Virginia's congressional districts

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Virginia congressional districts since 2003.

Congressional representation of Virginia as of the 112th United States Congress, with seats held by Republicans in red and Democrats in blue.

The Commonwealth of Virginia has 11 congressional districts, down from its early 19th century peak of 23.

[edit] Apportionment

Elections held in the year of a census use the apportionment determined by the previous census.

1789	1790	1800
10^[1]	19	22

1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900
23	22	21	15	13	11	9^[2]	10	10	10

1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000
10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11

^ Represents apportionment assigned by the U.S. Constitution in 1789 until the first U.S. Census.
^ West Virginia was formed out of portions of Virginia in 1863.