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A majority of Virginians don't support redistricting the Commonwealth, new poll shows
WSET ^ | Feb 23, 2026 | by Robert Locklear

Posted on 02/25/2026 7:12:10 PM PST by 11th_VA

WSET) — As Virginia's General Assembly debates bills on hot topics in the state, such as redistricting and gun control, a new poll reveals Virginia voters' thoughts on those same issues.

On Monday the Institute for Policy and Opinion Research at Roanoke College released its results from interviewing 800 Virginia residents in February 2026. Overall, their stats show that most Virginians are in favor of the state's current method of redistricting and drawing legislative lines. Statistically, they also favor stricter gun laws, but question whether or not they are effective.

According to the Roanoke College Poll, 62% of Virginians said they support the way electoral districts are already mapped.

"When asked how they would vote in a referendum to amend the state constitution and change that method, most (52%) said they would vote to keep the current process while 44% said they would vote to adopt the change proposed by the General Assembly," the poll said. …

(Excerpt) Read more at wset.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
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1 posted on 02/25/2026 7:12:10 PM PST by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

LOL!

Do they think that mere Virginia taxpeasants have a say in Abby’s Longhouse dictatorship?

Good thing the Virginia DemoKKKraps smacked down that uppity Negress Winsome Sears.

The language of the Longhouse
https://laynearchive.substack.com/p/at-this-time-the-language-of-the


2 posted on 02/25/2026 7:21:45 PM PST by an amused spectator (The DemoKKKraps haven't been this mad since we took away their slaves.)
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To: 11th_VA

Hey Spamberger, did you read this article?


3 posted on 02/25/2026 7:52:43 PM PST by gildafarrell (To Strive, To Seek, To Find and Not To Yield!)
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To: gildafarrell

Democrats don’t actually care about democracy, just power


4 posted on 02/25/2026 7:56:41 PM PST by ConjunctionJunction (Vim vi repellere licet)
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To: 11th_VA

A majority of them wouldn’t vote for a black, military veteran woman either. What racist pigs Virginians are. They’d rather have white Karen as Governor than a qualified black woman.


5 posted on 02/25/2026 8:00:15 PM PST by Fai Mao
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To: 11th_VA

Then they should have shown up at the polls.

Middle Index Finger, Virginians.


6 posted on 02/25/2026 8:05:15 PM PST by Salvavida
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To: 11th_VA

“(52%) said they would vote to keep the current process while 44% said they would vote to adopt the change”

Well within the margin for cheating.


7 posted on 02/25/2026 8:06:40 PM PST by BeauBo
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To: 11th_VA

This might not even come up for a vote. There’s a legal challenge saying it violates the VA constitution, and the VA Supreme Court, coincidentally, has to approve district boundaries under the current non-partisan redistricting laws.


8 posted on 02/25/2026 8:14:11 PM PST by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.”)
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To: 11th_VA

Doesn’t matter!

The Democrat/Socialist/Marxist/Communist Bitch and her lackeys in the VA House and Senate will ignore the will of the people and have their way with them!


9 posted on 02/25/2026 8:35:44 PM PST by Taxman (We will never be a truly free people so long as we have the income tax and the IRS. )
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To: 11th_VA

People in Southside Virginia don’t want a non-binary congressthing from Arlington, Alexandria or Fairfax County? Who’da thunk it.


10 posted on 02/25/2026 8:55:57 PM PST by sphinx
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To: 11th_VA

Due to massive vote fraud and manipulation then The people of Virginia have probably already lost the chance to vote these people out. After the redistricting then there will no chance to vote out the communists.


11 posted on 02/25/2026 9:25:41 PM PST by Revel
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To: VanShuyten

The state Supreme Court has already ruled on that and it approves. No surprise there, which is why they set the date for the referendum.


12 posted on 02/26/2026 1:38:10 AM PST by Dave W
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To: 11th_VA

I am sure Virginians aren’t in favor of tax increases either but it looks like they are going to get them good and hard.

BOHICA!

Y’all voted for this crap. You had a viable candidate who said “No” to all of it and it wasn’t even close.


13 posted on 02/26/2026 3:25:00 AM PST by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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To: 11th_VA

Since when did what the voters want matter?


14 posted on 02/26/2026 4:02:53 AM PST by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: 11th_VA

Patrick Henry would be rolling over in his grave if he knew what Virginia became - a spot of tyranny...not a cradle of Liberty...


15 posted on 02/26/2026 5:16:25 AM PST by DeplorableTrumpSupporter (FKA ConservaTeen)
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To: DeplorableTrumpSupporter

The Gun Control question was probably a ‘push poll’. The poll company asked the question in a way to get a predetermined answer. Is there any way at all gun control can be improved? Viola, the answer being sought.


16 posted on 02/26/2026 6:55:19 AM PST by Colt1851Navy (@!@)
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To: 11th_VA
Overall, their stats show that most Virginians are in favor of the state's current method of redistricting and drawing legislative lines.

Yeah, but Democrats just view them as "little people", and I don't mean dwarfs.

17 posted on 02/26/2026 7:48:30 AM PST by libertylover (The HBM (Has Been Media) is almost all AGENDA-DRIVEN and HATE-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: Dave W

This is a different suit.

“ A Tazewell County Circuit Court judge on Thursday granted an emergency injunction blocking what Republicans call an unlawful April 21 redistricting referendum while the case is heard in court.

In his written ruling, Hurley found the plaintiffs have an “extraordinarily high likelihood of success on the merits,” including their claim that the referendum violates the timing requirement of Article XII, Section 1 of the Virginia Constitution because early voting is set for “sooner than 90 days after” the January passage of House Joint Resolution 4.

The court denied the commonwealth’s motions to transfer venue and to stay the case, and ordered that defendants are “temporarily restrained” from administering or taking action to advance the referendum.

The order remains in effect until March 18, unless modified or extended.

Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones pledged to “immediately appeal” the ruling in a Thursday evening statement.”

https://virginiamercury.com/2026/02/19/rnc-virginia-gop-lawmakers-file-emergency-lawsuit-to-stop-redistricting-vote/


18 posted on 02/26/2026 8:42:44 AM PST by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.”)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

19 posted on 02/26/2026 9:06:13 AM PST by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: 11th_VA

With Democrats counting the votes, it really doesn’t matter what the voters actually want.


20 posted on 02/26/2026 10:32:01 AM PST by Salohcin
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