2026 Virginia redistricting amendment
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April 21, 2026 (2026-04-21)[1]
Question: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow the General Assembly to temporarily adopt new congressional districts to restore fairness in the upcoming elections, while ensuring Virginia's standard redistricting process resumes for all future redistricting after the 2030 census?
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 1,575,506 51.46%
No 1,486,141 48.54%
Total votes 3,061,647 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 6,386,877 47.94%
Virginia's congressional districts in effect since the 2022 elections
Interactive map version
Virginia's congressional districts as proposed by the Virginia General Assembly for the 2026 redistricting amendment
Interactive map version

The 2026 Virginia redistricting amendment was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment that appeared on the April 21, 2026, ballot in the state of Virginia. The amendment passed by a slim margin, temporarily giving back to the state legislature the power to draw the state's congressional districts, which had been drawn by a bipartisan commission. The authority to draw congressional districts will revert to the commission following the 2030 census. The amendment, mostly favored by Democrats and opposed by Republicans, is part of a larger, nationwide gerrymandering battle. It was first considered by Virginia lawmakers in October 2025, and was given preliminary approval on October 31. As required, the Virginia General Assembly passed the amendment a second time on January 16, 2026.

On January 27, 2026, a Virginia judge ruled the amendment to be unlawful, blocking it from appearing on the April ballot. However, Virginia Democrats appealed the decision, and on February 13, the Virginia Supreme Court allowed the referendum to proceed as scheduled.[2] On February 19, following the Virginia Supreme Court ruling, a Virginia judge ruled the amendment to be unlawful on grounds unrelated to the original ruling and unrelated to the ruling of the Virginia Supreme Court, once again blocking the proposed amendment from appearing on the April ballot.[3] On March 2, a court ruled that the election can still take place and legal battles will be resolved after the election.[4] Early voting began on March 6, 2026 and ended on April 18, 2026.[5][6]

As voters approved the referendum, a new map already passed by the General Assembly will be used for the 2026 elections, as well as in 2028 and 2030,[7][8] provided it survives a legal challenge before the Virginia Supreme Court. The map is gerrymandered to favor Democrats in 10 out of 11 congressional districts, which would represent a gain of 4 seats for the Democratic party.[9][10]

On April 22, the same Virginia judge issued an injunction against the certification and implementation of the results; Attorney General Jay Jones intends to appeal.

Background

2020 amendment

In 2020, Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment giving the power to draw congressional districts in the state to a bipartisan commission, which is composed of eight legislators and eight citizens.[11]

First passage of amendment legislation

Sign advocating for a "Yes" vote on the amendment
Sign advocating for a "No" vote on the amendment

In 2025, Texas lawmakers adopted a new congressional map, which is expected to grant Republicans as many as five additional congressional seats.[12] Other states followed suit with their own redistricting plans.[13][14]

On October 23, 2025, The New York Times first reported that Virginia was planning a constitutional amendment to allow for redistricting.[15][13]

In Virginia, constitutional amendments have to be approved by the legislature in two consecutive legislative sessions, with a general election in between them, prior to being sent to the public for final passage.[16] On October 24, Democratic House Majority Leader Charniele Herring introduced a resolution that would allow the Virginia General Assembly to consider constitutional amendments related to redistricting during a special session.[13] On October 27, the resolution was agreed to by the House of Delegates in a 50–42 vote, and on October 29, the state Senate agreed to it in a 21–17 vote.[17] On October 28, four Democratic Virginia Delegates introduced the redistricting constitutional amendment.[18] On the same day, Jason Miyares, the Republican Attorney General of Virginia who was also running for a second term in 2025, issued an opinion saying that the process required to add a constitutional amendment to the ballot cannot be shortened by the General Assembly calling a special session during an ongoing election.[19]

On October 29, the Virginia House of Delegates passed the amendment in a 51–42 vote on party lines. Before the vote took place, there was contentious debate, and the Sergeant-at-Arms was called to the floor at one point. The bill then moved on to the Senate Privileges & Elections Committee, which approved the bill in an 8–6 vote the same day.[20] The Senate passed the bill 21–16 on October 31, sending it to the 164th General Assembly for further consideration.[21]

Second passage

Virginia Democrats retained and expanded their majority in the Virginia House of Delegates in the 2025 election,[22] in addition to flipping all three executive offices.[23] Upon winning the trifecta, Virginia Democrats intended to re-approve the amendment and send it to a referendum for voter's consideration.[24] Upon approval of the referendum, the amendment and approved map would take effect prior to the 2026 congressional elections.[16] As the amendment needed to be passed a second time,[16] the Senate, on January 16, 2026, passed the constitutional amendment, following the House of Delegates which had done so earlier in the week.[25] Governor Spanberger signed enabling legislation for the referendum on February 4.[7]

