Virginia 8th Congressional District, Virginia: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+48%. Democratic peak: D+56 in 1908.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+48MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 723,4752024 5-year
- Median household income
- $142,2962024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 53.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+56 in 1908MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+36 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 8, VAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 276,202 | 92,957 | 381,558 | ||
| D | 294,170 | 84,645 | 387,189 | ||
| D | 252,701 | 78,149 | 356,375 | ||
| D | 225,150 | 113,711 | 343,793 | ||
| D | 219,478 | 106,279 | 329,183 | ||
| D | 176,581 | 109,825 | 289,094 | ||
| D | 141,019 | 105,308 | 258,096 | ||
| D | 122,689 | 91,695 | 225,468 | ||
| D | 125,438 | 91,854 | 246,558 | ||
| R | 101,713 | 112,729 | 216,424 | ||
| R | 92,476 | 109,054 | 202,672 | ||
| R | 65,608 | 89,035 | 177,901 | ||
| R | 79,897 | 80,530 | 163,714 | ||
| R | 42,949 | 76,124 | 121,011 | ||
| R | 54,632 | 59,229 | 129,774 | ||
| D | 52,663 | 33,821 | 86,851 | ||
| R | 40,551 | 41,682 | 82,598 | ||
| R | 29,655 | 37,670 | 69,171 | ||
| R | 23,723 | 35,702 | 59,646 | ||
| R | 12,737 | 16,032 | 31,426 | ||
| R | 12,498 | 12,834 | 25,428 | ||
| D | 10,341 | 6,819 | 17,249 | ||
| D | 9,153 | 4,485 | 13,729 | ||
| D | 6,972 | 4,381 | 11,560 | ||
| R | 3,089 | 6,580 | 9,669 | ||
| D | 2,781 | 2,073 | 5,582 | ||
| D | 2,691 | 2,189 | 4,968 | ||
| D | 1,877 | 906 | 2,820 | ||
| D | 1,618 | 308 | 2,378 | ||
| D | 1,886 | 523 | 2,424 | ||
| D | 1,108 | 402 | 1,522 | ||
| D | 3,003 | 1,770 | 4,785 | ||
| D | 2,732 | 2,510 | 5,323 | ||
| D | 3,747 | 2,654 | 6,486 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
11.4%
English
11.2%
German
11.0%
Italian
5.6%
American
2.9%
Polish
2.6%
Scottish
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$142,296
Congressional District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 8$142,296
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
6.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.2%
Working age (18–64)6.2%
Seniors (65+)10.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
66.2%
speak English only
Spanish13.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander7.6%
Other Indo-European7.6%
Other languages5.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Virginia 8th Congressional District sits in the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachia. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 6 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Democratic margin in Virginia 8th Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-six points in 1908. The margin in 2024 was forty-eight points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $142,296, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 723,475 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 8, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 8, Virginia voted Democratic by 48.0 points (D+48), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 381,558 votes cast, 276,202 went Democratic and 92,957 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 8, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 8, Virginia as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 8, Virginia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 8, Virginia voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Congressional District 8, Virginia?
Congressional District 8, Virginia has a population of 723,475 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 8, Virginia?
Median household income in Congressional District 8, Virginia is $142,296 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Congressional District 8, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 8, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.