Effect on Partisan Performance

The current district is less Democratic than it had been under the 2001 map.

Dem Rep Spread 2001 State Senate 54.5% 45.4% 9.0 D Current District 53.6% 46.4% 7.2 D Shift +1.8 R

Change in Partisan Performance measures the change in the gap between the Republican and Democratic candidates if the 2009 Governor's election had been held in the current district boundaries. Source: Virginia Division of Legislative Services calculation.