Litigation

A lawsuit was filed[when?] in Tazewell County Circuit Court against the House and Senate clerks, seeking an injunction against the effort. The lawsuit argued that the purpose of the special session was to settle a budget dispute in 2024, and although the session was still technically open, the new bill was outside of the scope of the session, making it invalid. Delegate Terry Kilgore, state Senators Bill Stanley and Ryan McDougle, and a citizen member of the commonwealth's bipartisan redistricting commission were named as plaintiffs. The lawsuit was initially delayed, as the case's judge, Jack Hurley Jr., declined to intervene in legislative proceedings until the General Assembly had passed the amendment, resulting in Republican plaintiffs temporarily dropping the case.[26][27] Judge Hurley ran for the Virginia House of Delegates in 1999 as a Republican.[28]

Following the General Assembly's re-passage of the amendment to the ballot in January 2026, the case was expanded to request a ruling on all of the following:

  1. Whether or not the General Assembly was able to pass a constitutional amendment during a special session not called to consider it;
  2. Whether or not the General Assembly had violated a statutory mandate which requires it to post any proposed constitutional amendment at circuit clerk offices for public inspection at least 90 days before the election on which it would be voted on;
  3. Whether or not the General Assembly's first passage had actually met the requirement to pass the amendment both before and after a general election, as early voting had started over a month prior to the first passage.[29][30]

Hurley ordered both parties to submit briefs within 10 days.

On January 27, Hurley ruled that the amendment was unlawful, concurring both that the special session did not have the authority to pass such a measure and that the House of Delegates scheduled the election too early to satisfy the postage requirement.[31][32] Hurley noted that, by the time of the 163rd Virginia General Assembly's first passage of the redistricting amendment, over 1 million Virginians had already voted for the general election, over 33% of total turnout. For this, he agreed on the third and final question posed by the Republican plaintiffs, that being that the amendment did not sufficiently pass scrutiny for having been passed "before the general election."[14] The ruling blocked the amendment from going before voters.[33]

Virginia Democratic leaders condemned the decision and announced an intention to appeal the ruling, with House Speaker Don Scott calling the case an example of “court-shopping, plain and simple."[34] They also pointed out that the postage requirement was removed whenever Virginia adopted their current constitution, and is only still in effect because of an oversight in the state code.[28] Later that day, the Virginia Senate passed SB769 (2026),[35] which would repeal the 90-day postage requirement before the election and redirect the appellate process from the Court of Appeals of Virginia to the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond, which denied to block the 163rd General Assembly from passing the same amendment in November 2025.[36] However, the House of Delegates did not take up this bill.[35]

On February 13, the Supreme Court of Virginia allowed the special election to approve the new maps to proceed as they consider the case.[37] On February 18, the Republican National Committee filed a separate lawsuit, also in Tazewell county, asking for an emergency injunction to halt voting.[38] The next day, February 19, Judge Hurley granted that motion, barring state officials from "administering, preparing for, taking any action to further the procedure of the referendum, or otherwise moving forward with causing an election to be held on the proposed constitutional amendment", citing the phrase "restore fairness" in the ballot language as misleading and unconstitutional.[39][40] On March 4, the Virginia Supreme Court stayed that ruling, allowing early voting to begin on March 6.[41] Briefs on the lawsuit are due to the Virginia Supreme Court two days after the April 21 election.[42]

On April 22, Hurley issued a final order of judgement, ruling that the House bill that authorized the referendum was void ab initio as it violated two resolutions of the General Assembly, portions of the Virginia State Code, and the Constitution of Virginia.[43] Hurley also permanently enjoined the State Board of Elections from certifying the results of the referendum and blocked the State Board from executing any changes that would be required to instate a new congressional map. Attorney General of Virginia Jay Jones announced his intention to appeal the ruling to the Court of Appeals of Virginia.[44]

Contents and amendment

Ballot wording

The ballot wording was as follows:[45]

Question: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow the General Assembly to temporarily adopt new congressional districts to restore fairness in the upcoming elections, while ensuring Virginia's standard redistricting process resumes for all future redistricting after the 2030 census?

Proposed changes

The referendum proposed to voters that the constitution be amended to read:[46]

ARTICLE II

FRANCHISE AND OFFICERS

Section 6. Apportionment.

Members of the House of Representatives of the United States and members of the Senate and of the House of Delegates of the General Assembly shall be elected from electoral districts established pursuant to this section and Section 6-A of this Constitution. Every electoral district shall be composed of contiguous and compact territory and shall be so constituted as to give, as nearly as is practicable, representation in proportion to the population of the district. Every electoral district shall be drawn in accordance with the requirements of federal and state laws that address racial and ethnic fairness, including the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, and judicial decisions interpreting such laws. Districts shall provide, where practicable, opportunities for racial and ethnic communities to elect candidates of their choice. The Commonwealth shall be reapportioned into electoral districts in accordance with this section and Section 6-A in the year 2021 and every ten years thereafter, except that the General Assembly shall be authorized to modify one or more congressional districts at any point following the adoption of a decennial reapportionment law, but prior to the next decennial census, in the event that any State of the United States of America conducts a redistricting of such state's congressional districts at any point following that state's adoption of a decennial reapportionment law for any purpose other than (i) the completion of the state's decennial redistricting in response to a federal census and reapportionment mandated by the Constitution of the United States and established in federal law or (ii) as ordered by any state or federal court to remedy an unlawful or unconstitutional district map. Any such decennial reapportionment law, or reapportionment law modifying one or more congressional districts, shall take effect immediately and not be subject to the limitations contained in Article IV, Section 13, of this Constitution. The districts delineated in the decennial any reapportionment law shall be implemented for the November general election for the United States House of Representatives, Senate, or House of Delegates, respectively, that is held immediately prior to the expiration of the term being served in the year that the reapportionment law is required to be enacted. A member in office at the time that a decennial redistricting law is enacted shall complete his term of office and shall continue to represent the district from which he was elected for the duration of such term of office so long as he does not move his residence from the district from which he was elected. Any vacancy occurring during such term shall be filled from the same district that elected the member whose vacancy is being filled.

