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Archived run: 2026-09-05T21:19:09.000Z · dailysealed.d8c334b3740f552d552fdc7b
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| Field | Value · click to trace |
|---|---|
| 2024 certified result | R +15.1 ptsOriginal report |
| Democratic win probability | 42.5% |
| 80% margin range | ±139.3 pts |
| Forecast margin | R +2.6 pts |
| Current rating | Toss-up |
| Tipping-point rank | 246 |
Exact stored values before display rounding. Probabilities marked as fractions range from zero to one. Open a value for its source cell and calculation explanation.
| Field | Value · click to trace |
|---|---|
| District num | 5 |
| Open seat | 0 |
| Incumbent running | 1 |
| State pres margin lag | 5.766475517444142 |
| Statewide house vote lag | 3.617349180324109 |
| Gov margin lag | 15.36 |
| Sen margin lag | 8.922881002294432 |
| Boundary geoid | 5105 |
| Acs source year | 2024 |
| Acs total population | 798638 |
| Acs median household income | 72558 |
| Acs bachelors or higher pct | 34.30026083916711 |
| Acs unemployment pct | 3.908484021559002 |
| Acs median age | 41.5 |
| Acs nonwhite pct | 30.184639348490805 |
| Acs hispanic pct | 4.591316716710199 |
| Fec receipts dem | 2800186.98 |
| Fec receipts rep | 1915105.94 |
| Fec cash on hand dem | 1598599.08 |
| Fec cash on hand rep | 538629.79 |
| Fec receipt advantage | 885081.0399999998 |
| Fec cash advantage | 1059969.29 |
| Official fundamentals source count | 3 |
| Year | 2026 |
| District count | 11 |
| Lag soft | -13.911702826689867 |
| Lag margin raw | -15.061331095706937 |
| Lag dem share | 0.4246933445214653 |
| Lag rep share | 0.5753066554785347 |
| Matched exact | 1 |
| Prev state mean | 2.7730572256933192 |
| Lag centered | -16.684760052383186 |
| Abs lag centered | 16.684760052383186 |
| Lag dem zero | 0 |
| Lag rep zero | 0 |
| Unmatched | 0 |
| District trend | 0.23616235614240466 |
| State trend | -0.035668462894973274 |
| Trend available | 1 |
| National house swing lag | -0.4167640604977936 |
| Two cycle soft | -14.147865182832271 |
| Inc dem | 0 |
| Inc rep | 1 |
| Competitive index | 0.30441485866550666 |
| Midterm | 1 |
| Dem president | 0 |
| Rep president | 1 |
| Dem president midterm | 0 |
| Rep president midterm | 1 |
| Dem president first midterm | 0 |
| Rep president first midterm | 1 |
| Lag national house margin | -2.6040347778148756 |
| Structured margin | -10.352257064364267 |
| Baseline lean effect | -20.698690817384513 |
| Incumbency effect | -6.756420998621746 |
| State environment effect | 2.7738238973258764 |
| National environment effect | 16.1251375955106 |
| National environment prior effect | 5.0 |
| State bias effect | 1.7961067411944887 |
| Pre poll margin | -4.9799286281000175 |
| Sigma idio | 4.731058202241616 |
| National component sd | 3.9941185975106075 |
| State component sd | 10.528372525035449 |
| Total sigma | 108.66781761672561 |
| Rich prob | 0.4871623919397722 |
| Simple prob | 0.3492058696632805 |
| Raw prob | 0.42508195691535094 |
| Stability weight | 0.45 |
| National sd | 4.793622476523633 |
| State sd | 10.398392617318962 |
| National elasticity | 0.8229284868985558 |
| Learned national shift intercept | 0.36124284958203356 |
| Learned national shift coef | 0.3719046818739598 |
| Learned national shift rmse | 1.970433128460146 |
| Democratic win probability (fraction) | 0.42508195691535094 |
| Adjusted national component sd | 2.675486012515513 |
| Adjusted state component sd | 10.528372525035449 |
| Adjusted national sd | 2.675486012515513 |
| Adjusted state sd | 10.528372525035449 |
| Uncertainty national sd | 2.675486012515513 |
| Uncertainty state sd | 10.528372525035449 |
| Uncertainty idiosyncratic sd | 4.731058202241616 |
| Poll measurement sd | 108.01993714328785 |
| Poll measurement national sd | 2.0752880378053833 |
| Poll measurement state sd | 108.0 |
| Poll measurement district sd | 0.0 |
| Polling effect | 2.3892341735208804 |
| Polling uncertainty | 80.01476825428729 |
| Poll national shift | 2.389235265065437 |
| Poll state shift | -1.0915445563868077e-06 |
| Poll district shift | 0.0 |
| State environment poll count | 51 |
| Direct house poll count | 0 |
| Forecast Democratic margin (points) | -2.590694454579137 |
| Calibration delta | 0.0 |
| Uncertainty multiplier | 1.35 |
| Official snapshot valid | 1 |
| Official government linked monte carlo | 1 |
| Government data score | 86 |
| Official best source pdf page | 74 |
| Official conflict count | 0 |
| Official past election rows | 1 |
| Official fallback past election rows | 9 |
| National poll margin | 5.62905603286126 |
| National poll count | 542 |
| National poll gap | 8.233090810676135 |
| Poll national base shift | 2.903332796352647 |
| State shift | 0.0 |
| Combined state shift | -1.0915445563868077e-06 |
| State environment shift | -1.0915445563868077e-06 |
| State posterior var | 108.12656902391349 |
| State info weight | 0.0 |
| N polls | 0 |
| Environment poll margin | 8.911700552425494 |
| Environment effective variance | 1000000.0 |
| Environment poll count | 51 |
| District poll count | 0 |
| District info weight | 0.0 |
| State poll count | 0 |
| State environment poll margin | 8.911700552425494 |
