Virginia's 1st congressional district

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Virginia's 1st congressional district is a U.S. House district that stretches from the northern part of the state’s coastal and Tidewater region inland, encompassing a mix of suburban, rural, and military-connected communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States congressional district
congressional district
alsoKnownAs First Congressional District of Virginia
VA-01
Virginia 1st District
borderedBy Virginia's 10th congressional district
Virginia's 2nd congressional district
Virginia's 3rd congressional district
Virginia's 4th congressional district
Virginia's 5th congressional district
Virginia's 7th congressional district
contains Caroline County, Virginia
City of Fredericksburg, Virginia
linked to: Fredericksburg

City of Hampton, Virginia (part, depending on redistricting)
City of Newport News, Virginia (part, depending on redistricting)
City of Williamsburg, Virginia (depending on redistricting)
Essex County, Virginia
Gloucester County, Virginia
James City County, Virginia (part, depending on redistricting)
King George County, Virginia
King William County, Virginia
King and Queen County, Virginia
Mathews County, Virginia
Middlesex County, Virginia
New Kent County, Virginia (part, depending on redistricting)
Northern Neck region of Virginia (large portion)
linked to: Northern Neck

Portions of the Middle Peninsula of Virginia
Spotsylvania County, Virginia (part)
Stafford County, Virginia
York County, Virginia (part, depending on redistricting)
country United States
created 1788
electionCycle every two years
federalChamber House of Representatives
governingLaw United States Constitution
federal and state redistricting statutes
hasCharacteristic includes coastal communities
includes growing suburban areas
includes military-connected communities
includes rural agricultural areas
mix of suburban, rural, and exurban communities
significant military presence
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
locatedIn Tidewater region of Virginia
linked to: Tidewater region

coastal Virginia
eastern Virginia
nickname America's First District
numberOfRepresentatives 1
partOf Virginia congressional delegation
state Virginia
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Westmoreland County, Virginia isPartOfCongressionalDistrict Virginia's 1st congressional district
Virginia's 1st congressional district alsoKnownAs Virginia 1st District
linked to: Virginia's 1st congressional district
Virginia's 1st congressional district alsoKnownAs First Congressional District of Virginia
linked to: Virginia's 1st congressional district
King George County, Virginia congressionalDistrict Virginia's 1st congressional district
Thomas N. Downing represented Virginia's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives
linked to: Virginia's 1st congressional district
Northumberland County, Virginia congressionalDistrict Virginia’s 1st congressional district
linked to: Virginia's 1st congressional district
United States House of Representatives districts in Virginia composedOf Virginia's 1st congressional district
York County, Virginia federalDistrict Virginia's 1st congressional district
Herbert H. Bateman represented district Virginia's 1st congressional district