Redistricting

Virginia, Fairfax County, Lee District

  • Congressional Districts - January 25, 2012 Governor McDonnell signs HB251. Law suit pending, may affect June primary date, pending
  • State Senate, State House Districts – plan adopted by General Assembly, signed by Governor, approved by Department of Justice
  • Supervisor - plan adopted by Board of Supervisors, approved by Department of Justice
  • Precincts – plan adopted by Board of Supervisors (BOS) and Electoral Board, approved by Department of Justice

See the overview below, along with updated maps of the the current and proposed districts. Find your current voting information (poll location, representatives, etc.), click here.

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Maps and overlays will be updated as they become available, update history noted below.
Last update February 3, 2012 (see Resources)

April 29, 2011 Governor McDonnell signs redistricting bill for House and Senate Districts (not Congressional), HB5005, into law, and June 17 Department of Justice approved the plan submitted. New profiles of Lee District Senate and House districts from the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP.org) are listed on their respective tabs.  These same links for district profiles (only for VA Senate and House) are also now on our Elections 2011 page as well, look for the dogwood icon.

The Virginia General Assembly reconvened on April 4, 2011 to consider redistricting as required every 10 years following the census. Since the Democrats control the Senate and the Republicans control the House, the maps for those districts are controlled by their respective majorities. The Virginia House and Senate have been working on many different plans, and below are the current districts, most current plan, and ultimately the final district lines.

  • Congress
    • Congressional boundaries legislation stalemated in the 2011 General Assembly session (a stalemate ‘may ultimately have federal court decide redistricting plan‘). January 25, 2012 Governor McDonnell signs HB251. Law suit pending, may affect June primary date.
    • The 23 precincts of Lee District are currently represented by two Democratic Congressman: Jim Moran – 8th District (19 precincts), and Gerry Connolly -11th District (4 precincts). The proposed boundaries would leave only one precinct in the 11th District – Greenspring.
  • State Senate
    • Lee District gains a new Senator,  Dick  Saslaw (D-35th), Senate Majority Leader, picks up two precincts in Lee from Senator Barker (Crestwood, Lynbrook). Lee District had been represented by three Senate districts: Ticer [retiring] (D-30th), Puller (D-36th), and Barker (D-39th).
    • Senator Barker (D-39th) shrinks representation by 4-1/2 precincts in Lee (Cameron, Franconia, Crestwood, Lynbrook, Clermont; split precinct Rose Hill).
    • Lee District had one precinct split between two Senate districts (Fairfield), and in the plan adopted by the General Assembly and approved by the Department of Justice six precincts are split by two Senate districts (Groveton, Hayfield, Rose Hill, Virginia Hills, Villages, Wilton). Update: precinct boundary adjustments adopted by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors eliminated four split precincts from the plan proposed by the General Assembly for the Senate in Lee (Groveton, Hayfield, Villages, Wilton).
    • Senator Patsy Ticer (D-30th) is retiring, and Adam Ebbin won the primary on August 23rd. Representation of the 30th District in Lee increased from 3 complete and 1 split precinct (complete: Groveton, Mount Eagle, Wilton; split: Fairfield) to 5 complete and 2 split precincts (complete: Cameron, Clermont, Groveton, Hayfield, Mount Eagle; split: Rose Hill, Virginia Hills).
  • State House of Delegates
    • Delegate Englin (D-45th) no longer represents two precincts in Lee District (Cameron, Mount Eagle), moved to Delegate Sickles (D-43rd).
    • Delegate Surovell (D-44th) now represents a greater part of Lee with the addition of two more precincts (Hayfield, Pinewood).
    • Delegate Watts (D-39th) increases representation in Lee by 1-1/2 precincts (Pioneer; split: Lane).
    • Delegate Sickles (D-43rd) gains two precincts (Cameron, Mount Eagle), and loses two complete (Hayfield, Pioneer) and one split precincts (Lane).
    • There had been no precincts in Lee are split between Delegate districts; however, in the plan adopted by the General Assembly and approved by the Department of Justice two precincts would be split by two House districts (Hayfield, Lane); however precinct boundary adjustments by the Board of Supervisors eliminated one split precinct in a Delegate District (only Lane remains split).
  • Supervisor
    • Fairfax County Board of Supervisors adopted their redistricting plan on April 26th, and it was approved by the Department of Justice on June 20, 2011. Lee District will grow only very slightly at it’s southern boundary with Mt. Vernon, and a new precinct will be created there with part of Fairfield precinct, Pinewood (vote at Mt. Vernon Woods Elementary School). Currently 22 precincts, Lee District will now be composed of 23 precincts.
    • Precincts
    • July 26, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors adopted the proposed precinct boundary and poll location changes at their regularly scheduled meeting on (Lee District changes, click here; full list of changes for the county, click here).
    • two new precincts: 1) Hybla Valley precinct is formed from dividing a large population growth in Groveton precinct, so that now there is a Groveton and Hybla Valley precinct, 2) Pinewood precinct is formed from both dividing a large population growth in Fairfield precinct and the addition of a small part of Mt. Vernon District (part of Woodlawn precinct), reuniting a community, so that now there is a Fairfield and Pinewood precinct 
    • one precinct merged into two others: Wilton precinct has been merged into Virginia Hills and Mt. Eagle precincts
    • three new poll locations (improved parking and access): 1) Van Dorn precinct voted at Franconia Elementary School, and will now vote at Key Middle School, 2) Franconia precinct voted at the Kingstowne Synder Center, and will now vote at Edison High School, and 3) Groveton precinct voted at Hybla Valley Elementary School, and will now vote a Groveton Elementary School
    • eliminate four (of the proposed eight) split precincts in the Virginia House (1) and Senate (3) with precinct boundary alignments – only 3 split precincts: House (Lane – HD39/HD43), Senate (Rose Hill – SD30/SD39; Virginia Hills – SD30/SD36).

