Pinwheels and the ‘lobster district’: How Virginia Democrats drew up a US House map to all but lock out Republicans

By Renée Rigdon, Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Virginia Democrats hope the new congressional map they’re asking voters to approve Tuesday will flip four Republican House districts, delivering 10 of 11 seats in a state former Vice President Kamala Harris won with just 52% of the vote in 2024. Here’s how they drew it up.