Virginia's 8th congressional district
Year Office Results
1996 President Clinton 55-40%
2000 President Gore 58-38%
2004 President Kerry 64-35%
2008 President Obama 69-30%
2012 President Obama 67-32%
2016 President Clinton 74-21%
Election results from presidential races
Virginia's 8th congressional district is a United States congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It comprises all of Arlington County, portions of Fairfax County and all of the independent cities of Alexandria and Falls Church. The residents of the 8th district are currently represented by Democratic Congressman Don Beyer, elected in November 2014. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+21, it is the most Democratic district in Virginia, and one of the most Democratic white-majority districts in the South. Being next to Washington D.C., the district is heavily dependent upon Federal government employment - for instance it has the highest Pentagon spending of any congressional district in the United States.