Amherst, VA politics & representatives
Amherst is represented in Congress by Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative John J. McGuire III. Abigail Spanberger is governor.
Who represents Amherst in Washington and in Virginia, with how to reach each office.
How Amherst County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Amherst County. Amherst's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 17,358 votes
Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
U.S. Senate 17,224 votes
Virginia: Kaine 54.4%, Cao 45.4%
U.S. House · Virginia's 5th District 435,839 votes
Whole-district result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.
Who represents Amherst in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of Virginia
U.S. House · Virginia's 5th District
Who represents Amherst in state government
State Senate · District 11
House of Delegates · District 53
Amherst's own government: Town Hall →
Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to Amherst by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.