Virginia votes in high-stakes US House map fight

Trump’s ‘dummymandering’ leaves US House remap in stalemate after Virginia vote

The U.S. Capitol on the evening of Sept. 30, 2025. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)The race by each party to redraw U.S. House districts in their favor could be headed for a draw after Tuesday’s big win for Democrats in Virginia, though major shifts are still possible before crucial midterm elections in November. Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment that clears the path for the state’s legislature, controlled by Democrats,…

Trump’s 'dummymandering' leaves US House remap in stalemate after Virginia vote

The U.S. Capitol on the evening of Sept. 30, 2025. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)The race by each party to redraw U.S. House districts in their favor could be headed for a draw after Tuesday’s big win for Democrats in Virginia, though major shifts are still possible before crucial midterm elections in November. Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment that clears the path for the state’s legislature, controlled by Democrats,…

Trump’s redistricting push leaves US House remap in stalemate after Virginia vote

The U.S. Capitol on the evening of Sept. 30, 2025. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)The race by each party to redraw U.S. House districts in their favor could be headed for a draw after Tuesday’s big win for Democrats in Virginia, though major shifts are still possible before crucial midterm elections in November. Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment that clears the path for the state’s legislature, controlled by Democrats,…

Virginians approve Democratic map targeting 4 GOP House seats | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a new Democratic-drawn congressional map that could flip four Republican U.S. House seats in November’s midterm elections, media outlets projected, dealing a fresh blow to Republicans’ tenuous chances of holding their narrow majority.

Virginia Votes Against Its Citizens While National Republicans Sleep

The closeness of the result is largely a factor of local sentiment and the glaring nature of the Democrats’ volte-face. But it does suggest that fury at Donald Trump has its political limits.

Virginia backs revised voting map in redistricting fight

The move could increase the Democrats' chances of winning four currently Republican-held seats in Congress in midterm elections in November.