(Municipalities divided between districts are shaded.)
| # | DISTRICT LOCATION | SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHY | TOTAL POPULATION | DEVIATION FROM AVERAGE POPULATION | PERCENT BLACK | VOTING AGE PERCENT NON-HISPANIC BLACK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Coast | Counties: Accomack & Northampton.
City: Virginia Beach. In Chesapeake city, boroughs: Butts Road, Deep Creek, Pleasant Grove, Washington & Western Branch. In Chesapeake city, planning areas: Camelot, Deep Creek, Great Bridge, Greenbrier, Indian River, Rivercrest, Southern Chesapeake & Western Branch. In Chesapeake city, census tracts 200, 208-216. | 653,042 | +1.48% | 21.8% | 20.2% |
| 2. | Norfolk & Crater | Counties: Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton, Surry & Sussex.
Cities: Emporia, Franklin, Hopewell, Norfolk, Petersburg, Portsmouth & Suffolk. In Chesapeake city, borough: South Norfolk. In Chesapeake city, planning area: South Norfolk. In Chesapeake city, census tracts 201-207. | 645,649 | +0.33% | 46.4% | 43.5% |
| 3. | Peninsulas | Counties: Caroline, Charles, Essex, Gloucester, James, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland & York.
Cities: Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson & Williamsburg. | 646,899 | 0.53% | 30.8% | 28.8% |
| 4. | Anna & Henrico | Counties: Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Louisa, Orange, Powhatan, Spotsylvania & Stafford.
City: Fredericksburg. | 641,488 | -0.31% | 18.2% | 17.2% |
| 5. | Prince William County | County:Prince William
Cities: Manassas, Manassas Park In Fairfax county, magisterial districts: Lee, Mount Vernon & Springfield | 631,289 | -1.90% | 15.9% | 14.7% |
| 6. | Arlington & Alexandria | County: Alexandria & Arlington
City: Alexandria, Fairfax & Falls Church In Fairfax County, magisterial districts: Braddock, Mason & Providence | 651,261 | +1.21% | 10.5% | 9.7% |
| 7. | Loudoun County | Counties: Culpeper, Fauquier, Loudoun, Madison & Rappahannock
In Fairfax county, magisterial districts: Dranesville, Hunter Mill & Sully | 641,551 | -0.30% | 7.1% | 6.9% |
| 8. | Shenandoah | Counties: Albemarle, Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Fluvanna, Frederick, Greene, Highland, Nelson, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah & Warren.
Cities: Buena Vista, Charlottesville, Clifton Forge, Covington, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Staunton, Waynesboro & Winchester. | 641,610 | -0.29% | 7.2% | 6.9% |
| 9. | Richmond & Piedmont | Counties: Amelia, Buckingham, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway & Prince Edward.
Cities: Colonial Heights & Richmond. | 641,428 | -0.32% | 34.7% | 32.6% |
| 10. | Rail Cities | Counties: Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Henry, Pittsylvania & Roanoke.
Cities: Bedford, Danville, Lynchburg, Martinsville, Roanoke & Salem. | 648,050 | 0.71% | 19.7% | 18.2% |
| 11. | Highlands | Counties: Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson, Lee, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise & Wythe.
Cities: Bristol, Galax, Norton & Radford. | 636,248 | -1.13% | 3.4% | 3.3% | # | DISTRICT LOCATION | SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHY | TOTAL POPULATION | DEVIATION FROM AVERAGE POPULATION | PERCENT BLACK | VOTING AGE PERCENT NON-HISPANIC BLACK |
This map shows a draft of a schematic for multi-member districts with preference voting, a method of proportional representation discussed at length by the Center for Voting and Democracy. This map still has several deficiencies which we hope to work out eventually.
| DISTRICT LOCATION | INTEGRAL NUMBER OF SEATS | EXACT NUMBER OF SEATS | TOTAL POPULATION | PERCENT BLACK | VOTING AGE PERCENT NON-HISPANIC BLACK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | 3 | 3.020 | 1,943,165 | 11.0% | 10.3% |
| West | 3 | 3.010 | 1,936,624 | 10.9% | 10.1% |
| South | 2 | 1.967 | 1,265,883 | 31.7% | 30.0% |
| East | 3 | 3.004 | 1,932,843 | 29.2% | 27.2% | DISTRICT LOCATION | INTEGRAL NUMBER OF SEATS | EXACT NUMBER OF SEATS | TOTAL POPULATION | PERCENT BLACK | VOTING AGE PERCENT NON-HISPANIC BLACK |
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