Virginia's 7th congressional district
Virginia's 7th congressional district | |||
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New boundaries of Virginia's 7th congressional district since January 3, 2017. | |||
Representative |
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Area | 3,117.9 sq mi (8,075 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2017) | 790,084[2] | ||
Median income | $77,533[3] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+6[4] |
Virginia's 7th congressional district is a United States congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The district is currently represented by Democrat Abigail Spanberger, first elected in 2018.
2016 redistricting[edit]
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.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Recent election results[edit]
Geography[edit]
The district spans across much of Central Virginia including all of Orange, Culpeper, Goochland, Louisa, Nottoway, Amelia, and Powhatan. The district also includes large portions of Chesterfield and Henrico in the suburbs of Richmond. However, Richmond is not currently in the 7th. Spotsylvania also has a large portion in the 7th district just outside of Fredericksburg[52]
Prior to 1993, the 7th District stretched from the fringes of the Washington, D.C. suburbs to Charlottesville. It included the far northern portion of the Shenandoah Valley, as well as 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 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 and Rappahannock counties and a portion of Spotsylvania County.
Demographics[edit]
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 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%.[53] 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.[54] 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.[55] 9.5% of Children live below the poverty line.[56]
List of members representing the district[edit]
Living former Members[edit]
As of February 2019[update], there are four living former members of the House from the district. The most recent to die was John Otho Marsh Jr. (served 1963–1971) on February 4, 2019.[57] The most recently serving representative to die was D. French Slaughter Jr. (served 1985–1991) on October 2, 1998.
Representative | Term in office | Date of birth (and age) |
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George Allen | 1991–1993 | March 8, 1952 |
Thomas Bliley | 1993–2001 | January 28, 1932 |
Eric Cantor | 2001–2014 | June 6, 1963 |
Dave Brat | 2014–2019 | July 27, 1964 |
Historical district boundaries[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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Coordinates: 37°58′05″N 77°44′48″W / 37.96806°N 77.74667°W
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