Virginia State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2023

Virginia Senate District 12

A district of about 229,000 people, 51% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+1.2 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+1.226th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican21st seat · the majority lineDistrict 12

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. SenateD+0.5

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 12.

Adults with a bachelor's degree51% 69th pct · 13th of 40 in VA

Higher than 69% of seats.

White adults without a degree33% 56th pct · 18th of 40 in VA

Higher than 56% of seats.

Hispanic residents7% 31st pct · 28th of 40 in VA

Lower than 69% of seats.

Black residents16% 54th pct · 19th of 40 in VA

Higher than 54% of seats.

Asian residents4% 56th pct · 18th of 40 in VA

Higher than 56% of seats.

People per square mile710 51st pct · 20th of 40 in VA

Denser than 51% of seats.

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