05/09/2026
Our statement on the Supreme Court of Virginia’s Redistricting Decision
This spring, Arlington Democrats ran a full fall-style campaign to win the redistricting referendum, and we won it decisively, four-to-one. We brought the full weight of the party to bear, and Arlington delivered. Forty-five percent of voters turned out, and every single one of our 54 precincts voted YES. Arlingtonians showed up because they are fed up with tariffs driving up the cost of groceries and household goods, with federal workers losing their jobs, and with reckless economic policies that are making life harder for working families across Northern Virginia. Friday's ruling by the Supreme Court of Virginia overturning the votes of more than three million Virginians by a 4-3 partisan decision is unprecedented in our Commonwealth's history. We are disappointed but not deterred.
What Arlington Democrats built this spring does not disappear with this ruling. Our volunteers are trained, organized, and now more motivated than ever to win in November. Through our Beyond Arlington program, we will deploy that energy—every organizing tool, every volunteer hour, and every dollar—toward defeating Republican incumbents and sending at least two more Democrats to Congress from Virginia this fall.
