The new maps will likely flip four U.S. House seats, returning the edge back to the Democrats in the midterms race Published April 22, 2026 3:14PM (EDT) Voters cast their ballots at a polling location on April 21, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Virginians approved a redistricting plan Tuesday that gives Democrats the edge in a gerrymandering race started by President Donald Trump . The redistricting, heralded by the Democratic-led state house, is likely to flip four Republican held seats and ultimately give Democrats 10 of Virginia’s 11 U.S. House seats come November. Various red and blue states across the country are pushing for mid-decade redistricting to give their party an edge in the 2026 midterms. Trump set off the gerrymandering push last year when he called for Texas to redraw their maps to give more seats to Republicans. Tuesday, Trump made a last ditch effort to thwart the Virginia referendum.…