Virginia Democrats expect to release proposed new congressional map this week

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Source: Politico

02/05/2026 01:07 PM EST


Virginia Democrats plan to release a proposed new congressional map this week that, if approved by voters, could net the party four additional seats in Congress. The effort comes as a legal fight over the redistricting push plays out in state courts, with the Virginia Supreme Court receiving the case on Wednesday.

“Donald Trump knows he’s going to lose the midterms. He knows it. That’s why he’s started this mess in the first place,” L. Louise Lucas, a top Democrat in the Virginia Senate said Thursday morning at a brief media availability with reporters in Richmond. “We said 10-1, and we meant it.” Democrats vowed to release the proposed map sometime Thursday or by early Friday.

Virginia Democrats’ effort comes after a Tazewell County judge halted Democrats from moving forward, siding with Republicans who claim state lawmakers did not follow the law when they kickstarted the redistricting effort in October. The state Supreme Court is expected to weigh in on the legal challenge that Democrats violated state procedure.

The pending map release comes as national Democrats view Virginia as their biggest prize in the reapportionment battle with Republicans that got underway in July, when Texas carved out five new Republican-friendly districts in hopes of keeping the House under GOP control following this fall’s elections.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/05/virginia-congressional-map-redistricting-00767226

[AverageOldGuy]

1. 10-1

Virginia has eleven seats in the House of Representatives; currently we are 6 - Dem, 5 - R.

Much of Virginia is red -- the rural counties (with very small populations) are a sea of red while Northern Virginia and the areas around Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, Richmond, and Roanoke are blue. The blue areas have a LOT more population, thus, a LOT more voters are in blue areas than red areas. The way the state is districted now makes the 5 Republican seats safe.

Virginia Democrats have drawn a highly gerrymandered map that matches voting patterns that is 10 Dem - 1 Rep. They tried to get rid of the 1 Rep but SW Virginia is just too red. The map is gerrymandered all to hell to connect blue areas.

Republicans found a friendly local judge who ruled the state cannot redistrict. The Appellate Court had demurred, saying the case needs to go straight to the State Supreme Court. A statewide referendum is tentatively set for April 21. Supreme Court likely will take up the case next week.

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2. GO, Virginia!!!!

Get rid of all the Republican traitors' seats