Rob Wittman is slightly favored to win Virginia's 1st District.
Shannon Taylor vs Rob Wittman. The model has Wittman ahead by 1.2 points, winning 59 percent of 2,000 simulated elections.
The district map
Every district in the state, shaded by its rating
Virginia districts
11 districtsVote share
Each candidate's projected share and the range of 80 percent of simulations
Scale runs from 25 to 75 percent. The dot is the forecast, the band is the 80 percent range and the brighter tick marks 50 percent.
Projected district vote
337,995 votes| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Wittman R | 170,992 | 50.6% |
| Shannon Taylor D | 167,003 | 49.4% |
| Total | 337,995 | 100% |
Each candidate's expected vote in the On Point simulation, at the forecast's projected turnout.
The trend
Each side's chance of winning over the forecast's recent updates
Polling
Every poll in the average, and how the model reads it
Polls of the race
| Pollster | Sample | Age | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| On Point average | Weighted average | R +0.0 |
Each margin is the poll as the pollster published it. The forecast counts every poll after its house effect and the undecided split, which is what the trail above shows; hover a margin for the counted value. Lean R and Lean D mark partisan leaning firms.
How we got here
From the state's partisan lean to the forecast, one stage at a time