SCHEDULE

Section 6. Application and duration of certain redistricting amendments.

The authorization in Article II, Section 6 authorizing the General Assembly to modify one or more congressional districts at any point following adoption of a decennial reapportionment law in the event that any State of the United States of America conducts a redistricting of such state's congressional districts at any point following that state's adoption of a decennial reapportionment law shall be limited to making such modifications between January 1, 2025, and October 31, 2030, in response to actions taken by another state between January 1, 2025, and October 31, 2030.

Replacement map

On February 20, 2026, the Virginia General Assembly passed and Governor Spanberger signed legislation drawing a new congressional map for Virginia,[8] which will take effect if legal challenges are resolved. The map is considered a Democratic gerrymander, which, based on previous election results, would favor Democrats in 10 out of the 11 districts. This would be an increase from the 6 they won in the 2024 congressional elections.[9][47][48] The University of Virginia Center for Politics believed that two of the Democratic-favored districts could potentially be competitive for Republicans, and described the map as "baconmandered", where strongly-Democratic Northern Virginia was cut up across multiple districts stretching to the rest of the state.[10] Notable county split increases include Prince William County, which would go from two congressional districts to five,[49] and Fairfax County, which would go from three congressional districts to five.[50] Sabato's Crystal Ball rates the 9th district as Safe Republican, the 2nd district as Tossup, the 6th district as Leans Democrat, the 5th district as Likely Democrat, and the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th and 11th districts as Safe Democratic.[10]

Electoral results[10]
2021 gubernatorial election
District Old map New map
Dem Rep Margin Dem Rep Margin
1 41.4% 58.0% 16.6% 49.7% 49.6% 0.1%
2 44.2% 55.1% 10.9% 44.9% 54.4% 9.5%
3 63.3% 35.5% 27.9% 61.3% 37.5% 23.8%
4 61.4% 37.0% 24.4% 53.0% 45.7% 7.3%
5 39.4% 60.0% 20.5% 47.9% 51.2% 3.2%
6 33.1% 66.2% 33.1% 47.2% 52.0% 4.8%
7 47.0% 52.2% 5.2% 49.8% 49.6% 0.2%
8 72.3% 27.0% 45.2% 55.3% 44.0% 11.3%
9 24.8% 74.6% 49.7% 22.6% 76.8% 54.2%
10 50.7% 48.7% 2.0% 53.0% 46.4% 6.6%
11 64.3% 35.0% 29.3% 53.7% 45.7% 7.9%
2024 presidential election
District Old map New map
Dem Rep Margin Dem Rep Margin
1 46.7% 51.6% 4.9% 52.5% 44.9% 7.5%
2 49.1% 49.3% 0.3% 49.8% 48.5% 1.3%
3 66.4% 31.8% 34.6% 64.6% 33.7% 30.9%
4 65.4% 32.8% 32.6% 57.2% 41.3% 15.9%
5 43.2% 55.4% 12.2% 53.3% 44.8% 8.5%
6 37.2% 61.2% 24.1% 50.6% 47.5% 3.1%
7 50.3% 47.4% 2.8% 52.8% 44.8% 8.0%
8 73.0% 23.8% 49.3% 57.6% 40.1% 17.5%
9 27.5% 71.4% 43.9% 25.0% 74.0% 49.0%
10 52.6% 44.3% 8.3% 54.6% 42.2% 12.4%
11 65.2% 31.2% 34.0% 55.3% 41.8% 13.4%

Campaign

The campaign was the most expensive for any ballot measure in Virginia's history, with over $83 million spent during the campaign.[51] As of April 16, $93 million had been raised, with 95% of funding raised by dark money groups not required to disclose their donors.[52]

Support

A pro-amendment yard sign in Virginia

As of April 6, the main Democratic-aligned group supporting the referendum, Virginians for Fair Elections, had raised $64 million, including $40 million from House Majority Forward, a group aligned with House Democratic leaders; $12 million from the Fairness Project; and $5 million from the Fund for Policy Reform, founded by George Soros.[52][53] Mark Warner and Tim Kaine contributed $100,000 through their leadership PACs.[53] By April 6, the group had spent $39.1 million in advertising.[53] Key figures in support of the amendment included governor Abigail Spanberger and former president Barack Obama.[53] A billboard by the Page County Democratic Committee implied that president Donald Trump was in favor of the amendment.[54]

Opposition

An opposition sign depicting Governor Abigail Spanberger as the Wicked Witch of the West in Buchanan, Virginia.

