Virginia voters approve a redistricting map shifting the state to a 10-1 Democratic edge, sparking fierce Republican backlash and court challenges.

In an article the following day, my Times colleague Nate Cohn explained why the Democrats’ designs on a Senate majority, once wishful, were now realistic. President Trump may not be Jesus, but he’s performing a resurrection — of the Democratic Party.

Virginia voters approved a map that gives Democrats the chance to net as many as four US House seats, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, in a major boost to the party’s effort to win House control in the midterms.

Virginia voters passed a redistricting referendum that could boost Democrats with four additional House seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

The state’s voters approved a map that could give Democrats four more House seats, putting the party on more even footing in the nation’s redistricting war.

A nonpartisan election handicapper put Democrats on the verge of winning the House majority in 2026 after the party’s redistricting victory in Virginia this week. Sabato’s Crystal Ball, published by

Republicans are vowing to continue waging Trump's battle to alter congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms after losing nail-biter referendum.

Virginia voters have delivered a significant win to Democrats, as the party aims to pick up four more U.S. House seats in the state.