Which congressional district will you be in?

It's Feb. 17. Historic Triangle's congressional representation to be split if proposed referendum is approved. Plus, a look at the area's growing home schooling families.

Will you still be living in Congressional District 1 this fall, or Congressional Districts 4 or 8?

Williamsburg and most of James City would go to district 4 (left) while York, the rest of James City and New Kent would go to 8 (maps courtesy VPAP)

The fight is on over a constitutional referendum to determine if the Democratic majority in the legislature can redraw Virginia’s congressional map in time for November’s midterm elections, changing it from 6-5 Democratic/Republican leaning districts to 10-1 Democratic-leaning.

Democrats released their proposed map recently. It splits off most of James City County and all of Williamsburg into a Democratic-leaning Congressional District 4 that stretches from the Richmond area south to part of Franklin city in the south and west to Danville.

The remaining sliver of James City County would join York County and New Kent in a District 8 that snakes all the way to Alexandria and parts of Fairfax, Arlington and Prince Williams counties. You can find where you will be by going to the nonpartisan Virginia Public Access Project’s site and entering your address.

Virginia’s Supreme Court cleared the wa…