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- 摘要
- 民主党目标是在美国众议院多获得最多四个席位
- 共和党人以微弱优势掌控多数席位，已在多个州通过重新划分选区方案
- 弗吉尼亚州最高法院允许民主党支持的重新划分选区公投
华盛顿，2月15日（路透社） – 美国国会众议院少数党领袖杰弗里斯周日表示，民主党愿意为弗吉尼亚州的重新划分选区工作投入数千万美元，此举可能使该党在美国众议院多获得四个席位。
杰弗里斯在接受美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）的《国情咨文》节目采访时表示，民主党将“不惜一切代价”确保弗吉尼亚州4月的选民公投取得成功。
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他们推动弗吉尼亚州和马里兰州重新划分新的投票地图，以在国会中获得更多席位，并抵消共和党人的类似努力，这是中期选举（11月）前日益加剧的党派性选区划分策略的一部分。
目前在众议院以微弱优势掌控多数席位的共和党人，已在得克萨斯州、密苏里州、俄亥俄州和北卡罗来纳州通过了重新划分选区的计划。
加利福尼亚州选民批准了一项民主党支持的重新划分选区措施。一些民主党人还希望重新绘制马里兰州的国会选区地图，以消除该州唯一的共和党人掌控的席位，但马里兰州参议院议长、民主党人比尔·弗格森表示，其议院中没有足够的支持票数，他不计划对该法案进行投票。
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杰弗里斯周日表示，他最近尚未与弗格森交谈，但如果对方继续反对重新划分选区的提案，他“会在某个时候”与他进行沟通。
在11月中期选举前几个月，重新划分选区的工作正在进行中，民主党将试图从共和党人手中夺回美国国会的控制权。当被问及民主党将在弗吉尼亚州的工作上投入多少资金时，杰弗里斯告诉CNN，该党将“不惜一切代价”赢得4月的公投。
美国最高法院2019年剥夺了联邦法院监管党派投票地图的权力，为各州之间争夺国会选区划分权打开了大门。去年，共和党总统唐纳德·特朗普要求其政党重新划分选区以谋取利益，引发了与民主党人的激烈斗争，而民主党人则采取了更积极的应对策略。
弗吉尼亚州最高法院周五表示，将允许一项民主党支持的重新划分选区工作进入4月的选民公投。
杰弗里斯对CNN表示：“我们正在反击，我们将确保有一个公平的全国性选区地图。”
来自北卡罗来纳州的美国共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯在接受哥伦比亚广播公司新闻网（CBS News）的《面对国家》节目采访时表示，他担心其政党维持众议院控制权的能力，部分原因是选区划分问题。
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Democrats willing to spend tens of millions to reshape Virginia voting maps, top lawmaker says
February 15, 2026 7:07 PM UTC / Reuters
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks to press as members of the U.S. House of Representatives head back to Washington on Tuesday, after a 53-day break, for a vote that could bring the longest U.S. government shutdown in history to a close, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle… [Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab]Read more
- Summary
- Democrats aim to gain up to four seats in U.S. House
- Republicans hold narrow majority, passed redistricting in several states
- Virginia Supreme Court allows Democratic-backed redistricting referendum
WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) – The Democratic Party is willing to spend tens of millions on a Virginia redistricting effort that could gain the party four more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, the chamber’s top Democrat said on Sunday.
Democrats will do “whatever it takes” to ensure a Virginia ballot initiative succeeds in an April voter referendum, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told CNN’s “State of the Union” program.
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Their push for new voting maps in Virginia and Maryland to pick up more seats in Congress and offset similar Republican efforts is part of an increasingly partisan approach to redistricting ahead of November’s midterm elections.
Republicans, who currently hold a narrow majority in the House, have passed redistricting plans in Texas, Missouri, Ohio and North Carolina.
Voters in California approved a Democratic-backed redistricting measure. Some Democrats also hope to redraw the congressional map in Maryland to eliminate its sole Republican-held seat, but the state Senate president, Democrat Bill Ferguson, said there is not enough support in his chamber and that he does not plan to hold a vote on the bill.
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Jeffries on Sunday said he had not recently spoken to Ferguson, but would have a conversation with him “at some point” if he continues to oppose the redistricting proposal.
The effort to redraw districts comes months ahead of November midterm elections where Democrats will try to wrest control of the U.S. Congress from Republicans. In response to a question about what Democrats would spend on the Virginia effort, Jeffries told CNN the party will do “whatever it takes” to win that April referendum.
The U.S. Supreme Court in 2019 stripped federal courts of their power to police partisan voting maps, opening the door to state-by-state battles to craft congressional districts. Last year, Republican President Donald Trump demanded that his party redraw the maps to their benefit, sparking a battle with Democrats who in turn adopted a more aggressive approach to the issue.
The Virginia Supreme Court said on Friday it would allow a Democratic-backed redistricting effort to head to a voter referendum in April.
“We’re striking back,” Jeffries told CNN. “We’re going to make sure that there’s a fair national map.”
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, said on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” that he worried about his party’s ability to maintain control in the House, partly because of redistricting.
Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones in Toronto and Ted Hesson in Washington; Editing by Sergio Non and Matthew Lewis
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