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Virginia's 7th congressional district is a United States
congressional district
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in the
Commonwealth of
Virginia
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. The district is currently represented by
Democrat
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Abigail Spanberger, first elected in 2018.
2016 redistricting
![VA 2016 Redistricting](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/VA_2016_Redistricting.png)
The Virginia Legislature's 2012 redistricting of the adjacent
3rd district was found unconstitutional and replaced with a court-ordered redistricting on January 16, 2016 for the
2016 elections.
Recent election results
2000s
2010s
2020s
Recent results in statewide elections
Geography
The district spans across much of Central Virginia including all of
Orange
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,
Culpeper,
Goochland,
Louisa,
Nottoway,
Amelia, and
Powhatan
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counties. The district also includes large portions of
Chesterfield
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and
Henrico counties in the suburbs of
Richmond
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* Richmond, California, ...
. However, Richmond is not currently in the 7th.
Spotsylvania County
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History
At the time ...
also has a large portion in the 7th district just outside of
Fredericksburg.
Prior to 1993, the 7th District stretched from the fringes of the
Washington, D.C.
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suburbs to
Charlottesville
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. Until the 1970s, it included most of the
Shenandoah Valley
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. After the 1973 census, it lost most of the Valley except for
Winchester
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, while picking up
Manassas and
Fredericksburg. The district's current configuration dates from 1993, when Virginia was forced to create a majority-minority district by a
Justice Department
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directive. At that time, most of Richmond, which had been entirely in the old 3rd District for over a century, was shifted to a newly created 3rd District. The remaining territory in the old 3rd was combined with some more rural areas to the north to form the new 7th District.
From 2013 to 2017, the 7th District stretched from the west end of Richmond through the wealthier portions of Henrico and Chesterfield counties before taking in all of Goochland, Hanover, Louisa,
New Kent, Orange, Culpeper,
Page
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and
Rappahannock counties and a portion of Spotsylvania County.
Demographics
According to the
United States Census Bureau's 2017 data for Virginia's 7th Congressional District, the total population of the district is 790,084. Median age for the district is 39.7 years. 65.5% of the district is Non-Hispanic White, 18.4% Black, 5.1% Asian, 0.3% Native American or Alaskan, and 3.4% some other race with 7.3% Hispanic or Latino. Owner-occupied housing is 73.0% and renter-occupied housing is 27.0%. The median value of single-family owner-occupied homes is $266,500. 91.6% of the district population has at least a high school diploma, 40.4% at least a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.1% of the district are civilian veterans. 9.1% are foreign born and 11.9% speak a language other than English at home. 9.9% are of disability status. 68.2% of the district is in the labor force, which consists of those 16 years and older. Mean travel time to work is 29.3 minutes. Median household income is $77,533. Per capita income is $37,567. 5.3% of the population account for families living below the poverty level, and 7.7% of individuals live below the poverty level. 9.5% of Children live below the poverty line.
List of members representing the district
Historical district boundaries
See also
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Virginia's congressional districts
Virginia is currently divided into 11 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Current districts and representatives
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List of United States congressional districts
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References
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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Caroline County, Virginia
Government in Chesterfield County, Virginia
Culpeper County, Virginia
Goochland County, Virginia
Hanover County, Virginia
Government in Henrico County, Virginia
Louisa County, Virginia
Madison County, Virginia
Orange County, Virginia
Page County, Virginia
Rappahannock County, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Constituencies established in 1789
1789 establishments in Virginia
Constituencies disestablished in 1933
1933 disestablishments in Virginia
Constituencies established in 1935
1935 establishments in Virginia