Virginia State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2023

Virginia Senate District 38

A district of about 214,000 people, 74% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+40.8 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.

D+40.88th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican21st seat · the majority lineDistrict 38

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+38.6

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 38.

Adults with a bachelor's degree74% 97th pct · 2nd of 40 in VA

Higher than 97% of seats.

White adults without a degree11% 5th pct · 38th of 40 in VA

Lower than 95% of seats.

Hispanic residents14% 74th pct · 11th of 40 in VA

Higher than 74% of seats.

Black residents6% 13th pct · 35th of 40 in VA

Lower than 87% of seats.

Asian residents19% 90th pct · 5th of 40 in VA

Higher than 90% of seats.

People per square mile2,400 74th pct · 11th of 40 in VA

Denser than 74% of seats.

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