House districts / Virginia
Virginia's 1st congressional district
VA-1. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Robert J. Wittman Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $5.4mSpent $6.0m · Cash $797k
- Shannon Leigh Taylor Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $4.6mSpent $4.0m · Cash $599k
12 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates).
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 46.7% | Trump 51.6% | 1.8% | R+4.9 |
| 2020 | Biden 45.7% | Trump 52.4% | 1.9% | R+6.7 |
| 2016 | Clinton 40.1% | Trump 53.7% | 6.3% | R+13.6 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 804,410 | |
| Adults (18+) | 628,048 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 95.8% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 16.5% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 24.8% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 33.2% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 25.5% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 70.1% | 57.4% |
| Black | 12.6% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 5.8% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 5.9% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 5.5% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 47.6% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $104,610 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Robert J. Wittman Republican | 56.3% | Leslie C. Mehta Democrat others 0.2% | 43.5% | R+12.8 |
| 2022 | Robert J. Wittman Republican | 56.0% | Herbert C. “Herb” Jones, Jr. Democrat others 1.1% | 43.0% | R+13.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2016-2020 Personhuballah v. Alcorn: court-drawn map (2016) | |||||
| 2020 | Robert J. Wittman Republican | 58.1% | Qasim Rashid Democrat others 0.1% | 41.7% | R+16.4 |
| 2018 | Robert J. Wittman Republican | 55.2% | Vangie A. Williams Democrat others 0.1% | 44.7% | R+10.5 |
| 2016 | Robert J. Wittman Republican | 59.9% | M. D. "Matt" Rowe Democrat others 3.5% | 36.6% | R+23.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2014 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2014 | Robert J. Wittman Republican | 62.9% | Norman G. "Norm" Mosher Democrat others 2.7% | 34.4% | R+28.5 |
| 2012 | Robert J. Wittman Republican | 56.3% | Adam M. Cook Democrat others 2.5% | 41.2% | R+15.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Robert J. Wittman Republican | 63.9% | Krystal M. Ball Democrat others 1.3% | 34.8% | R+29.1 |
| 2008 | Robert J. Wittman Republican | 56.6% | Bill S. Day Jr. Democrat others 1.7% | 41.8% | R+14.8 |
| 2006 | Jo Ann Davis Republican | 63.0% | Shawn M. O'Donnell Democrat others 1.6% | 35.5% | R+27.5 |
| 2004 | Jo Ann Davis Republican | 78.5% | William A. Lee Independent others 1.4% | 20.0% | R+58.5 |
| 2002 | Jo Ann Davis Republican | 95.9% | others 4.1% | R+91.8 | |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 10 to 11 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Jo Ann S. Davis Republican | 57.5% | Lawrence A. Davies Democrat others 5.4% | 37.0% | R+20.5 |
| 1998 | Herbert H. Bateman Republican | 76.4% | Bradford L. Philips Independent others 10.3% | 13.2% | R+63.2 |
| 1996 | Herbert H. Bateman Republican | 99.0% | others 1.0% | R+98.0 | |
| 1994 | Herbert H. Bateman Republican | 74.2% | Mary F. Sinclair Democrat others 2.3% | 23.5% | R+50.8 |
| 1992 | Herbert H. Bateman Republican | 57.5% | Andrew H. "Andy" Fox Democrat others 3.8% | 38.7% | R+18.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | Herbert H. Bateman Republican | 51.0% | Andrew H. "Andy" Fox Democrat others 0.1% | 49.0% | R+2.0 |
| 1988 | Herbert H. Bateman Republican | 73.2% | James S. Ellenson Democrat | 26.7% | R+46.5 |
| 1986 | Herbert H. "Herb" Bateman Republican | 56.0% | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Democrat | 44.0% | R+12.0 |
| 1984 | Herbert H. "Herb" Bateman Republican | 59.1% | John J. McGlennon Democrat others 1.1% | 39.8% | R+19.3 |
| 1982 | Herbert H. Bateman Republican | 53.9% | John J. McGelennon Democrat others 2.5% | 43.7% | R+10.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Paul S. Trible Jr. Republican | 90.5% | Sharon D. Grant Independent | 9.5% | R+81.0 |
| 1978 | Paul S. Trible Jr. Republican | 72.0% | Lewis Burwell Puller Democrat | 27.9% | R+44.1 |
| 1976 | Paul S. Trible, Jr. Republican | 48.6% | Robert E. Quinn Democrat others 4.0% | 47.5% | R+1.1 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits