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Republican lawmakers in [South Carolina have defied Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/south-carolina-republicans-redistricting) and rejected an aggressive effort to gerrymander the state
gerrymander. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J TRUMP.” ## Republican advantage The Virginia court’s ruling adds to Republican momentum in the redistricting fight. It came on the heels of the US Supreme Court ruling
gerrymandering. But Trump has taken the practice to a new level, openly demanding that state parties redraw their map to help Republicans
Republican state Senator John Stevens said legislators in states across the country regularly draw congressional maps to benefit their parties, a process known as gerrymandering
gerrymander the state’s last two Democratic representatives out of their seats. [True to form](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/21/trump-retribution-campaign), Trump vowed revenge, and top Indiana Republicans
state earlier this year. Reshaping districts could spread out Republican votes, making some safe Republican seats [more competitive](https://www.wusf.org/politics-issues/2026-03-27/what-do-florida-democrats-special-election-victories-indicate-for-midterms). Nikki Fried, chair of the Florida Democratic Party, has called the redistricting effort "unconstitutional
gerrymandering will be on display.** In Indiana, President Trump is [seeking to oust incumbent Republican](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/05/nx-s1-5807910/2026-midterm-primary-election-ohio-indiana) state
state senators rejected mid-decade redistricting in a special session of the legislature, ending hope in Washington to split up congressman Jim Clyburn’s district and add to the list of gerrymandered gains for [Republicans
gerrymandering” battle for control of Congress sparked by Donald Trump that looks increasingly to be moving back in Republicans’ favor. The supreme court on Monday [sided with Republicans](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/27/supreme-court-texas-redistricting-case) in Texas by reinstating
gerrymandering. Glenn Youngkin, the Republican who preceded Spanberger as governor, campaigned heavily for the no vote. The referendum’s success may embolden Florida’s Republican-controlled state
Republicans an additional five seats, several other states followed suit, including Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, California, Utah and most recently [Virginia](/news/2026/4/22/virginia-redistricting-election-results-key-takeaways-from-democrats-win). The process has brought the issue of gerrymandering
gerrymandering in states across the nation that could affect elections for years to come. - **The Florida Legislature approved a new congressional map intended to maximize Republicans
Republicans. “This goes beyond [Virginia](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/virginia), and what started in Texas didn’t stay in Texas, and what started here will not stay here either,” said the state senate president pro tempore
states, including Alabama and Tennessee, are rushing to revise their congressional maps after the original supreme court decision. On Monday, Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, signed [a gerrymandered congressional district map](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/florida-new-congressional-maps-desantis) into
gerrymandering’ began when Donald Trump urged conservatives to push through redistricting in their own states to redraw their own maps in favour of Republicans
state last year, and Allred is an ex-NFL player, a three-term representative and a two-time U.S. Senate candidate. When the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature [passed a new congressional gerrymander
state Nearly three months to the day after his term as Virginia’s governor ended, Republican Glenn Youngkin stood in an unshaded corner of an office parking lot to warndozens of conservative activists that they
Republicans, said in a joint statement that the state can no longer use its current districts to carry out the primaries after the supreme court ruling. Early voting had been scheduled to begin Saturday
gerrymandering efforts backfire. The tit-for-tat redistricting battle began last year after Trump pressed Texas’s Republican-controlled legislature to redraw that state
Republican control of the House is key to Trump's agenda. He's said a Democratic House would [impeach him](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/trump-predicts-impeachment-if-republicans-lose-2026-midterms-rcna252604). Usually states just redistrict after the census at the start