As of April 6, the main Republican-aligned group opposing the referendum, Virginians for Fair Maps, had raised around $20 million,[52] the majority of which came from a group of the same name which had not disclosed its donors.[55][56] By April 6, the group had spent $4.8 million in advertising.[53]

The Justice for Democracy PAC, a group largely financed by Peter Thiel, raised over $9 million.[57][58] The group utilized imagery from the civil rights movement and of the KKK in its advertising, alleging that the amendment would lead to "black and brown voices silenced".[56][53][59] It also sent mailers implying that former president Barack Obama opposed the amendment.[60] The NAACP and civil rights leaders condemned the ads as misinformation.[61][62]

Sign stealing

A "Vote No" sign including an added note reading, "Please Respect 1st Amendment; Do Not Keep Stealing NO Signs"

Both pro- and anti-amendment signs were stolen. In Isle of Wight County, for example, the chairman of the county's Republican chapter reported that more than 50 opposition signs were stolen, and the county's Democratic chapter reported that several signs in support were stolen.[63] In Petersburg, a surveillance camera recorded an individual stealing a "Vote No" sign.[64]

Endorsements

Support

Arguments in favor of the measure included that it intended to counteract other states that had gerrymandered their congressional maps,[65] that it was a temporary change,[66] and that voters decided whether to redistrict, rather than only politicians.[67]

Yes
Executive branch officials
  • Hillary Clinton former U.S. secretary of state (2009–2013) (Democratic)[68]
  • Eric Holder, former U.S. attorney general (2009–2015) (Democratic)[69]
  • Barack Obama, former president of the United States (2009–2017) (Democratic)[70]
  • Tom Perriello, former U.S. special envoy for Sudan (2024–2025) (Democratic)[71]
U.S. senators
  • Tim Kaine, Virginia (2013–present) (Democratic)[72]
  • Mark Warner, Virginia (2009–present) (Democratic)[72]
U.S. representatives
  • Don Beyer, VA-08 (2015–present) (Democratic)[73]
  • Hakeem Jeffries, House minority leader (2023–present) from NY-08 (2013–present) (Democratic)[74]
  • Adam Kinzinger, former IL-16 (2011–2023) (Republican)[75]
  • Jennifer McClellan, VA-04 (2023–present) (Democratic)[73]
  • Nancy Pelosi, former speaker of the House (2007–2011, 2019–2023) from CA-11 (1987–present) (Democratic)[76]
  • Bobby Scott, VA-03 (1993–present) (Democratic)[73]
  • Suhas Subramanyam, VA-10 (2025–present) (Democratic)[73]
  • Eugene Vindman, VA-07 (2025–present) (Democratic)[73]
  • James Walkinshaw, VA-11 (2025–present) (Democratic)[73]
Statewide officials
  • Ghazala Hashmi, lieutenant governor of Virginia (2026–present) (Democratic)[77]
  • Jay Jones, attorney general of Virginia (2026–present) (Democratic)[66]
  • Gavin Newsom, governor of California (2019–present) (Democratic)[78]
  • Ralph Northam, former governor of Virginia (2018–2022) (Democratic)[79]
  • Abigail Spanberger, governor of Virginia (2026–present) (Democratic)[70]
State legislators
  • Lamont Bagby, SD-14 (2023–present) (Democratic)[80]
  • Katrina Callsen, HD-54 (2024–present) (Democratic)[81]
  • Nicole Cole, HD-66 (2026–present) (Democratic)[82]
  • Creigh Deeds, SD-11 (2001–present) (Democratic)[83]
  • Michael Feggans, HD-97 (2024–present) (Democratic)[84]
  • Cliff Hayes Jr., HD-91 (2017–present) (Democratic)[85]
  • L. Louise Lucas, Senate president pro tempore (2020–present) from SD-18 (1992–present) (Democratic)[86]
  • Marcia Price, HD-85 (2016–present) (Democratic)[65]
  • Don Scott, speaker of the House (2024–present) from HD-80 (2020–present) (Democratic)[87]
  • Marcus Simon, HD-13 (2014–present) (Democratic)[88]
  • Scott Surovell, Senate majority leader (2024–present) from SD-34 (2016–present) (Democratic)[1]
  • David Toscano, former House minority leader (2011–2018) from HD-57 (2006–2020) (Democratic)[89]
  • Schuyler VanValkenburg, SD-16 (2024–present) (Democratic)[90]
  • Rodney Willett, HD-58 (2020–present) (Democratic)[66]
Individuals
  • Beth Macy, author and Democratic candidate for Virginia's 6th congressional district in 2026[91][71]
  • Kelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights Campaign[92]
Labor unions
Organizations
  • CASA in Action[94]
  • Courier Newsroom[95]
  • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee[96]
  • Fairness Project[97]
  • Human Rights Campaign[92]
  • NAACP Virginia[98]
  • National Democratic Redistricting Committee[99]
  • Planned Parenthood Virginia[94]
  • Virginia League of Conservation Voters[94]
  • Virginia Legislative Black Caucus[100]
Political parties
  • Democratic Party of Virginia[101]

Opposition

Arguments in opposition included that it was a partisan gerrymander,[47] that rural and conservative voters would have their voice diluted,[76] and that Virginia voters already decided on the issue in 2020, approving a bipartisan commission.[86]

No
Executive branch officials
  • Ken Cuccinelli, former acting deputy secretary of homeland security (2019–2021) (Republican)[102]
  • Jim Gilmore, former U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (2019–2021) (Republican)[103]
  • Donald Trump, president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present) (Republican)[104]
  • JD Vance, vice president of the United States (2025–present) (Republican)[105]
U.S. senators
  • George Allen, Virginia (2001–2007) (Republican)[79]
U.S. representatives
  • Eric Cantor, former House majority leader (2011–2014) from VA-07 (2001–2014) (Republican)[76]
  • Ben Cline, VA-06 (2019–present) (Republican)[70]
  • Morgan Griffith, VA-09 (2011–present) (Republican)[106]
  • Mike Johnson, speaker of the House (2023–present) from LA-04 (2017–present) (Republican)[107]
  • Jen Kiggans, VA-02 (2023–present) (Republican)[106]
  • John McGuire, VA-05 (2025–present) (Republican)[106]
  • Rob Wittman, VA-01 (2007–present) (Republican)[108]
Statewide officials
  • Winsome Earle-Sears, former lieutenant governor of Virginia (2022–2026) (Republican)[66]
  • Bob McDonnell, former governor of Virginia (2010–2014) (Republican)[79]
  • Jason Miyares, former attorney general of Virginia (2022–2026) (Republican)[109]
  • Glenn Youngkin, former governor of Virginia (2022–2026) (Republican)[110]
State legislators
  • Luther Cifers, SD-10 (2025–present) (Republican)[111]
  • William Fralin, former HD-17 (2004–2010) (Republican)[67]
  • Tom Garrett, HD-56 (2024–present) (Republican)[112]
  • Dan Greenberg, former Arkansas's HD-31 (2006–2011) (Republican)[113]
  • Tim Griffin, HD-53 (2024–present) (Republican)[114]
  • Karen Hamilton, HD-62 (2026–present) (Republican)[115]
  • Chris Head, SD-03 (2024–present) (Republican)[72]
  • Terry Kilgore, House minority leader (2025–present) from HD-45 (1994–present) (Republican)[66]
  • Joseph McNamara, HD-40 (2018–present) (Republican)[116]
  • Joe Morrissey, former SD-16 (2020–2024), former HD-74 (2008–2014, 2015) (Democratic)[117]
  • Mark Obenshain, SD-02 (2004–present) (Republican)[72]
  • Mark Peake, SD-08 (2017–present) (Republican)[111]
  • Justin Pence, HD-33 (2026–present) (Republican)[72]
  • Chris Runion, HD-35 (2020–present) (Republican)[72]
  • Phillip Scott, HD-63 (2022–present) (Republican)[82]
  • Bill Stanley, SD-07 (2011–present) (Republican)[86]
  • Wendell Walker, HD-52 (2020–present) (Republican)[111]
  • Wren Williams, HD-47 (2022–present) (Republican)[118]
  • Tony Wilt, HD-34 (2010–present) (Republican)[72]
  • Eric Zehr, HD-51 (2023–present) (Republican)[119]
Individuals
  • Jonathan Falwell, chancellor of Liberty University[120]
  • George Landrith, president of the Frontiers of Freedom Institute (Republican)[121]
  • Scott Presler, conservative activist (Republican)[122]
  • Jason Redman, retired naval officer and U.S. Navy Seal[111]
Organizations
  • Concerned Women for America[123]
  • Conservative Political Action Conference[124]
  • Family Foundation of Virginia[125]
  • Freedom Caucus Fund[116]
  • Virginia Society for Human Life[126]
Government bodies
  • Amherst County Board of Supervisors[127]
  • Augusta County Board of Supervisors[128]
  • Bedford County Board of Supervisors[129]
  • Nelson County Board of Supervisors[130]
  • Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors[131]
  • Roanoke County Board of Supervisors[132]
  • Rockingham County Board of Supervisors[133]
  • Washington County Board of Supervisors[134]
Political parties
  • Republican Party of Virginia[70]
  • Forward Party[135]
Newspapers

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Phrasing Support Oppose Undecided
State Navigate[138] April 10–13, 2026 707[b] ± 3.7% "On April 21st, Virginians will vote "yes" or "no" on the following amendment to the state constitution: "Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow the General Assembly to temporarily adopt new congressional districts to restore fairness in the upcoming elections, while ensuring Virginia's standard redistricting process resumes for all future redistricting after the 2030 census? - [IF NOT ALREADY VOTED] Do you plan to vote yes or no on this amendment? [IF ALREADY VOTED] Did you vote yes or no on this amendment?" 51% 45% 4%
Neighborhood Research[139] April 1–3, 2026 319 (LV) ± 5.5% "Will you (or did you) vote yes or no on the redistricting referendum?" 45% 46% 9%
The Washington Post/Schar School of Policy and Government[140] March 26–31, 2026 1,101 (LV) ± 3.4% The official ballot question for the special election reads as follows: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow the General Assembly to temporarily adopt new congressional districts to restore fairness in the upcoming elections, while ensuring Virginia's standard redistricting process resumes for all future redistricting after the 2030 census? If the election were held today, would you vote yes or no on this ballot question? 52% 47% 2%
Cor Strategies (R)[141][A] March 20–24, 2026 814 (LV) ± 3.4% The first part of this ballot language says, “Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow the General Assembly to temporarily adopt new congressional districts to restore fairness in the upcoming elections?” Based on this ballot language alone, would support or oppose this amendment? 45% 36% 18%
Roanoke College[142][143] February 9–16, 2026 800 (A) ± 4.4% The General Assembly passed an amendment to the Virginia Constitution allowing them to do mid-decade redistricting and approved a new map which is thought to favor Democrats in 10 of the 11 congressional districts in Virginia. A special election must be held for voters to approve the amendment before any mid-decade redistricting can take effect. If you had to decide today, would you vote to approve the amendment to allow mid-decade redistricting, or keep the current process as it is now? 44% 52% 4%
Christopher Newport University[144] January 13–20, 2026 807 (RV) ± 4.4% As you may know, a constitutional amendment is being considered by the General Assembly to temporarily change when Virginia's congressional districts can be redrawn. This amendment is being considered in response to other states that are redrawing districts outside of the normal 10-year census cycle, and would allow the General Assembly to redraw congressional maps between 2026 and 2030. If passed, the proposed amendment would go on a statewide ballot for voters to ultimately decide. Would you support or oppose this redistricting constitutional amendment? 51% 43% 7%

Results

Redistricting amendment results[145]
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 1,575,506 51.46
No 1,486,141 48.54
Total votes 3,061,647 100.00

