Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023

Virginia House District 48

A district of about 79,000 people, 27% Black, 17% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+27.2 relative to the nation for president.

Where it sits among all 99 seats

Every Virginia House of Delegates seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+27.286th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican50th seat · the majority lineDistrict 48

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

2024
U.S. SenateR+21.3

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 99 seats. Small marks are other seats in Virginia. The black marker is District 48.

Adults with a bachelor's degree17% 2nd pct · 97th of 99 in VA

Lower than 98% of seats.

White adults without a degree54% 86th pct · 15th of 99 in VA

Higher than 86% of seats.

Hispanic residents6% 31st pct · 69th of 99 in VA

Lower than 69% of seats.

Black residents27% 76th pct · 25th of 99 in VA

Higher than 76% of seats.

Asian residents1% 12th pct · 87th of 99 in VA

Lower than 88% of seats.

People per square mile77 12th pct · 87th of 99 in VA

Less dense than 88% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET