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redistricting ballot measure. “This is really a country election. The whole country is watching,” the president said. Democrats entered the final stretch of voting [cautiously optimistic](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/21/virginia-redistricting-special-election-democrats-00882485) despite tight polling numbers, buoyed
election, in which Democrats are considered favoured to retake control of the US House of Representatives and are also pushing – in a longer shot attempt – to take control of the US Senate. A Democratic majority
redistricting maps in an effort to gain greater partisan advantage and in the process to eliminate districts where Black voters had a fair chance of electing their candidate of choice. Leading the pack was Alabama
California and a new court-drawn seat in Utah, have effectively erased the advantage Republicans built off new maps in Texas, North Carolina, Ohio and Missouri. It’s a stark reversal nearly nine months after
redistricting, rather than gerrymandering. ## How has the US Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act? Section 2 of the act was amended by Congress in 1982 to prohibit electoral maps that would result in undermining
redistricting election results: Key takeaways from Democrats’ win Virginia voters have narrowly approved a referendum to redraw the state’s congressional map, with about 51.5 percent voting yes and 48.6 percent voting
effect the map approved by the voters, which yields four more likely Democratic congressional seats. In their [emergency application](https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A1240/408563/20260511151941216_25A%20Application%20for%20Stay.pdf), they argued the Virginia Supreme Court was "deeply mistaken" in its decision
effect. But Trump continues to [threaten Iran with more bombing](https://one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5815876:x) if it doesn't agree to a U.S. proposal to end the conflict. Iran says it's reviewing the proposal and will
redistricting commission. “The reality is that, despite the top-two primary, we have one-party domination in California and not a whole lot of moderation.” The problem highlighted in the governor’s race – of intense
redistricting battle began last year after Trump pressed Texas’s Republican-controlled legislature to [redraw that state’s congressional maps](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/nov/02/us-redistrcting-congressional-map) in a bid to oust as many as five Democratic House lawmakers
effect? If approved, the new map could be used as early as the next election cycle, including the upcoming midterms, depending on legal approval. However, the plan could face legal challenges. Critics have questioned
effective job reaching voters,” said Noah Jennings, a Virginia-based Republican strategist unaffiliated with the “no” campaign. Complicating Democrats’ pitch are two factors: [The Virginia Supreme Court could still nullify the redistricting effort](https://www.politico.com
effect](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/27/nx-s1-5797938/floridas-desantis-unveils-a-voting-map-that-could-add-to-trumps-gop-redistricting) of the redistricting. Currently, the state has 28 districts with 20 leaning toward the GOP. The new map raises that to 24 districts favoring the GOP, according to the governor
effectively carving up areas with large Black populations to diminish their electoral influence. Black voters in the US have historically heavily skewed Democratic. The ruling said that congressional districts could only be challenged if there
redistricting battle ends in a wash — or with a [slight edge for Democrats](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5787989/redistricting-map-trump-midterms-congress) for now. Basically, California Democrats were able to offset potential Republican gains in Texas, while Virginia neutralized
redistricting, NPR's Stephen Fowler tells *Up First*. The state is reverting some districts to older lines that are [more favorable to Republicans](https://one.npr.org/I/nx-s1-5828211:x). In many other races across the U.S., the general
redistricting in favor of Democrats, while Virginia’s governor backed holding a vote to do so, resulting in Tuesday’s referendum. - **How much of a boost for the Democrats is Virginia’s referendum result
California, be reminded that the FBI's assistance has reportedly been enlisted and their powers are not confined to any singular state's boundaries," Burrows announced in the House as the [quorum break continued