By county and independent city

Locality[146] Yes No Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Accomack 5,085 41.52% 7,163 58.48% −2,078 −16.97% 12,248
Albemarle 31,456 64.78% 17,104 35.22% 14,352 29.56% 48,560
Alexandria 40,310 78.89% 10,787 21.11% 29,523 57.78% 51,097
Alleghany 1,280 22.44% 4,425 77.56% −3,145 −55.13% 5,705
Amelia 1,463 23.87% 4,666 76.13% −3,203 −52.26% 6,129
Amherst 3,593 27.99% 9,242 72.01% −5,649 −44.01% 12,835
Appomattox 1,425 19.53% 5,872 80.47% −4,447 −60.94% 7,297
Arlington 65,570 79.90% 16,494 20.10% 49,076 59.80% 82,064
Augusta 7,411 21.83% 26,533 78.17% −19,122 −56.33% 33,944
Bath 350 18.93% 1,499 81.07% −1,149 −62.14% 1,849
Bedford 8,002 20.90% 30,290 79.10% −22,288 −58.21% 38,292
Bland 308 12.39% 2,178 87.61% −1,870 −75.22% 2,486
Botetourt 3,986 23.89% 12,697 76.11% −8,711 −52.21% 16,683
Bristol 1,235 28.32% 3,126 71.68% −1,891 −43.36% 4,361
Brunswick 2,901 51.71% 2,709 48.29% 192 3.42% 5,610
Buchanan 623 11.86% 4,628 88.14% −4,005 −76.27% 5,251
Buckingham 2,086 35.35% 3,815 64.65% −1,729 −29.30% 5,901
Buena Vista 442 24.33% 1,375 75.67% −933 −51.35% 1,817
Campbell 4,816 21.75% 17,329 78.25% −12,513 −56.50% 22,145
Caroline 5,332 43.76% 6,852 56.24% −1,520 −12.48% 12,184
Carroll 1,800 15.67% 9,688 84.33% −7,888 −68.66% 11,488
Charles City 1,511 50.96% 1,454 49.04% 57 1.92% 2,965
Charlotte 1,286 28.37% 3,247 71.63% −1,961 −43.26% 4,533
Charlottesville 12,986 85.43% 2,214 14.57% 10,772 70.87% 15,200
Chesapeake 43,363 50.70% 42,167 49.30% 1,196 1.40% 85,530
Chesterfield 79,867 53.26% 70,092 46.74% 9,775 6.52% 149,959
Clarke 2,796 38.50% 4,466 61.50% −1,670 −23.00% 7,262
Colonial Heights 1,996 32.41% 4,163 67.59% −2,167 −35.18% 6,159
Covington 510 32.22% 1,073 67.78% −563 −35.57% 1,583
Craig 348 15.47% 1,901 84.53% −1,553 −69.05% 2,249
Culpeper 6,952 35.00% 12,912 65.00% −5,960 −30.00% 19,864
Cumberland 1,429 35.42% 2,606 64.58% −1,177 −29.17% 4,035
Danville 6,467 57.31% 4,817 42.69% 1,650 14.62% 11,284
Dickenson 712 16.69% 3,553 83.31% −2,841 −66.61% 4,265
Dinwiddie 4,076 36.93% 6,960 63.07% −2,884 −26.13% 11,036
Emporia 939 62.10% 573 37.90% 366 24.21% 1,512
Essex 1,888 42.30% 2,575 57.70% −687 −15.39% 4,463
Fairfax City 6,110 66.94% 3,017 33.06% 3,093 33.89% 9,127
Fairfax County 262,801 69.51% 115,280 30.49% 147,521 39.02% 378,081
Falls Church 5,234 80.71% 1,251 19.29% 3,983 61.42% 6,485
Fauquier 11,399 35.76% 20,475 64.24% −9,076 −28.47% 31,874
Floyd 2,101 29.36% 5,055 70.64% −2,954 −41.28% 7,156
Fluvanna 5,614 45.15% 6,821 54.85% −1,207 −9.71% 12,435
Franklin City 1,587 59.89% 1,063 40.11% 524 19.77% 2,650
Franklin County 5,453 23.61% 17,647 76.39% −12,194 −52.79% 23,100
Frederick 12,801 34.65% 24,142 65.35% −11,341 −30.70% 36,943
Fredericksburg 5,605 65.83% 2,909 34.17% 2,696 31.67% 8,514
Galax 460 25.61% 1,336 74.39% −876 −48.78% 1,796
Giles 1,333 21.07% 4,995 78.93% −3,662 −57.87% 6,328
Gloucester 4,778 27.95% 12,314 72.05% −7,536 −44.09% 17,092
Goochland 5,887 36.99% 10,029 63.01% −4,142 −26.02% 15,916
Grayson 1,005 16.47% 5,098 83.53% −4,093 −67.07% 6,103
Greene 3,133 35.23% 5,761 64.77% −2,628 −29.55% 8,894
Greensville 1,674 53.41% 1,460 46.59% 214 6.83% 3,134
Halifax 4,544 35.53% 8,246 64.47% −3,702 −28.94% 12,790
Hampton 29,575 70.45% 12,408 29.55% 17,167 40.89% 41,983
Hanover 18,557 33.43% 36,959 66.57% −18,402 −33.15% 55,516
Harrisonburg 6,676 64.97% 3,599 35.03% 3,077 29.95% 10,275
Henrico 81,729 63.80% 46,366 36.20% 35,363 27.61% 128,095
Henry 5,079 30.01% 11,845 69.99% −6,766 −39.98% 16,924
Highland 269 23.45% 878 76.55% −609 −53.10% 1,147
Hopewell 3,237 56.23% 2,520 43.77% 717 12.45% 5,757
Isle of Wight 7,052 38.65% 11,195 61.35% −4,143 −22.71% 18,247
James City 19,330 50.28% 19,114 49.72% 216 0.56% 38,444
King and Queen 1,065 33.90% 2,077 66.10% −1,012 −32.21% 3,142
King George 3,786 34.23% 7,275 65.77% −3,489 −31.54% 11,061
King William 2,388 27.61% 6,261 72.39% −3,873 −44.78% 8,649
Lancaster 2,353 40.66% 3,434 59.34% −1,081 −18.68% 5,787
Lee 690 10.96% 5,606 89.04% −4,916 −78.08% 6,296
