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Virginia's 8th district

U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.

Representative

Official portrait of Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

VA · District 8
Democrat
Raised $2,125,761 · 255K followers (office + personal) · missed 1.3% of votes
11.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
Joint Economic Committee · House Committee on Ways and Means +2 more
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Cook PVI: D+26

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population788,825
Median household income$133,323
Median age37.6
Bachelor's degree or higher66.4%
White alone48.1%
Black alone12.8%
Hispanic or Latino20.8%
Asian alone12.2%
Unemployment rate3.4%
Population density (per sq mi)5,358

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.