Virginia's 2nd congressional district

Virginia's 2nd congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023
Representative
Distribution
  • 92.57% urban[1]
  • 7.43% rural
Population (2023)789,864[2]
Median household
income		$91,706[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+2[4]
Virginia's 2nd congressional district from January 3, 2023

Virginia's second congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It currently encompasses all of the counties of Accomack, Northampton, and Isle of Wight; all of the independent cities of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, and Franklin; part of the independent city of Chesapeake; and part of Southampton County. However, its boundaries have changed greatly over the centuries; it initially encompassed what became West Virginia after the American Civil War. It is considered among the nation's most competitive congressional districts.

The district has a significant military presence.[5] The Hampton Roads area is considered to be a military town.[6]

Republican Scott Rigell defeated Democrat Glenn Nye in the November 2, 2010, election, and took his seat January 3, 2011, serving until 2017, when he was succeeded by Scott Taylor. In the November 6, 2018, election, Democrat Elaine Luria defeated Republican Scott Taylor. In 2022, Luria was defeated by Republican Jen Kiggans, thereby making the district one of 18 that would have voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election had they existed in their current configuration while being won or held by a Republican in 2022.

The responsibility of drawing maps for congressional and state legislative districts passed from the Virginia Redistricting Commission (VRC) to the Supreme Court of Virginia in November 2021. The Supreme Court completed redistricting in December 2021, which was used for the 2022 elections.[7]

  1. ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. US Census Bureau Geography.
  2. ^ "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau.
  3. ^ "My Congressional District".
  4. ^ "2022 Cook PV: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "Military Posts". American Communities Project. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "Naval Air Station Oceana | Base Overview & Info | MilitaryINSTALLATIONS". installations.militaryonesource.mil. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  7. ^ Virginia Redistricting Commission. "Virginia Redistricting Commission". Retrieved June 17, 2022.