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Virginia's 8th congressional district from January 3, 2023. Virginia's 8th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district located just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. It comprises several populous cities and suburbs in Northern Virginia, including all of Alexandria, Arlington, and Falls Church, as well as parts of ...
The number of voting seats within the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, with each one representing an average of 761,169 people following the 2020 United States census. [1] The number of voting seats has applied since 1913, excluding a temporary increase to 437 after the admissions of Alaska and Hawaii .
Virginia, like the nation as a whole, had about 73% of its delegation winning by a margin of 20% or more. Districts 4, 7, 5, 1, and 8 ranged from 22 to 32%, and three outliers had a margin of victory of more than 50%: the 9th district at 48%, the 6th district at 62%, and the 3rd district at 89%. [8]
District 8 containts portions of Fairfax County. It is currently represented Democrat Irene Shin. [1] The district was previously represented by Republican Joseph McNamara, who was redistricted out, and prior by Greg Habeeb from 2012 until his resignation in August 2018. [2] In 2017, he won against Democrat Steve McBride. [3] [4]
Williamsburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States.As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 15,425. [6] Located on the Virginia Peninsula, Williamsburg is in the northern part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area.
District 8 is located in the City of Virginia Beach, encompassing all of the city's coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. [ 3 ] The district is contained entirely within Virginia's 2nd congressional district , and overlaps with the 21st , 81st , 82nd , and 84th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates . [ 4 ]
Maryland's 8th congressional district is concentrated almost entirely in Montgomery County, with a small portion in Prince George's County. [3] Adjacent to Washington, D.C. , the 8th district takes in many of the city’s wealthiest inner-ring suburbs, including Bethesda , Chevy Chase , and Potomac .
The 8th district was a Queens-based seat until the 1992 redistricting. At that time much of the old 8th district became the 5th district. The new 8th district was created by cobbling together portions of the Manhattan-based 17th district and the 13th district in Brooklyn.