Virginia's 9th Congressional District
Virginia · VA-09
Virginia's 9th Congressional District is one of 11 U.S. House districts in Virginia, represented in Congress by H. Griffith (Republican). It is home to roughly 780,790 people, with a median age of 43.9. The population is about 87% White. The median household income is $56,856, and 24% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Republican (R+44).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 10,159 square miles, VA-09 is the 76th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 77 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.21 ranks 303rd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 28% of VA-09 voters backed Kamala Harris and 72% Donald Trump — a R+44 margin. That is a 2.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+42.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 43.9 years old, making this one of the oldest districts in the nation by median age; 18.3% of residents are under 18 and 21.7% are 65 or older. About 3% of residents were born outside the United States, and 4.6% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $56,856, the district's median household income ranks 411th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $172,172, and the median rent is $832 a month. 16.2% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 26.4-minute commute (8.4% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).