Six Easy Ways to Look Up Your Local Election District Before Voting Starts

Early voting starts Sept. 20 for this fall’s election. Virginia Beach has 10 local election districts, and districts 1, 3, 5, 7 and 8 have candidates running for City Council this year. If you live in one of those districts, you’ll vote for your council candidate of choice. If you don’t live in one of those districts, you won’t vote for a district representative candidate this year, but everyone will vote for a mayoral candidate. Knowing what district you live in is important. Here are a few easy ways you can find out conveniently. 

Know Your District

1. View the district map.
   The district map is available online, or at any local library or recreation center front desk. 
2. Call 311 to speak with a person.
   Our call-takers are ready and available to tell you your district number. Simply call 311 and provide the call-taker with your home address. Our friendly team will look up your address on the district map and tell you what district you live in and whether your specific district will have candidates on the ballot.  
3. Chat with the City online.
   From your computer or mobile device, go to virginiabeach.gov and select the Chat button in the top left corner. If the “Online” button next to it is green, that means someone is ready and available to assist you. Type “Please look up my local election district number, and my address is....”. You will get a response within seconds. 
4. Ask your neighborhood association.
   City staff members communicate regularly with neighborhood associations about the election system and other impacts to City residents. Based on how the local election system boundaries were drawn, at least 13 neighborhoods in Virginia Beach are located within two local election districts. So, you might be voting for candidates that are different than those on the ballot for your neighbor. Don’t make assumptions here — make sure you know the district number that aligns with your unique home address. 
5. Subscribe to City e-newsletter.
   When you sign up to get City news via email, you will be asked to identify your local election district, and you can follow the instructions to look it up. This will help the City ensure communications that are specific to your local election district are delivered to you in a personalized fashion.  
6. View the City’s Property Map for district and polling location.
   When you look up your address on the Real Estate Assessor’s property map, you get a lot of information on your home to include polling location, district number, trash pick up day, home assessment value, police precinct and more. It’s pretty cool. 

Additional Voting Resources

Once you know your local election district, be sure to check your voter registration status and voter information.  

• Early in-person voting and vote by mail are available 45 days before an election 
• Applications are accepted online or by mail 
• Track your ballot 
• Serve as an election official  
• Connect with the Voter Registration & Elections Office for more information  

• Know Your District