Voters decide whether Virginia enters redistricting fight

选民决定弗吉尼亚是否加入重划选区之争

The NPR Politics Podcast

2026-04-08

18 分钟
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Voting ends April 21 in Virginia's special election that will decide whether the state redraws its congressional districts to favor Democrats. We discuss how the state fits into the national mid-decade redistricting craze and how Virginians feel about redrawing their districts. This episode: senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, political correspondent Ashley Lopez, and VPM News state politics reporter Jahd Khalil. This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics. To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below: See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.

  • I'm Tamara Keith.

  • I cover politics.

  • And I'm Ashley Lopez.

  • I also cover politics.

  • And Jad Khalil from VPM News also joins us today.

  • Welcome, Jad.

  • Hey, thanks for having me.

  • Absolutely.

  • Today on the show, Virginia voters have two more weeks to decide whether their state joins the redistricting race,

  • which could in turn decide which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives.

  • Jad, explain what Virginians are voting on exactly.

  • Right.

  • So this is a ballot question.