Virginia State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2023

Virginia Senate District 1

A district of about 225,000 people, 29% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+28.2 relative to the nation for president.

Where it sits among all 40 seats

Every Virginia State Senate 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+28.234th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican21st seat · the majority lineDistrict 1

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+21.8

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 40 seats. Small marks are other seats in Virginia. The black marker is District 1.

Adults with a bachelor's degree29% 26th pct · 30th of 40 in VA

Lower than 74% of seats.

White adults without a degree57% 87th pct · 6th of 40 in VA

Higher than 87% of seats.

Hispanic residents12% 64th pct · 15th of 40 in VA

Higher than 64% of seats.

Black residents5% 8th pct · 37th of 40 in VA

Lower than 92% of seats.

Asian residents2% 26th pct · 30th of 40 in VA

Lower than 74% of seats.

People per square mile169 36th pct · 26th of 40 in VA

Less dense than 64% of seats.

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