Only a narrow majority of Virginians are supportive of a ballot referendum that would allow Democrats to gerrymander the state’s congressional map, a significant warning sign for the party ahead of the vote later this month.

Fifty-two percent of likely voters said they would vote in favor of the redistricting measure if the election was held today in a Washington Post/Schar School poll released Friday, with 47 percent going the other way.

Election Day is April 21, but early voting began in March.

Republicans and Republican-leaning independents are showing more energy than their Democratic counterparts, with 85 percent of GOP voters saying they…

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