Virginia's 3rd Congressional District
Virginia · VA-03
Virginia's 3rd Congressional District is one of 11 U.S. House districts in Virginia, represented in Congress by Robert Scott (Democrat). It is home to roughly 778,534 people, with a median age of 34.5. The population is about 43% Black. The median household income is $66,613, and 29% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+35).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 273 square miles, VA-03 is the 353rd-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 2,852 residents per square mile, it is a largely suburban district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.14 ranks 372nd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 67% of VA-03 voters backed Kamala Harris and 32% Donald Trump — a D+35 margin. That is a 3.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+38.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 34.5 years old; 22.3% of residents are under 18 and 14% are 65 or older. About 6.5% of residents were born outside the United States, and 9.4% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $66,613, the district's median household income ranks 335th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $253,830, and the median rent is $1,296 a month. 15.1% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 24.7-minute commute (8.8% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).