Virginia State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2023

Virginia Senate District 3

A district of about 216,000 people, 29% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+29.1 relative to the nation for president.

Chris Head (R) · since Nov 7, 2023Next election Nov 2, 2027

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+29.135th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican21st seat · the majority lineDistrict 3

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+28.5

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 3.

Adults with a bachelor's degree29% 23rd pct · 31st of 40 in VA

Lower than 77% of seats.

White adults without a degree61% 92nd pct · 4th of 40 in VA

Higher than 92% of seats.

Hispanic residents4% 5th pct · 38th of 40 in VA

Lower than 95% of seats.

Black residents6% 21st pct · 32nd of 40 in VA

Lower than 79% of seats.

Asian residents1% 13th pct · 35th of 40 in VA

Lower than 87% of seats.

People per square mile93 21st pct · 32nd of 40 in VA

Less dense than 79% of seats.

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