Virginia's 11th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023
Representative	James Walkinshaw D–Annandale
Distribution	99.97% urban[1] 0.03% rural
Population (2024)	792,747[2]
Median household income	$158,109[3]
Ethnicity	47%White 22%Asian 15%Hispanic 9%Black 6%Two or more races 1% other
Cook PVI	D+18[4]

Virginia's 11th congressional district is aU.S. congressional district in theCommonwealth ofVirginia. Situated in theNorthern Virginia suburbs, the district comprises most ofFairfax County and the entirety ofFairfax City. It has been represented byDemocratJames Walkinshaw since September 2025.

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".^[5]

The district last existed in what is now West Virginia's1st district and was held byJacob B. Blair before the events of theU.S. Civil War. Virginia did not have an 11th district until it was re-created after the1990 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 moreDemocratic portions of the old10th district and the more Republican portions of the old8th district.

George W. Bush only narrowly defeatedJohn Kerry here in2004, while Democratic GovernorTim Kaine and Democratic SenatorJim Webb both carried this district, in2005 and2006 respectively. In2008,Barack Obama won this district over Republican SenatorJohn McCain. As of 2025, the last timeRepublicans won this district was in the2009 Virginia gubernatorial election, when RepublicanBob McDonnell carried it, along with incumbent Lieutenant GovernorBill Bolling in thelieutenant gubernatorial race. DemocratLeslie Byrne briefly held the seat for the first election cycle of the new district, but was quickly defeated in1994 by RepublicanTom Davis. Davis established a secure hold on the district during his tenure (1995–2008), but Democrat Gerry Connolly won it when Davis announced retirement and later resigned before his term ended.

Both Davis and Connolly may have been aided by their previous service on theBoard of Supervisors of Fairfax County, where most of the 11th district's population is concentrated. 96.7% of 11th congressional district residents live in Fairfax County, with the remaining 3.3% living in Fairfax City.^[6]

For the118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:^[15]

Fairfax County(46)

Braddock (part; also10th),Burke,Burke Centre,Centreville,Chantilly,Crosspointe,Difficult Run,Dranesville,Dunn Loring,Fairfax Station (part; also10th),Fair Lakes,Fair Oaks,Floris,Franconia (part; also8th),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; also8th),McNair,Merrifield,Navy,Newington,Newington Forest,Oakton,Ravensworth,Reston,South Run,Springfield (part; also8th),Sully Square,Tysons,Union Mill (part; also10th),Vienna,Wakefield,West Springfield,Wolf Trap,Woodburn

Independent city(1)

Fairfax

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 the8th district andre-elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1795. Re-elected in 1797. Re-elected in 1799. Lost re-election.
	Federalist	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801
Thomas Newton Jr. (Norfolk)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803	7th	Elected in 1801. Redistricted to the20th district.
Anthony New (Gloucester County)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805	8th	Redistricted from the16th district andre-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 the12th district.
John Dawson	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 31, 1814	13th	Redistricted from the10th district andre-elected in 1813. Died.
Vacant		March 31, 1814 – September 19, 1814
Philip P. Barbour (Gordonsville)	Democratic-Republican[a]	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		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 the13th district.
Andrew Stevenson (Richmond)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – June 2, 1834	23rd	Elected in 1833. Resigned.
Vacant		June 3, 1834 – December 7, 1834
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.
	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
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		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 the9th district.
John F. Snodgrass (Parkersburg)	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – June 5, 1854	33rd	Elected in 1853. Died.
Vacant		June 6, 1854 – December 3, 1854
Charles S. Lewis (Clarksburg)	Democratic	December 4, 1854 – March 3, 1855		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		July 10, 1861 – December 1, 1861
Jacob B. Blair (Parkersburg)	Union	December 2, 1861 – March 3, 1863		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. Resigned.
Vacant		November 24, 2008 – January 3, 2009	110th
Gerry Connolly (Mantua)	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – May 21, 2025	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. Died.
Vacant		May 21, 2025 – September 10, 2025	119th
James Walkinshaw (Annandale)	Democratic	September 10, 2025 – present	119th	Elected to finish Connolly’s term.

• Virginia's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts
• 2010 Virginia's 11th congressional district election
• 2025 Virginia's 11th congressional district special election

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989).The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982).The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–presentArchived April 23, 2010, at theWayback Machine

• Office of the Eleventh Congressional District of Virginia Official Website
• Eleventh Congressional District Democratic Committee official website
• Eleventh Congressional District Republican Committee official website

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