# Virginia's 11th congressional district

Virginia's 11th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Situated in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., the district comprises most of Fairfax County and the entirety of Fairfax City. The district is represented by Democrat Gerry Connolly.
The Hill newspaper quotes census data to conclude that Virginia's 11th district was the wealthiest congressional district in the nation from 2003 to 2013. The article attributed the wealth to “‘the presence of high-level federal workers and two-income families’ and because ‘lobbyists and other corporate types flock to the D.C. area.’”
The district last existed in what is now West Virginia's 1st district and was held by Jacob B. Blair before the events of the U.S. Civil War. Virginia did not have an 11th district until it was re-created after the 1990 United States census from portions of the old 8th and 10th districts because of explosive growth in Northern Virginia. It was intended to be a "fair fight" district; indeed, it encompassed most of the more Democratic portions of the old 10th district and the more Republican portions of the old 8th district.
George W. Bush only narrowly defeated John Kerry here in 2004, while Democratic Governor Tim Kaine and Democratic Senator Jim Webb both carried this district, in 2005 and 2006 respectively. In 2008, Barack Obama won this district over Republican Senator John McCain. Democrat Leslie L. Byrne briefly held the seat for the first election cycle of the new district, but was quickly defeated in 1994 by Republican Tom Davis. Davis established a secure hold on the district during his tenure (1995–2008), but Democrat Gerald Connolly won it when Davis stepped down.
Both Davis and Connolly may have been aided by their previous service on the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County, where most of the 11th district's population is concentrated. 61.5% of 11th congressional district residents live in Fairfax County.

## Recent electoral history
### 1990s

Virginia's 11th Congressional District election (new district), 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Leslie L. Byrne | 114,172 | 50.02 |
| | Republican | Henry N. Butler | 103,119 | 45.17 |
| | Independent | A. T. "Art" Narro | 6,681 | 2.93 |
| | Independent | Perry J. Mitchell | 4,155 | 1.82 |
| | Write-ins | | 145 | 0.06 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 228,272 | 100.00 |
Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tom Davis | 98,216 | 52.90 |
| | Democratic | Leslie L. Byrne (inc.) | 84,104 | 45.30 |
| | Independent | Gordon S. Cruickshank | 3,246 | 1.75 |
| | Write-ins | | 114 | 0.06 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 185,680 | 100.00 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |
Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tom Davis (inc.) | 138,758 | 64.10 |
| | Democratic | Thomas J. Horton | 74,701 | 34.51 |
| | Independent | C. W. "Levi" Levy | 2,842 | 1.31 |
| | Write-ins | | 181 | 0.08 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 216,482 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tom Davis (inc.) | 91,603 | 81.71 |
| | Independent | C. W. "Levi" Levy | 18,807 | 16.78 |
| | Write-ins | | 1,701 | 1.52 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 112,111 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2000s

Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tom Davis (inc.) | 150,395 | 61.90 |
| | Democratic | Mike L. Corrigan | 83,455 | 34.35 |
| | Independent | Robert K. McBride | 4,774 | 1.96 |
| | Independent | C. W. "Levi" Levy | 4,059 | 1.67 |
| | Write-ins | | 285 | 0.12 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 242,968 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tom Davis (inc.) | 135,379 | 82.90 |
| | Constitution | Frank W. Creel | 26,892 | 16.47 |
| | Write-ins | | 1,027 | 0.63 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 163,298 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tom Davis (inc.) | 186,299 | 60.25 |
| | Democratic | Ken Longmyer | 118,305 | 38.26 |
| | Independent | Joseph P. Oddo | 4,338 | 1.40 |
| | Write-ins | | 259 | 0.08 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 309,233 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tom Davis (inc.) | 130,468 | 55.45 |
| | Democratic | Andrew L. Hurst | 102,411 | 43.57 |
| | Independent Greens | Ferdinando C. Greco | 2,042 | 0.87 |
| | Write-ins | | 259 | 0.11 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 235,280 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gerry Connolly | 196,598 | 54.69 |
| | Republican | Keith Fimian | 154,758 | 43.05 |
| | Independent Greens | Joseph P. Oddo | 7,271 | 2.02 |
| | Write-ins | | 864 | 0.24 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 359,491 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2010s

Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gerry Connolly (inc.) | 111,720 | 49.22 |
| | Republican | Keith Fimian | 110,739 | 48.79 |
| | Independent | Christopher F. DeCarlo | 1,846 | 0.81 |
| | Libertarian | David L. Dotson | 1,382 | 0.60 |
| | Independent Greens | David William Gillis, Jr. | 959 | 0.42 |
| | Write-ins | | 305 | 0.13 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 226,951 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gerry Connolly (inc.) | 202,606 | 60.98 |
| | Republican | Christopher Perkins | 117,902 | 35.49 |
| | Independent | Mark T. Gibson | 3,806 | 1.15 |
| | Independent | Christopher F. DeCarlo | 3,027 | 0.91 |
| | Green | Joe F. Galdo | 2,195 | 0.66 |
| | Independent Greens | Peter M. Marchetti | 1,919 | 0.58 |
| | Write-ins | | 788 | 0.24 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 332,243 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gerry Connolly (inc.) | 106,780 | 56.86 |
| | Republican | Suzanne Scholte | 75,796 | 40.36 |
| | Libertarian | Marc Harrold | 3,264 | 1.74 |
| | Green | Joe F. Galdo | 1,739 | 0.93 |
| | Write-ins | | 226 | 0.12 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 187,805 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gerry Connolly (inc.) | 247,818 | 87.88 |
| | Write-ins | | 34,185 | 12.12 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 282,003 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gerry Connolly (inc.) | 219,191 | 71.11 |
| | Republican | Jeff Dove | 83,023 | 26.93 |
| | Libertarian | Stevan Porter | 5,546 | 1.80 |
| | Write-ins | | 490 | 0.16 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 308,250 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020s

Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gerry Connolly (inc.) | 280,733 | 71.6 |
| | Republican | Manga Anantatmula | 111,380 | 28.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 392,113 | 94.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gerry Connolly (inc.) | 193,190 | 66.7 |
| | Republican | Jim Myles | 95,634 | 33.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 852 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 289,676 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gerry Connolly (inc.) | 273,529 | 66.7 |
| | Republican | Mike Van Meter | 134,802 | 32.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1,855 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 410,186 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 59% - 40% |
| 2009 | Governor | McDonnell 53% - 47% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 59% - 41% |
| 2013 | Governor | McAuliffe 57% - 37% |
| 2013 | Lt. Governor | Northam 62% - 37% |
| 2013 | Attorney General | Herring 60% - 40% |
| 2014 | Senate | Warner 56% - 41% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 63% - 30% |
| 2017 | Governor | Northam 67% - 32% |
| 2017 | Lt. Governor | Fairfax 67% - 33% |
| 2017 | Attorney General | Herring 67% - 33% |
| 2018 | Senate | Kaine 70% - 27% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 69% - 28% |
| 2020 | Senate | Warner 69% - 30% |
| 2021 | Governor | McAuliffe 64% - 35% |
| 2021 | Lt. Governor | Ayala 65% - 35% |
| 2021 | Attorney General | Herring 65% - 35% |
| 2024 | President | Harris 65% - 31% |
| 2024 | Senate | Kaine 67% - 32% |

## Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:
Fairfax County (46)
    Braddock, Burke, Burke Centre, Centreville, Chantilly, Crosspointe, Difficult Run, Dranesville, Dunn Loring, Fairfax Station (part; also 10th), Fair Lakes, Fair Oaks, Floris, Franconia (part; also 8th), Franklin Farm, George Mason, Great Falls, Great Falls Crossing, Greenbriar, Herndon, Hutchinson, Kings Park, Kings Park West, Laurel Hill, Long Branch, Lorton, Mantua, McLean (part; also 8th), McNair, Merrifield, Navy, Newington, Newington Forest, Oakton, Ravensworth, Reston, South Run, Springfield (part; also 8th), Sully Square, Tysons, Union Mill (part; also 10th), Vienna, Wakefield, West Springfield, Wolf Trap, Woodburn
Independent city (1)
    Fairfax

