235,455 -6 0 9.74%
1992 57% Bill Clinton (D) 133,183 51.4% George Bush* (R) 96,799 37.4% 28,967 11.2% 258,949 -8 0 10.12%
1988 51% George Bush (R) 157,228 60.5% Michael Dukakis (D) 102,516 39.5% 0 0.0% 259,744 1 7 11.85%
1984 55% Ronald Reagan* (R) 141,992 61.4% Walter Mondale (D) 89,349 38.6% 0 0.0% 231,341 -1 3 10.78%
1980 55% Ronald Reagan (R) 113,676 56.7% Jimmy Carter* (D) 67,754 33.8% 18,994 9.5% 200,424 4 6 10.74%
1976 47% Gerald Ford* (R) 83,943 51.5% Jimmy Carter (D) 78,914 48.5% 0 0.0% 162,857 2 4 9.60%
1972 49% Richard Nixon* (R) 94,715 66.9% George McGovern (D) 46,870 33.1% 0 0.0% 141,585 -1 6 9.72%
1968 n/a Richard Nixon (R) 80,728 46.9% Hubert Humphrey (D) 71,600 41.6% 19,802 11.5% 172,130 4 3 12.64%
1964 n/a Lyndon Johnson* (D) 62.2% Barry Goldwater (R) 37.8% 0.0% -8 -1 n/a
1960 38% Richard Nixon (R) 61,989 50.8% John Kennedy (D) 59,450 48.8% 473 0.4% 121,912 -2 1 15.80%
1956 36% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 52,724 54.8% Adlai Stevenson (D) 40,991 42.6% 2,478 2.6% 96,193 -1 -3 13.78%
1952 36% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 45,143 60.3% Adlai Stevenson (D) 29,762 39.7% 0 0.0% 74,905 4 5 12.09%
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 8, VA


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2021 770,372 49.7% 13.1% 0.1% 11.3% 5.9% 19.3%
2020 813,568 50.6% 14.1% 12.2% 4.6% 18.5%
2012 742,531 52.3% 14.3% 0.3% 11.0% 4.1% 18.0%
2010 701,010 54.9% 13.3% 0.2% 10.7% 2.7% 18.2%
2002 643,503 57.1% 13.4% 0.2% 9.6% 3.0% 16.4%
2000 627,849 59.1% 14.0% 0.3% 8.8% 4.0% 13.8%
1992 562,484 70.9% 13.4% 0.3% 6.7% 8.7%
1990 747,324 76.8% 11.8% 6.0% 5.4%
1982 534,366 84.0% 10.1% 0.2% 2.8% 2.9%
1980 587,054 10.0% 3.0% 3.0%
1972 464,038 7.0% 2.0%
1970 560,075 6.0%
1960 539,618
1950 303,328

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 8, VA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.