Forest, VA politics & representatives
Forest is represented in Congress by Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative John J. McGuire III. Abigail Spanberger is governor.
Who represents Forest in Washington and in Virginia, with how to reach each office.
How Bedford County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Bedford County. Forest's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 51,081 votes
Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
U.S. Senate 50,656 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 Forest in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of Virginia
U.S. House · Virginia's 5th District
Who represents Forest in state government
State Senate · District 8
House of Delegates · District 53
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 Forest by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.