Scott's District Analysis
Virginia's 3rd Congressional District:
Voter registration deadline: Oct. 15
Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
Online registration:Yes
Same-day registration: No
Voter ID: Photo ID required
Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Population: 744,369
Major Cities: Franklin, Newport News, Portsmouth
Major industries & companies: Norfolk Naval base is a major part of the 3rd District's economical influence.
Party affiliation: Sided with Clinton during the 2016 Presidential Election. Last time the district voted for a Republican candidate was during the Bush administration.
Virginia's 3rd Congressional District was one of #9 House districts where a republican did not run in 2018.The 2018 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+16, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 16 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Virginia's 3rd Congressional District the 86th-most Democratic nationally ("Virginia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018 - Ballotpedia", 2019).
Major Cities: Franklin, Newport News, Portsmouth
Major industries & companies: Norfolk Naval base is a major part of the 3rd District's economical influence.
Party affiliation: Sided with Clinton during the 2016 Presidential Election. Last time the district voted for a Republican candidate was during the Bush administration.
Virginia's 3rd Congressional District was one of #9 House districts where a republican did not run in 2018.The 2018 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+16, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 16 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Virginia's 3rd Congressional District the 86th-most Democratic nationally ("Virginia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018 - Ballotpedia", 2019).
Virginia Demographics:
| Virginia | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|
| Total population: | 8,367,587 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 39,490 | 3,531,905 |
| Gender | ||
| Female: | 50.8% | 50.8% |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 69% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 19.2% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 6% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 3.2% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 8.6% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 88.3% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 36.3% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $65,015 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 13% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) | ||
Bibliography:
Biography. (2019). Retrieved from https://bobbyscott.house.gov/about/biography
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