Green indicates change in the table below

  Congress Senate House
  current proposed current adopted current adopted
401 BUSH HILL Moran Moran Barker Barker Sickles Sickles
402 CAMERON Moran Moran Barker Ebbin Englin Sickles
404 FRANCONIA Moran Moran Barker Puller Sickles Sickles
405 GROVETON Moran Moran Ticer Ebbin Surovell Surovell
406 HAYFIELD Moran Moran Puller Ebbin Sickles Surovell
429 HYBLA VALLEY – Moran – Puller – Surovell
408 MOUNT EAGLE Moran Moran Ticer Ebbin Englin Sickles
409 PIONEER Moran Moran Barker Barker Sickles Watts
410 ROSE HILL Moran Moran Barker Ebbin/Barker Sickles Sickles
411 VIRGINIA HILLS Moran Moran Puller Ebbin/Puller Sickles Sickles
413 FAIRFIELD Moran Moran Ticer/Puller Puller Surovell Surovell
415 CRESTWOOD Connolly Moran Barker Saslaw Watts Watts
417 GARFIELD Connolly Moran Barker Barker Watts Watts
418 LYNBROOK Connolly Moran Barker Saslaw Watts Watts
419 LANE Moran Moran Barker Barker Sickles Sickles/Watts
420 VILLAGES Moran Moran Puller Puller Sickles Sickles
421 KINGSTOWNE Moran Moran Barker Barker Sickles Sickles
422 VAN DORN Moran Moran Barker Barker Sickles Sickles
423 CLERMONT Moran Moran Barker Ebbin Sickles Sickles
424 HUNTLEY Moran Moran Puller Puller Sickles Sickles
425 WILTON Moran Moran Ticer Ticer/Puller Sickles Sickles
426 GREENSPRING Connolly Connolly Barker Barker Watts Watts
427 ISLAND CREEK Moran Moran Barker Barker Sickles Sickles
428 PINEWOOD – Moran – Puller – Surovell

 

Update – February 3, 2012: although required by the Virginia Constitution to complete Congressional redistricting in 2011, the GOP controlled General Assembly chose to delay consideration until the 2012 session when they would not be impeded in any way by Democratic proposals. The Governor signed new congressional maps into law January 25, 2012 (HB251), but a legal challenge and required federal review may delay final approval and could postpone plans for congressional primaries scheduled for June. The Supreme Court of Virginia upheld a lower court ruling that allows the lawsuit to proceed. Six citizens are seeking to have the lines drawn by the courts because the General Assembly missed its state constitutional deadline to enact a plan by the end of 2011. A House committee on February 3rd advanced emergency legislation that would move the June primary for state congressional races and the U.S. Senate contest to August if a congressional redistricting plan is not approved by March. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Justice has 60 days to review the new congressional district maps for compliance with the Voting Rights Act.