| Raw total sigma | 80.49467971609305 |
| Margin low 80 | -141.85936951217468 |
| Margin high 80 | 136.6779806030164 |
| Tipping point rank | 246 |
| Prob change since last update | 4.2134441301855396e-05 |
Every stored result for this district, including fallback records. Source cells preserve the original cycle and row; receipts explain transformations and any dated document comparison.
2024 · VA-05. Compared Democratic and Republican counts match. Election stage and voting round are not certified.
Original report| Field | Value · click to trace |
|---|---|
| Democratic votes | 184229.0Original report Sum of assigned candidate vote lines. The original report shows the inputs. |
| Republican votes | 249564.0Original report Sum of assigned candidate vote lines. The original report shows the inputs. |
| Stored vote total | 433793.0Original report Calculated: dem_votes + rep_votes. Original report supplies the inputs. |
| Democratic share (%) | 42.46933445214653Original report Calculated: 100 * dem_votes / (dem_votes + rep_votes). Original report supplies the inputs. |
| Republican share (%) | 57.53066554785347Original report Calculated: 100 * rep_votes / (dem_votes + rep_votes). Original report supplies the inputs. |
| Democratic margin (points) | -15.061331095706931Original report Calculated: dem_share - rep_share. Original report supplies the inputs. |
2022 · VA-05. Comparison pages located; the result still requires review. Election stage and voting round are not certified.
Compare report · PDF page 51| Field | Value · click to trace |
|---|---|
| Democratic votes | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 51 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Republican votes | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 51 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Stored vote total | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 51 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Democratic share (%) | 42.31819705912034Compare report · PDF page 51 Source transformation requires review. |
| Republican share (%) | 57.681802940879656Compare report · PDF page 51 Source transformation requires review. |
| Democratic margin (points) | -15.36360588175932Compare report · PDF page 51 Source transformation requires review. |
2020 · VA-05. Comparison pages located; the result still requires review. Election stage and voting round are not certified.
Compare report · PDF page 71| Field | Value · click to trace |
|---|---|
| Democratic votes | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 71 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Republican votes | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 71 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Stored vote total | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 71 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Democratic share (%) | 47.42426545527943Compare report · PDF page 71 Source transformation requires review. |
| Republican share (%) | 52.575734544720575Compare report · PDF page 71 Source transformation requires review. |
| Democratic margin (points) | -5.151469089441143Compare report · PDF page 71 Source transformation requires review. |
2018 · VA-05. Comparison pages located; the result still requires review. Election stage and voting round are not certified.
Compare report · PDF page 54| Field | Value · click to trace |
|---|---|
| Democratic votes | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 54 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Republican votes | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 54 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Stored vote total | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 54 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Democratic share (%) | 46.72996562267421Compare report · PDF page 54 Source transformation requires review. |
| Republican share (%) | 53.27003437732578Compare report · PDF page 54 Source transformation requires review. |
| Democratic margin (points) | -6.540068754651564Compare report · PDF page 54 Source transformation requires review. |
2016 · VA-05. Comparison pages located; the result still requires review. Election stage and voting round are not certified.
Compare report · PDF page 76| Field | Value · click to trace |
|---|---|
| Democratic votes | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 76 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Republican votes | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 76 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Stored vote total | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 76 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Democratic share (%) | 41.65690808964973Compare report · PDF page 76 Source transformation requires review. |
| Republican share (%) | 58.34309191035027Compare report · PDF page 76 Source transformation requires review. |
| Democratic margin (points) | -16.686183820700535Compare report · PDF page 76 Source transformation requires review. |
2014 · VA-05. Comparison pages located; the result still requires review. Election stage and voting round are not certified.
