After the 1970 census, it lost most of the Valley except for Winchester, while picking up Manassas and Fredericksburg, thus stretching from the fringes of the Washington, D.C. suburbs to Charlottesville.

The remaining territory in the old 3rd was combined with some more rural areas to the north to form the new 7th district.

[5][6] From 2017 to 2023, the district spanned much of Central Virginia, including all of Orange, Culpeper, Goochland, Louisa, Nottoway, Amelia, and Powhatan counties.

The district also included large portions of Chesterfield and Henrico counties in the suburbs of Richmond.

65.5% of the district is Non-Hispanic White, 18.4% Black, 5.1% Asian, 0.3% Native American or Alaskan, and 3.4% some other race with 7.3% Hispanic or Latino.

91.6% of the district population has at least a high school diploma, 40.4% at least a bachelor's degree or higher.