Current Congressional Districts, map click here or see below


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Proposed Congressional Districts, HB251 (2012) map click here or see below


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Adopted Senate Districts (Lee District), map click here or see below. Senate Plan: HB 5005 passed 4.28.2011, cleared by DOJ on June 17. Compare to 2000-2010 Senate Districts (Lee District), map click here.


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New profiles of Lee District Senate districts from the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP.org):

Take a look at just one link and you’ll be amazed at what you can learn about each district (party performance, money raised, district map, election history, redistricting). The same links for district profiles (only for VA Senate and House) are now on our Elections 2011 page as well, look for the dogwood icon.

Adopted House Districts (Lee District), map click here or see below. House Plan: HB 5005 passed 4.28.2011, cleared by DOJ on June 17. Compare to 2000-2010 House Districts (Lee District), map click here.


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New profiles of Lee District House districts from the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP.org):

Take a look at just one link and you’ll be amazed at what you can learn about each district (party performance, money raised, district map, election history, redistricting). The same links for district profiles (only for VA Senate and House) are now on our Elections 2011 page as well, look for the dogwood icon.

 

At its April 26 meeting, the Board of Supervisors adopted a redistricting plan, now cleared by DOJ on June 20. The plan maintains nine supervisors districts. See the adopted plan boundaries above. Adopted Supervisor Districts (Fairfax County) – map click here or see below. Compare to 2000-2010 Supervisor Distrists (Fairfax County), map click here.

In Lee District there is a boundary change and the creation of a new precinct. Woodlawn Precinct is divided along Frye Road.  Frye Road becomes the eastern boundary of the Woodlawn Precinct. The area east of Frye Road becomes a new precinct to be named “Pinewood” and then be included in the Lee District. The Pinewood polling place will be the Mount Vernon Woods Elementary School.

 

Adopted precinct changes (Lee District) – July 26, 2011 (DOJ approved); map click here or see below.


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At its April 26 meeting, the Board of Supervisors adopted a redistricting plan. The plan maintains nine supervisors districts.

In Lee District there is a boundary change and the creation of a new precinct. Woodlawn Precinct is divided along Frye Road. Frye Road becomes the eastern boundary of the Woodlawn Precinct. The area east of Frye Road becomes a new precinct to be named “Pinewood” and then be included in the Lee District. The Pinewood polling place will be the Mount Vernon Woods Elementary School.

  • two new precincts: 1) Hybla Valley precinct is formed from dividing a large population growth in Groveton precinct, so that now there is a Groveton and Hybla Valley precinct, 2) Pinewood precinct is formed from both dividing a large population growth in Fairfield precinct and the addition of a small part of Mt. Vernon District (part of Woodlawn precinct), reuniting a community, so that now there is a Fairfield and Pinewood precinct 
  • one precinct merged into two others: Wilton precinct has been merged into Virginia Hills and Mt. Eagle precincts
  • three new poll locations (improved parking and access): 1) Van Dorn precinct voted at Franconia Elementary School, and will now vote at Key Middle School, 2) Franconia precinct voted at the Kingstowne Synder Center, and will now vote at Edison High School, and 3) Groveton precinct voted at Hybla Valley Elementary School, and will now vote a Groveton Elementary School

Old Precincts [2000-2010] (Lee District),  map click here.

Redistricting Process

Maps

Created with Google Maps, Google Earth, MapWindow (free), and Shape2Earth (MapWindow plugin, $29.99). Additional assistance creating non-paging Google Map, here. Data sources (shapefiles): Congressional, House, and Senate districts – Commonwealth of Virginia, Division of Legislative Services, Redistricting 2010; Fairfax County: Supervisor Districts, precincts – Fairfax County Government, GIS & Mapping, GIS Data Layer Information.

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