Virginia voters will decide today whether to approve Democrats’ new congressional map.
If the proposed electoral map passes, 10 of 11 congressional districts in the state would favor Democrats. Currently, six of 11 districts favor Democrats. This referendum is getting a lot of national attention. Former President Obama even stepped in to urge voters to approve the new map.
Is it expected to pass?: It’s expected to be *very* close either way, arguably too close for comfort for either Democrats or Republicans. But Democrats are slightly favored to win. Read more on today’s Virginia vote
The redistricting wars are national: Virginia is just one of several states that sought to redraw their maps to tilt House seats either to the right or to the left.
Florida Republicans are hoping to adjust their electoral map to favor Republicans in up to five more congressional seats. Floridians will vote next week.
Here are states’ recent redistricting efforts:
🔴 Texas passed a new map that could allow Republicans to net five seats in November.
🔵 California passed a new map potentially giving Democrats up to five seats.
🔴 Republicans redistricted North Carolina and may gain a seat.
🔵 A Utah court ruling added a new district. This district favors Democrats.
🟣 Missouri may gain a GOP seat, but that is still up in the air.
🟣 Ohio’s redrawn lines favor Republicans, but Democrats could still win in the state.
❌ President Trump tried to pressure Indiana to redraw its map but Indiana Republicans said “no” and kept their current map.
The Hill’s Jared Gans wrote an interesting breakdown of the redistricting wars. Read it here
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