Representative Suhas Subramanyam, Democratic from Virginia

Suhas Subramanyam

Virginia's 10th congressional district

VA-10 Midterms Intelligence

Freshman Democrat Suhas Subramanyam holds a classic Northern Virginia swing-seat-in-blue-clothing: VA-10 leans just D+5, but its 95% competitiveness and recent R movement make it less secure than the topline suggests. The district’s defining feature is affluent, highly educated suburban professionalism—median income is $162,359, professional/scientific workers anchor the economy, and a large Asian and immigrant population reinforces its post-Trump Democratic tilt. This is not a base-turnout seat; it is a persuasion seat where competence, pragmatism, and cultural moderation matter.

For advocates, the opening is issues that connect government performance to household stability. Voters are prosperous but cost-sensitive: high home values and a $2,203 median rent create real anxiety even with low poverty. Subramanyam’s committee footprint in Oversight, Science, and Ethics fits messages around clean government, innovation, federal workforce stability, immigration talent pipelines, and business-friendly problem solving. Ideological campaigns will underperform here; the winning frame is technocratic, locally relevant, and explicitly about protecting economic advantage without inviting chaos.

Representative Suhas Subramanyam represents Virginia's 10th congressional district, serving 802,125 constituents. The district has an estimated median household income of $162,359 and an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

Economic & Demographic Snapshot

802,125Population
↑ 18,589
$162,359Median Incomenat'l $37,585
↑ $11,298
3.5%Unemploymentnat'l 3.5%
↑ 0.3%
3.7%Poverty Ratenat'l 12.4%
↑ 0.7%
77.9%Homeownershipnat'l 65.5%
→ no change
$2,203Median Rentnat'l $1,163
↑ $197
1.6%Public Transitnat'l 5%
→ no change
32.6 minMean Commutenat'l 26.4 min
↓ 2.0 min

Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2017-2021 vs. 2019-2023). All figures are statistical estimates with 90% confidence level.

Virginia District 10 Demographics

Median Age 38.3 (vs 38.5) · Homeownership 77.9% (vs 65.5%) · Bachelor’s+ 55.9% (vs 33.7%) · Poverty 3.7% (vs 12.4%) · Income $162,359 (vs $37,585)

Key Issues for This District
Immigration policyRent burden

Age Distribution

Near the national median age (38.3 vs 38.5 nationally). The largest age cohort is 40–49 at 16.2%.

Race & Ethnicity

White residents are the largest group at 55.5%. Also significant: Hispanic (18.9%), Asian (15.5%).

* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Racial categories include both Hispanic and non-Hispanic individuals.

Education

Highly educated: 55.9% hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, well above the 33.7% national average. 24% hold a post-graduate degree.

Income Distribution

Median household income is $162,359, well above the $37,585 national median.

Housing

A homeowner district: 77.9% own their home, well above the 65.5% national average. Median rent is $2,203. Median home value is $674,500.

How People Get to Work

61.9% drive alone. Average commute is 32.6 minutes.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates
Data represents 5-year statistical estimates for increased reliability.

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