Virginia / VA-01
Virginia District 1
Score
Irregularity score 73 IrregularLess compact than 78% of other congressional districts.
96th least compact of 429 nationally, 3rd of 11 in Virginia.
A score describes shape, not intent. Coastlines, rivers and the Voting Rights Act can all make a district irregular. How scores work
The three measures
- Polsby-Popper
- 0.08at least as compact as 4% of districts on this measure
Area compared with perimeter. Low for jagged or snaking edges.
- Reock
- 0.48at least as compact as 49% of districts on this measure
Area compared with the smallest circle around the district, counting only land. Low for stretched shapes.
- Convex hull
- 0.70at least as compact as 28% of districts on this measure
Area compared with a rubber band stretched around the district, counting only land. Low for bites and tentacles.
Each measure runs from 0 to 1, where 1 is a perfect circle or a shape with no dents.
The state's edge
53% of this district's border is the state's edge: a coastline, a national border or a state line. Mapmakers don't choose those lines. A ragged one, like a coastline or a river, lowers Polsby-Popper. Reock and convex hull count only the state's own land, so water and neighboring states don't count against them. More on the state's edge
Cities and towns
The largest places with people in this district, from the 2020 Census. A place split between districts shows how many of its residents live in this one.
- Tuckahoe communityall 48,051 residents
- Mechanicsville communityall 39,482 residents
- Short Pump communityall 30,626 residents
- Midlothian communityall 18,320 residents
- Bon Air communityall 18,022 residents
- Glen Allen community15,832 of its 16,187 residents
- Williamsburg cityall 15,425 residents
- Brandermill communityall 13,730 residents
- Poquoson cityall 12,460 residents
- Wyndham communityall 11,087 residents
And 28 smaller places. 64% of this district's people live outside any city, town or named community. How places are counted
ZIP codes
112 ZIP codes have residents in this district. 27 of them are split with other districts. A percentage is the share of that ZIP code's 2020 residents who live here.
Show all 112 ZIP codes
- 22432
- 22435
- 22436
- 22437
- 22438 (96%)
- 22443 (99%)
- 22454
- 22460
- 22469
- 22472
- 22473
- 22476
- 22480
- 22482
- 22485 (1%)
- 22488
- 22503
- 22504
- 22509
- 22511
- 22514 (1%)
- 22520
- 22529
- 22539
- 22548
- 22560
- 22572
- 22576
- 22578
- 23005 (90%)
- 23009
- 23011
- 23021
- 23023
- 23025
- 23032
- 23035
- 23043
- 23045
- 23050
- 23056
- 23059 (99%)
- 23060 (94%)
- 23061
- 23062
- 23066
- 23068
- 23069 (76%)
- 23070
- 23071
- 23072
- 23076
- 23079
- 23081
- 23085
- 23086
- 23089
- 23091
- 23092
- 23106
- 23108
- 23109
- 23110
- 23111
- 23112 (88%)
- 23113 (93%)
- 23114
- 23116
- 23119
- 23120 (95%)
- 23124
- 23126
- 23128
- 23130
- 23138
- 23140 (71%)
- 23141
- 23148
- 23149
- 23156
- 23161
- 23163
- 23168
- 23169
- 23175
- 23176
- 23177
- 23180
- 23181
- 23185 (99%)
- 23188
- 23225 (1%)
- 23226 (34%)
- 23227 (1%)
- 23228 (1%)
- 23229
- 23233 (98%)
- 23235 (52%)
- 23236 (56%)
- 23238 (90%)
- 23294 (92%)
- 23603 (7%)
- 23662
- 23665 (76%)
- 23690
- 23691
- 23692
- 23693
- 23696
- 23803 (1%)
- 23832 (39%)
- 23838 (46%)
These are the Census Bureau's ZIP code areas, which match residential ZIP codes closely. ZIP codes used only for PO boxes or a single organization aren't included. How ZIP codes are matched
2024 presidential vote
Shares of the votes for the two of them; other candidates are left out. Virginia used the same lines in 2024, so this is added up from precinct results. A precinct split between districts is divided by its House votes, so the figures are close estimates. Where the votes come from
U.S. House
Shannon L. Taylor, Democrat
Elected November 3, 2026, takes office January 3, 2027.
Unofficial results from the Virginia Department of Elections, checked November 6, 2026. A race shows a winner once news decision desks have called it. Results become official when the state certifies them. Where this comes from
Virginia's senators
- Tim Kaine, Democrat
- Mark R. Warner, DemocratRe-elected November 3, 2026.
Senators are elected by the whole state, so district lines don't change who they are. Senators serving as of November 6, 2026. Senators elected in November 2026 take office January 3, 2027. Where this comes from
Where it sits in Virginia
- Very compact (0 to 19)
- Compact (20 to 39)
- Middle (40 to 59)
- Irregular (60 to 79)
- Very irregular (80 to 100)
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