Virginia State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2023

Virginia Senate District 5

A district of about 206,000 people, 25% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+36.1 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+36.138th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican21st seat · the majority lineDistrict 5

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+25.9

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 5.

Adults with a bachelor's degree25% 10th pct · 36th of 40 in VA

Lower than 90% of seats.

White adults without a degree69% 97th pct · 2nd of 40 in VA

Higher than 97% of seats.

Hispanic residents3% 3rd pct · 39th of 40 in VA

Lower than 97% of seats.

Black residents4% 3rd pct · 39th of 40 in VA

Lower than 97% of seats.

Asian residents3% 44th pct · 23rd of 40 in VA

Lower than 56% of seats.

People per square mile87 15th pct · 34th of 40 in VA

Less dense than 85% of seats.

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