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Population8,624,511

Males voting age3,306,075

Females voting age3,441,610

Median household income$71,967

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★ Counties of Virginia · 133 counties×

Accomack County33,411

Albemarle County117,313

Alexandria city159,102

Alleghany County14,632

Amelia County13,716

Amherst County31,650

Appomattox County16,957

Arlington County239,807

Augusta County78,622

Bath County4,071

Bedford County82,182

Bland County6,186

Botetourt County34,129

Bristol city16,316

Brunswick County15,750

Buchanan County18,632

Buckingham County17,115

Buena Vista city6,581

Campbell County55,342

Caroline County33,477

Carroll County29,242

Charles City County6,564

Charlotte County11,258

Charlottesville city44,767

Chesapeake city254,997

Chesterfield County389,793

Clarke County15,598

Colonial Heights city18,674

Covington city5,663

Craig County4,829

Culpeper County56,125

Cumberland County10,062

Danville city41,993

Dickenson County13,411

Dinwiddie County28,576

Emporia city5,402

Essex County10,683

Fairfax city26,340

Fairfax County1,160,925

Falls Church city15,034

Fauquier County75,865

Floyd County15,658

Fluvanna County28,746

Franklin city8,373

Franklin County55,637

Frederick County98,109

Fredericksburg city29,992

Galax city6,739

Giles County16,533

Gloucester County40,154

Goochland County28,223

Grayson County15,265

Greene County21,744

Greensville County11,150

Halifax County33,448

Hampton city137,596

Hanover County115,309

Harrisonburg city51,164

Henrico County338,696

Henry County49,385

Highland County2,348

Hopewell city22,970

Isle of Wight County40,942

James City County82,797

King and Queen County6,747

King George County28,816

King William County19,232

Lancaster County11,062

Lee County21,780

Lexington city7,802

Loudoun County443,380

Louisa County42,109

Lunenburg County12,060

Lynchburg city80,301

Madison County14,252

Manassas city43,616

Manassas Park city16,611

Martinsville city13,834

Mathews County8,602

Mecklenburg County30,824

Middlesex County10,949

Montgomery County98,998

Nelson County14,766

New Kent County27,218

Newport News city183,056

Norfolk city231,105

Northampton County12,004

Northumberland County12,397

Norton city3,478

Nottoway County15,632

Orange County38,986

Page County23,686

Patrick County17,308

Petersburg city34,058

Pittsylvania County59,410

Poquoson city12,854

Portsmouth city96,482

Powhatan County32,392

Prince Edward County22,276

Prince George County43,589

Prince William County497,003

Pulaski County33,579

Radford city17,273

Rappahannock County7,479

Richmond city233,655

Richmond County9,215

Roanoke city97,912

Roanoke County97,334

Rockbridge County22,368

Rockingham County87,674

Russell County25,420

Salem city25,908

Scott County21,388

Shenandoah County45,441

Smyth County29,137

Southampton County17,941

Spotsylvania County152,021

Stafford County168,919

Staunton city26,361

Suffolk city103,105

Surry County6,579

Sussex County10,753

Tazewell County38,875

Virginia Beach city454,808

Warren County42,461

Washington County54,098

Waynesboro city23,498

Westmoreland County19,235

Williamsburg city16,030

Winchester city27,800

Wise County34,973

Wythe County28,100

York County71,410

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Party Representation 152 seats

