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Republicans’ congressional gerrymandering advantage heading into this year’s midterm elections. The ruling could bolster
gerrymandered congressional district map into law Monday which gives Republicans an electoral advantage in four
gerrymandered congressional district map](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/florida-new-congressional-maps-desantis) into law that gives Republicans an electoral advantage
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. “This bill represents Tennessee’s attempt to maximise our partisan
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’ advantage
congressional maps intended to advantage neither party and replace them with a new version that could allow [Democrats](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/democrats) to win all but one seat in the 11-member delegation in the November
Republicans. More broadly, 62% said Trump's decisions have weakened the United States on the world stage. ## **Democrats hold the midterm advantage** By a 52%-42% margin, respondents said they would vote for a Democratic
advantage in a November midterm election that will determine whether Republicans maintain their narrow majority in the US House. Donald Trump kicked off a tit-for-tat round of gerrymandering last summer when
advantage from the redistricting fight,” he said. The RNC and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment. National Republican Congressional Committee chair Rep. Richard Hudson is holding out hope that
congressional map to flip as many as four House seats held by Republicans. Democrats in the state currently hold six out of the state's 11 seats, and the updated map could allow them
congressional delegation is poised to consist of 10 [Democrats](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/democrats) and one Republican, as compared with its current split of six Democrats and five Republicans. “This goes beyond [Virginia](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/virginia),
congressional maps would be boosted by its massive war chest and a favorable political environment that helped elect [Gov. Abigail Spanberger last November.](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/04/spanberger-wins-virginia-governors-race-00633606) If approved, the aggressive partisan gerrymander could deliver Democrats
congressional map, the latest salvo in an unprecedented [national battle](/news/2026/4/23/democrats-up-in-virginia-but-us-voters-may-pay-price-for-redistricting-war) of redistricting before the midterm elections in November. The vote in both the Florida state Senate and House on Wednesday comes just days after
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
Republican candidates for the House of Representatives on Wednesday that he planned to suspend next month’s primary elections to allow state lawmakers time to approve a new congressional map, The Washington Post reported, quoting
advantage in the House race Currently, Virginia sends 11 members to the US House. At the moment, they comprise six Democrats and five Republicans. The new map changes how those seats are drawn. By reshaping
congressional district Wednesday morning. Both developments will assist President Trump's national push to help the GOP in the midterm elections. With the Florida redistricting, the GOP likely gains an advantage of two or three
congressional districts before the midterms. A “no” vote would leave current boundaries unchanged until the next round of regularly scheduled redistricting after the 2030 census. ## What do the latest polls suggest? The result is expected
congressional voting lines before the midterm elections. **Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP** Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed new Florida voting lines that could help Republicans win four additional seats