Part 5: Population and Politics: Virginia Legislative Redistricting and the Decline of Political Power

Authors

Regional Studies Institute, Old Dominion University

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2001

Publication Title

The State of the Region: Hampton Roads 2001

Pages

88-103

Abstract

The region’s political power in the Commonwealth has fallen precipitously over the past decade. The recent legislative redistricting process reduced the number of Hampton Roads delegates and sena-tors by about 15 percent, and the region has lost nearly all of its most senior and powerful legislators. We are at a low ebb in terms of political clout in Richmond, but brighter times may be on the horizon.

Comments

Full document of The State of the Region: Hampton Roads 2001 available at:

https://doi.org/10.25776/aqgm-dm37

Repository Citation

Regional Studies Institute, Old Dominion University, "Part 5: Population and Politics: Virginia Legislative Redistricting and the Decline of Political Power" (2001). State of the Region Reports: Hampton Roads. 150.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/sor_reports/150