2025–2026 United States redistricting
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Beginning in July 2025, several U.S. states have redrawn or have attempted to redraw their congressional districts ahead of the 2026 United States House of Representatives elections, with multiple other states planning to draw new maps before the 2028 elections. These efforts mark the largest coordinated attempt to redraw congressional districts between decennial censuses in modern American history.
The redistricting began when Texas gerrymandered its congressional map to benefit Republicans upon President Donald Trump's request. Republican-controlled legislatures in Missouri and North Carolina soon followed by enacting new congressional maps with the aim of gaining more Republican seats. In response, Democratic-led states began the process of gerrymandering their own congressional maps to counter Republican gains. California was the first, with voters enacting a constitutional amendment to redraw the state's congressional map to benefit Democrats. Virginia voters followed and also passed an amendment to redraw their districts as well, which was subsequently invalidated by the Virginia Supreme Court. Furthermore, Ohio was required to redraw its districts since the previous map did not receive bipartisan support in the General Assembly as required by the Ohio Constitution. Likewise, Utah was required to redraw due to the Utah Supreme Court striking down its previous map as an unlawful partisan gerrymander.
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