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redistricting effort Democrats hope gerrymandering Virginia will give them the edge they need to win back the House. But Tuesday’s special election is proving more competitive than they’d like. Tight polling and concerns
elections](/tag/us-midterm-elections-2026/). Redistricting – the process of drawing electoral boundaries – can directly influence which party wins seats in the US House. Democrats have framed the move as a way to counter Republican-led efforts in other
redistricting over the last five decades. Wang described the recent spurt as a “complete busting of norms”. “It’s bad in the sense of reducing competition. Gerrymandering on both sides, basically, removes voters from
voters are grouped, which can shape who wins elections. Moving the lines can make a district more favourable to a Democratic or Republican win, by adding or removing neighbourhoods and communities that lean
elections in November. The shift comes amid a largely unprecedented [redistricting spree](/news/2026/4/23/democrats-up-in-virginia-but-us-voters-may-pay-price-for-redistricting-war) that began last year with US President Donald Trump heaping pressure on Texas to redraw its congressional maps to favour Republicans. Both
concern for me," she said. Jim Buck has served in the Indiana state senate for 18 years and says what's happening now is unprecedented. "We've never had Washington meddle into our elections like
voters backing 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
elections, Trump successfully encouraged Republican-controlled governments in Texas, North Carolina and Missouri to redraw their maps in a way that [imperiled](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/nov/02/us-redistrcting-congressional-map) up to seven Democratic-held House seats. California voters responded