Virginia voters will consider a ballot measure Tuesday that would give the Democratic-majority legislature temporary power to redraw the state's congressional districts.

Early voting surges in Virginia’s redistricting amendment election, already topping 2025 pace as coastal and Peninsula communities lead turnout.

Voters in Virginia head to the polls Tuesday to vote on a redistricting ballot measure referendum that could have major implications for the midterm elections. The referendum will decide if the Democratic-controlled legislature should be allowed to redraw the state's congressional map.

In-person turnout on Tuesday is trailing far behind that of last year’s governor’s race, which set a state record in a nonpresidential election.

With just over three weeks until Election Day, early voting is surging in Virginia’s referendum on new congressional maps.

President Donald Trump has lied for years that elections Republicans lost fair and square were “rigged” by mail-in ballots. On Wednesday, he brought his familiar playbook to the aftermath of the Virginia redistricting referendum Republicans lost on Tuesday.

Virginia GOP Early Vote Tops 2025 Pace