## List of members representing the district

| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
| District established March 4, 1793 |||||
| Josiah Parker (Macclesfield) | Pro-Administration | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | 3rd 4th 5th 6th | Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1795. Re-elected in 1797. Re-elected in 1799. Lost re-election. |
| Josiah Parker (Macclesfield) | Federalist | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801 | 3rd 4th 5th 6th | Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1795. Re-elected in 1797. Re-elected in 1799. Lost re-election. |
| Thomas Newton Jr. (Norfolk) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 | 7th | Elected in 1801. Redistricted to the 20th district. |
| Anthony New (Gloucester County) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 | 8th | Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 1803. Retired. |
| James M. Garnett (Loretto) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809 | 9th 10th | Elected in 1805. Re-elected in 1807. Retired. |
| John Roane (Uppowac) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1813 | 11th 12th | Elected in 1809. Re-elected in 1811. Redistricted to the 12th district. |
| John Dawson | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 – March 31, 1814 | 13th | Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1813. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | March 31, 1814 – September 19, 1814 | 13th | |
| Philip P. Barbour (Gordonsville) | Democratic-Republican | September 19, 1814 – March 3, 1825 | 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th | Elected in June 1814 to finish Dawson's term and seated September 19, 1814. Re-elected in 1815. Re-elected in 1817. Re-elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Retired. |
| Robert Taylor (Orange) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | 19th | Elected in 1825. Retired. |
| Philip P. Barbour (Gordonsville) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – October 15, 1830 | 20th 21st | Elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Resigned to become U.S. Circuit Court judge. |
| Vacant | Vacant | October 16, 1830 – November 24, 1830 | 21st | |
| John M. Patton (Fredericksburg) | Jacksonian | November 25, 1830 – March 3, 1833 | 21st 22nd | Elected to finish Barbour's term Re-elected in 1831. Redistricted to the 13th district. |
| Andrew Stevenson (Richmond) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – June 2, 1834 | 23rd | Elected in 1833. Resigned. |
| Vacant | Vacant | June 3, 1834 – December 7, 1834 | 23rd | |
| John Robertson (Richmond) | Anti-Jacksonian | December 8, 1834 – March 3, 1837 | 23rd 24th 25th | Elected to finish Stevenson's term Re-elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Retired. |
| John Robertson (Richmond) | Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | 23rd 24th 25th | Elected to finish Stevenson's term Re-elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Retired. |
| John M. Botts (Richmond) | Whig | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | 26th 27th | Elected in 1839. Re-elected in 1841. Lost re-election. |
| William Taylor (Lexington) | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – January 17, 1846 | 28th 29th | Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1845. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 18, 1846 – March 5, 1846 | 29th | |
| James McDowell (Lexington) | Democratic | March 6, 1846 – March 3, 1851 | 29th 30th 31st | Elected to finish Taylor's term Re-elected in 1847. Re-elected in 1849. Retired. |
| John Letcher (Lexington) | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | 32nd | Elected in 1851. Redistricted to the 9th district. |
| John F. Snodgrass (Parkersburg) | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – June 5, 1854 | 33rd | Elected in 1853. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | June 6, 1854 – December 3, 1854 | 33rd | |
| Charles S. Lewis (Clarksburg) | Democratic | December 4, 1854 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd | Elected to finish Snodgrass's term Lost re-election. |
| John S. Carlile (Clarksburg) | American | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | 34th | Elected in 1855. Lost re-election. |
| Albert G. Jenkins (Green Bottom) | Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | 35th 36th | Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1859. Resigned (Civil War). |
| John S. Carlile (Wheeling) | Union | March 4, 1861 – July 9, 1861 | 37th | Elected in 1861. Resigned to become U.S. Senator. |
| Vacant | Vacant | July 10, 1861 – December 1, 1861 | 37th | |
| Jacob B. Blair (Parkersburg) | Union | December 2, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | 37th | Elected to finish Carlile's term Retired. |
| District dissolved March 3, 1863 |||||
| District re-established January 3, 1993 |||||
| Leslie Byrne (Falls Church) | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | 103rd | Elected in 1992. Lost re-election. |
| Tom Davis (Vienna) | Republican | January 3, 1995 – November 24, 2008 | 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th | Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired and then resigned. |
| Vacant | Vacant | November 24, 2008 – January 3, 2009 | 110th | |
| Gerry Connolly (Mantua) | Democratic | January 3, 2009 – present | 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. |