Seats

The redistricting plan for Virginia is in the news primarily because of Arlington County which is where most of the people who work in DC live. The county votes 80% democrat. This is understandable because republicans are always preaching small government while the democrats push to enlarge government. A person who works for the federal government sees republicans as a threat to their job security. Based on data from early 2026, the second Trump administration has significantly reduced the federal workforce, cutting roughly 220,000 to 355,000 positions by April 2026 through hiring freezes, buyouts, and structural changes. Some republicans are upset with the Indiana which has as republican governor and a super majority in both house and still refuses to redistrict between censuses. The republicans expect to gain seats in the 2030 census since people are leaving red states and moving to blue states, often because of high taxes and high cost of living. These population shifts are expected to cost the democrats ten seats in the upcoming 2030 census.