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applegrove

(129,257 posts) Sat Nov 8, 2025, 10:45 PM Saturday

Virginia House seats won by democrats over the years:

Virginia House seats won by Democrats this century, out of the chamber's 100 seats:

in 2001: 32
in 2003: 34
in 2005: 40
in 2007: 44
in 2009: 39
in 2011: 32
in 2013: 33
in 2015: 34
in 2017: 49
in 2019: 55 (first Dem majority since 1999)
in 2021: 48
in 2023: 51

2025, i.e. this week: 64
— Taniel (@taniel.bsky.social) 2025-11-09T03:03:50.506Z

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Virginia House seats won by democrats over the years: (Original Post) applegrove Saturday OP

I think much of the South is due for a sort of Virginia-ization in the near future SSJVegeta Saturday #1

The shutdown means more to VA than many states bottomofthehill Sunday #2

I had not thought of that. applegrove Sunday #3

64 is an amazing number bottomofthehill Sunday #4

TY & Virginia Voters! Yes they do have Cha Sunday #5

SSJVegeta

(2,015 posts)

1. I think much of the South is due for a sort of Virginia-ization in the near future

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 10:51 PM

Saturday

Thinking about deep Southern states and TX.

bottomofthehill

(9,311 posts)

2. The shutdown means more to VA than many states

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 01:43 AM

Sunday

the percentage of federal employees and contractors voting was a big swing

applegrove

(129,257 posts)

3. I had not thought of that.

Reply to bottomofthehill (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 01:46 AM

Sunday

bottomofthehill

(9,311 posts)

4. 64 is an amazing number

Reply to applegrove (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 01:54 AM

Sunday

But from the Pentagon to Newport News, all of the Defense and other Contractors and the Feds that drive in and out of the city each day, there are a lot of worried people and it shows.

Both Virginia and California have about 150,000 federal employees living there. California has 4 times the residents of Virginia though.

Cha

(315,774 posts)

5. TY & Virginia Voters! Yes they do have

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 02:28 AM

Sunday

a lot of Fed Workers out of work during the Shutdown and they got out and Voted Dem.

Traitor Fired Many of them Even Before the Shutdown.

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