Compare report · PDF page 50| Field | Value · click to trace |
|---|---|
| Democratic votes | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 50 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Republican votes | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 50 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Stored vote total | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 50 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Democratic share (%) | 37.07149235433893Compare report · PDF page 50 Source transformation requires review. |
| Republican share (%) | 62.92850764566107Compare report · PDF page 50 Source transformation requires review. |
| Democratic margin (points) | -25.857015291322146Compare report · PDF page 50 Source transformation requires review. |
2012 · VA-05. Comparison pages located; the result still requires review. Election stage and voting round are not certified.
Compare report · PDF page 65| Field | Value · click to trace |
|---|---|
| Democratic votes | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 65 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Republican votes | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 65 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Stored vote total | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 65 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Democratic share (%) | 43.601394412415296Compare report · PDF page 65 Source transformation requires review. |
| Republican share (%) | 56.398605587584704Compare report · PDF page 65 Source transformation requires review. |
| Democratic margin (points) | -12.797211175169409Compare report · PDF page 65 Source transformation requires review. |
2010 · VA-05. Comparison pages located; the result still requires review. Election stage and voting round are not certified.
Compare report · PDF page 53| Field | Value · click to trace |
|---|---|
| Democratic votes | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 53 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Republican votes | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 53 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Stored vote total | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 53 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Democratic share (%) | 48.04495006996289Compare report · PDF page 53 Source transformation requires review. |
| Republican share (%) | 51.95504993003711Compare report · PDF page 53 Source transformation requires review. |
| Democratic margin (points) | -3.910099860074226Compare report · PDF page 53 Source transformation requires review. |
2008 · VA-05. Comparison pages located; the result still requires review. Election stage and voting round are not certified.
Compare report · PDF page 65| Field | Value · click to trace |
|---|---|
| Democratic votes | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 65 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Republican votes | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 65 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Stored vote total | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 65 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Democratic share (%) | 50.114707488016464Compare report · PDF page 65 Source transformation requires review. |
| Republican share (%) | 49.88529251198354Compare report · PDF page 65 Source transformation requires review. |
| Democratic margin (points) | 0.2294149760329205Compare report · PDF page 65 Source transformation requires review. |
2006 · VA-05. Comparison pages located; the result still requires review. Election stage and voting round are not certified.
Compare report · PDF page 48| Field | Value · click to trace |
|---|---|
| Democratic votes | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 48 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Republican votes | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 48 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Stored vote total | UnavailableCompare report · PDF page 48 Value absent from the stored record. |
| Democratic share (%) | 40.31477919753204Compare report · PDF page 48 Source transformation requires review. |
| Republican share (%) | 59.68522080246797Compare report · PDF page 48 Source transformation requires review. |
| Democratic margin (points) | -19.370441604935927Compare report · PDF page 48 Source transformation requires review. |
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| Field | Value · click to trace |
|---|---|
| District num | 5 |
| Boundary geoid | 5105 |
| Acs source year | 2024 |
| Acs total population | 798638 |
| Acs median household income | 72558 |
| Acs bachelors or higher pct | 34.30026083916711 |
| Acs unemployment pct | 3.908484021559002 |
| Acs median age | 41.5 |
| Acs nonwhite pct | 30.184639348490805 |
| Acs hispanic pct | 4.591316716710199 |
| Fec receipts dem | 2800186.98 |
| Fec receipts rep | 1915105.94 |
| Fec cash on hand dem | 1598599.08 |
| Fec cash on hand rep | 538629.79 |
| Fec receipt advantage | 885081.0399999998 |
| Fec cash advantage | 1059969.29 |
| Official fundamentals source count | 3 |
Open each stored number for its exact field and available original-source links. Missing inputs are not zero.
Stored document location; question and record content have not received a dated review.
Original report| Field | Value · click to trace |
|---|---|
| District num | 5Original report |
| Government data score | 86Original report |
| Official record rows | 16Original report |
| Official past election rows | 1Original report |
| Fallback past election rows | 9Original report |
| Certified result rows | 0Original report |
| House clerk cycles | 2024Original report |
| Federal disclosure rows | 13Original report |
| Boundary rows | 2Original report |
| Conflict count | 0Original report |
| Required certified cycles | 2024Original report |
| Has state certified result | 0Original report |
| Has federal disclosure | 1Original report |
| Has current boundary | 1Original report |
| Has aggregator fallback | 1Original report |
| Best source pdf page | 74Original report |