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58 seats

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86 seats

U.S. Senators 2 U.S. Senators

United States Senator

United States Senator

U.S. Representatives 11 U.S. Representatives

Jennifer Kiggans

Jennifer McClellan

Suhas Subramanyam

James Walkinshaw

Senate 41 members

Dave Suetterlein

Travis Hackworth

Tammy Brankley Mulchi

Glen Sturtevant

Schuyler VanValkenburg

Christie New Craig

Angelia Williams Graves

Kannan Srinivasan

Jennifer Carroll Foy

Stella Pekarsky

Saddam Azlan Salim

Jennifer Boysko

Elizabeth Bennett-Parker

House of Representatives 102 members

Charniele Herring

Karen Keys-Gamarra

Gretchen Bulova

Garrett McGuire

Elizabeth Guzmán

Margaret Franklin

Ellen McLaughlin

Joseph McNamara

Mitchell Cornett

Madison Whittle

Katrina Callsen

Jessica Anderson

Lindsey Dougherty

Charlie Schmidt

Destiny LeVere Bolling

Delores McQuinn

Kimberly Pope Adams

Virgil Thornton

Kelly Convirs-Fowler

Michael Feggans

Counties in Virginia

Accomack County (33,411) · Albemarle County (117,313) · Alexandria city (159,102) · Alleghany County (14,632) · Amelia County (13,716) · Amherst County (31,650) · Appomattox County (16,957) · Arlington County (239,807) · Augusta County (78,622) · Bath County (4,071) · Bedford County (82,182) · Bland County (6,186) · Botetourt County (34,129) · Bristol city (16,316) · Brunswick County (15,750) · Buchanan County (18,632) · Buckingham County (17,115) · Buena Vista city (6,581) · Campbell County (55,342) · Caroline County (33,477) · Carroll County (29,242) · Charles City County (6,564) · Charlotte County (11,258) · Charlottesville city (44,767) · Chesapeake city (254,997) · Chesterfield County (389,793) · Clarke County (15,598) · Colonial Heights city (18,674) · Covington city (5,663) · Craig County (4,829) · Culpeper County (56,125) · Cumberland County (10,062) · Danville city (41,993) · Dickenson County (13,411) · Dinwiddie County (28,576) · Emporia city (5,402) · Essex County (10,683) · Fairfax city (26,340) · Fairfax County (1,160,925) · Falls Church city (15,034) · Fauquier County (75,865) · Floyd County (15,658) · Fluvanna County (28,746) · Franklin city (8,373) · Franklin County (55,637) · Frederick County (98,109) · Fredericksburg city (29,992) · Galax city (6,739) · Giles County (16,533) · Gloucester County (40,154) · Goochland County (28,223) · Grayson County (15,265) · Greene County (21,744) · Greensville County (11,150) · Halifax County (33,448) · Hampton city (137,596) · Hanover County (115,309) · Harrisonburg city (51,164) · Henrico County (338,696) · Henry County (49,385) · Highland County (2,348) · Hopewell city (22,970) · Isle of Wight County (40,942) · James City County (82,797) · King and Queen County (6,747) · King George County (28,816) · King William County (19,232) · Lancaster County (11,062) · Lee County (21,780) · Lexington city (7,802) · Loudoun County (443,380) · Louisa County (42,109) · Lunenburg County (12,060) · Lynchburg city (80,301) · Madison County (14,252) · Manassas city (43,616) · Manassas Park city (16,611) · Martinsville city (13,834) · Mathews County (8,602) · Mecklenburg County (30,824) · Middlesex County (10,949) · Montgomery County (98,998) · Nelson County (14,766) · New Kent County (27,218) · Newport News city (183,056) · Norfolk city (231,105) · Northampton County (12,004) · Northumberland County (12,397) · Norton city (3,478) · Nottoway County (15,632) · Orange County (38,986) · Page County (23,686) · Patrick County (17,308) · Petersburg city (34,058) · Pittsylvania County (59,410) · Poquoson city (12,854) · Portsmouth city (96,482) · Powhatan County (32,392) · Prince Edward County (22,276) · Prince George County (43,589) · Prince William County (497,003) · Pulaski County (33,579) · Radford city (17,273) · Rappahannock County (7,479) · Richmond city (233,655) · Richmond County (9,215) · Roanoke city (97,912) · Roanoke County (97,334) · Rockbridge County (22,368) · Rockingham County (87,674) · Russell County (25,420) · Salem city (25,908) · Scott County (21,388) · Shenandoah County (45,441) · Smyth County (29,137) · Southampton County (17,941) · Spotsylvania County (152,021) · Stafford County (168,919) · Staunton city (26,361) · Suffolk city (103,105) · Surry County (6,579) · Sussex County (10,753) · Tazewell County (38,875) · Virginia Beach city (454,808) · Warren County (42,461) · Washington County (54,098) · Waynesboro city (23,498) · Westmoreland County (19,235) · Williamsburg city (16,030) · Winchester city (27,800) · Wise County (34,973) · Wythe County (28,100) · York County (71,410)

★ Bills & Legislation — Virginia

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★ Government Structure — Virginia

★ Executive Branch

• Governor — Chief executive, signs/vetoes bills, oversees state agencies
• Lieutenant Governor — Presides over Senate, succession
• Attorney General — State legal affairs, consumer protection
• Secretary of State — Elections, business registration
• Treasurer / Comptroller — State finances, revenue

★ Legislative Branch

• State Senate — Upper chamber, 41 members
• State House/Assembly — Lower chamber, 102 members
• Committees — Review bills before floor votes
• Session — Typically meets Jan-May, varies by state

★ Judicial Branch

• State Supreme Court — Highest court, final appeals
• Appeals Court — Intermediate appellate review
• District / Circuit Courts — Trial courts for major cases
• County / Municipal Courts — Local jurisdiction

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