Lexington 1,173 61.64% 730 38.36% 443 23.28% 1,903
Loudoun 88,057 60.66% 57,111 39.34% 30,946 21.32% 145,168
Louisa 6,053 33.77% 11,872 66.23% −5,819 −32.46% 17,925
Lunenburg 1,530 35.05% 2,835 64.95% −1,305 −29.90% 4,365
Lynchburg 10,685 44.45% 13,351 55.55% −2,666 −11.09% 24,036
Madison 1,846 29.76% 4,357 70.24% −2,511 −40.48% 6,203
Manassas 6,311 61.80% 3,901 38.20% 2,410 23.60% 10,212
Manassas Park 2,259 66.01% 1,163 33.99% 1,096 32.03% 3,422
Martinsville 2,070 58.69% 1,457 41.31% 613 17.38% 3,527
Mathews 1,271 27.11% 3,417 72.89% −2,146 −45.78% 4,688
Mecklenburg 3,886 33.96% 7,557 66.04% −3,671 −32.08% 11,443
Middlesex 1,774 32.75% 3,642 67.25% −1,868 −34.49% 5,416
Montgomery 15,649 49.66% 15,866 50.34% −217 −0.69% 31,515
Nelson 3,220 44.97% 3,941 55.03% −721 −10.07% 7,161
New Kent 4,020 31.07% 8,920 68.93% −4,900 −37.87% 12,940
Newport News 32,356 64.66% 17,682 35.34% 14,674 29.33% 50,038
Norfolk 39,334 71.34% 15,801 28.66% 23,533 42.68% 55,135
Northampton 2,628 51.47% 2,478 48.53% 150 2.94% 5,106
Northumberland 2,259 35.35% 4,132 64.65% −1,873 −29.31% 6,391
Norton 216 24.35% 671 75.65% −455 −51.30% 887
Nottoway 1,816 35.91% 3,241 64.09% −1,425 −28.18% 5,057
Orange 5,809 35.86% 10,389 64.14% −4,580 −28.28% 16,198
Page 1,848 19.82% 7,474 80.18% −5,626 −60.35% 9,322
Patrick 1,181 17.16% 5,703 82.84% −4,522 −65.69% 6,884
Petersburg 7,297 86.89% 1,101 13.11% 6,196 73.78% 8,398
Pittsylvania 6,036 24.58% 18,521 75.42% −12,485 −50.84% 24,557
Poquoson 1,423 23.95% 4,518 76.05% −3,095 −52.10% 5,941
Portsmouth 19,347 70.56% 8,074 29.44% 11,273 41.11% 27,421
Powhatan 3,981 24.87% 12,029 75.13% −8,048 −50.27% 16,010
Prince Edward 3,143 45.70% 3,735 54.30% −592 −8.61% 6,878
Prince George 4,656 36.99% 7,931 63.01% −3,275 −26.02% 12,587
Prince William 90,240 62.82% 53,413 37.18% 36,827 25.64% 143,653
Pulaski 2,998 24.48% 9,251 75.52% −6,253 −51.05% 12,249
Radford 1,950 47.62% 2,145 52.38% −195 −4.76% 4,095
Rappahannock 1,526 39.33% 2,354 60.67% −828 −21.34% 3,880
Richmond City 60,538 82.78% 12,592 17.22% 47,946 65.56% 73,130
Richmond County 924 30.50% 2,106 69.50% −1,182 −39.01% 3,030
Roanoke City 16,882 61.48% 10,577 38.52% 6,305 22.96% 27,459
Roanoke County 14,412 35.94% 25,688 64.06% −11,276 −28.12% 40,100
Rockbridge 2,719 27.86% 7,039 72.14% −4,320 −44.27% 9,758
Rockingham 8,917 24.71% 27,172 75.29% −18,255 −50.58% 36,089
Russell 1,174 12.98% 7,872 87.02% −6,698 −74.04% 9,046
Salem 3,217 37.31% 5,405 62.69% −2,188 −25.38% 8,622
Scott 866 11.47% 6,687 88.53% −5,821 −77.07% 7,553
Shenandoah 4,618 25.37% 13,587 74.63% −8,969 −49.27% 18,205
Smyth 1,532 15.77% 8,183 84.23% −6,651 −68.46% 9,715
Southampton 2,492 35.16% 4,595 64.84% −2,103 −29.67% 7,087
Spotsylvania 24,553 44.91% 30,116 55.09% −5,563 −10.18% 54,669
Stafford 27,605 49.54% 28,113 50.46% −508 −0.91% 55,718
Staunton 5,450 55.06% 4,448 44.94% 1,002 10.12% 9,898
Suffolk 21,551 57.48% 15,941 42.52% 5,610 14.96% 37,492
Surry 1,654 48.70% 1,742 51.30% −88 −2.59% 3,396
Sussex 1,703 48.48% 1,810 51.52% −107 −3.05% 3,513
Tazewell 1,569 12.32% 11,170 87.68% −9,601 −75.37% 12,739
Virginia Beach 73,439 49.43% 75,131 50.57% −1,692 −1.14% 148,570
Warren 4,691 29.24% 11,352 70.76% −6,661 −41.52% 16,043
Washington 3,999 19.65% 16,347 80.35% −12,348 −60.69% 20,346
Waynesboro 3,671 45.98% 4,313 54.02% −642 −8.04% 7,984
Westmoreland 3,275 40.92% 4,728 59.08% −1,453 −18.16% 8,003
Williamsburg 3,770 69.47% 1,657 30.53% 2,113 38.93% 5,427
Winchester 4,373 55.61% 3,491 44.39% 882 11.22% 7,864
Wise 1,462 14.54% 8,590 85.46% −7,128 −70.91% 10,052
Wythe 1,906 17.44% 9,021 82.56% −7,115 −65.11% 10,927
York 12,791 44.08% 16,224 55.92% −3,433 −11.83% 29,015
Totals 1,575,506 51.46% 1,486,141 48.54% 89,365 2.92% 3,061,647

See also

  • 2026 Virginia elections
  • 2025 Missouri redistricting
  • Redistricting in Virginia

Notes

  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ "Registered likely special election voters".

Partisan clients

  1. ^ Poll sponsored by Heritage Action

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