Six years ago, as Virginia headed down the path to bipartisan redistricting, reform advocates came up with a clever way to remind voters how politicians hold onto power by manipulating legislative boundaries. Voters were shown the shape of a few particularly contorted districts and were asked to describe what they saw. “It kind of looks […]
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Members of the Virginia House of Delegates meet at the Capitol in Richmond on the opening day of the 2026 General Assembly session, where Democrats advanced four proposed constitutional amendments addressing abortion rights, voting rights, marriage equality and congressional redistricting. (Photo by Markus Schmidt/Virginia Mercury)
Six years ago, as Virginia headed down the path to bipartisan redistricting, reform advocates came up with a clever way to remind voters how politicians hold onto power by manipulating legislative boundaries.
Voters were shown the shape of a few particularly contorted districts and were asked to describe what they saw.
