U.S. Virgin Islands Congressional Delegation: 1 Delegate
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House Delegation
1
U.S. Delegate (non-voting)
1 Democrat
Senate Representation
None
U.S. Virgin Islands does not hold any U.S. Senate seats. Only the 50 states elect Senators.
About U.S. Virgin Islands's Congressional Representation
The U.S. Virgin Islands is a U.S. territory in the Caribbean. Residents are U.S. citizens but have no voting representation in Congress. The territory elects one non-voting Delegate to the U.S. House, who serves a 2-year term and can vote in committee but not on final passage. The U.S. Virgin Islands has no U.S. Senators.
Delegation at a Glance
U.S. Virgin Islands sends 1 member to Congress — 1 non-voting delegate in the House and no Senators, since U.S. Virgin Islands is a U.S. territory rather than a state.
- Members of U.S. Virgin Islands's delegation have served an average of 11 years in Congress.
State Highlights
- Stacey Plaskett is U.S. Virgin Islands's longest-serving current member of Congress — in office since 2015 (11 years total).
U.S. Virgin Islands sends 1 non-voting delegate to the U.S. House and has no U.S. Senators. Delegate serve 2-year terms. See current term end dates below.
Learn more about congressional term lengths, the Senate class schedule, or the upcoming 2026 election cycle.
2026 Election Picture for U.S. Virgin Islands
This site does not yet track a state primary date for U.S. Virgin Islands's 2026 election; check with the U.S. Virgin Islands territorial election office for the official calendar. All 1 of U.S. Virgin Islands's U.S. House seat is on the ballot in 2026, since Delegate seats — like standard House seats — are elected to 2-year terms. The general election is November 3, 2026.
2026 is a midterm election year — it falls in the middle of the presidential term, so there is no presidential race on U.S. Virgin Islands's 2026 ballot. Every U.S. House seat nationwide is on the ballot every two years, and roughly a third of U.S. Senate seats — whichever class is next in rotation — are up in every congressional election, midterm or presidential.
Delegates
1 total
How to Contact U.S. Virgin Islands's Delegation
Every member of Congress can be reached through the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 — ask the operator to connect you to any senator or representative by name, and you will be transferred directly to their office. Each member listed above also has a direct Washington, D.C. office line on their individual page, which staff typically answer during business hours (9am–5pm Eastern).
Congressional staff log the position of every caller, so calling or writing is one of the most direct ways for a constituent to weigh in on legislation before U.S. Virgin Islands's delegation votes on it.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does U.S. Virgin Islands have U.S. Senators?
No. U.S. Virgin Islands is not a state, so it does not elect any U.S. Senators — only the 50 states do. U.S. Virgin Islands is represented in Congress only by its delegate in the U.S. House.
How many delegates does U.S. Virgin Islands have?
U.S. Virgin Islands sends 1 non-voting delegate to the U.S. House. As a territory, U.S. Virgin Islands is not apportioned voting seats based on population the way the 50 states are.
Is U.S. Virgin Islands's delegate a Democrat or a Republican?
As of 2026-09-07, U.S. Virgin Islands's entire congressional delegation — its delegate — is Democratic, giving Democrats unified control of U.S. Virgin Islands's seats in Congress.
Who represents U.S. Virgin Islands in Congress?
U.S. Virgin Islands is represented in the U.S. House by one non-voting delegate (1 Democrat). U.S. Virgin Islands has no U.S. Senators. See the full current roster below.