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The new maps in Virginia could make it easier for Democrats to take control of the US House of Representatives in November.
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The ballot measure will redraw the state's congressional map to help Democrats flip as many as four House seats held by Republicans.
The state is the latest in a national redistricting arms race that was launched after President Donald Trump urged conservative states to re-examine voting maps to help Republicans keep the party's slim congressional majority.
Control of Congress will be decided in the November midterm elections and each of these newly drawn districts could decide what political party takes the House.
Historically, the party of the current president would lose House seats during this congressional election. If Democrats win in the November race, it will not only serve a blow to Trump's political agenda, but it could open him up to Democratic-led congressional investigations.
In the US, gerrymandering - the redrawing of electoral boundaries to favour a political party - is only illegal if it is based on race.
Democrats in Virginia currently hold six out of the state's 11 seats, and the updated map could allow them to hold up to 10.
"Virginia just changed the trajectory of the 2026 midterms," Democratic state House Speaker Don Scott said on social media.
"At a moment when Trump and his allies are trying to lock in power before voters have a say, Virginians stepped up and leveled the playing field for the entire country," he wrote.
The redistricting referendum is the most expensive ballot measure in Virginia's history by far, according to figures from the Virginia Public Access Project. Over $80m (£59m) was raised as of earlier this month by groups on both sides of the effort.
In his first public comments on Virginia's measure, Trump said on Monday that if House Democrats win a majority in the midterm elections, "it's going to be a disaster".
"I don't know if you know what gerrymandering is, but it's not good," he added.
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