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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 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
states [responded](/news/2026/2/4/us-supreme-court-rejects-challenge-to-california-redistricting-bid) in kind, pushing for redistricting in California and Utah that resulted in about six new Democrat-dominated districts. Virginia’s victory largely neutralised Republican gains, adding between two and four seats
gerrymandering last summer when the US president urged Texas Republicans to redraw districts to their favor in an attempt to win several additional House seats. That set off a chain reaction of similar moves
gerrymandering is detrimental to our democracy." This year, Spanberger is supporting redistricting mid-decade to give Democrats an edge in the state. Virginia's vote is part of a nationwide fight sparked by President Trump
state will set aside long-standing distaste for partisan gerrymandering to counter a redistricting fight set in motion by Trump last year. With primary elections already underway, this is one of Democrats’ last shots
gerrymandering will be on display in Tuesday's primary contests in Indiana and Ohio. After an effort to redraw maps in Indiana failed last year, President Trump and his political operation now seek to oust
Republican representation is non-white. “Our parties are so racially split, racial gerrymandering can use the fig leaf of partisan gerrymandering,” said Carol Anderson, chair of African American studies at Emory University. “It allows them
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
state’s House primaries just days before voting was scheduled to begin has sent Republican officials scrambling. Local election heads are convening open meetings to educate voters about the change, which Landry triggered immediately after
state senator from Nashville and other Democrats questioned Tennessee senate Republicans about the underlying intent of lawmakers with regard to race and partisanship. Lamar noted that while Black voters have been split nearly evenly between
Republican governor has also said he would review whether his state would seek to redraw its map ahead of the midterms. The Supreme Court ruling could eventually see a raft of other states pursue redistricting
Republicans push redistricting efforts in numerous states, Democrats are working on their own strategy in response to the Supreme Court ruling. The National Democratic Redistricting Committee is leading the Democratic Party's strategy. The committee
state's congressional map is an "unconstitutional racial gerrymander." The rest of Louisiana's primaries, including for U.S. Senate, will proceed as scheduled, with early voting starting Saturday and the primary date
states with a history of discriminatory practices in voting obtain federal approval before making changes to the way they hold elections. ## What is gerrymandering? Gerrymandering refers to the practice by politicians of redrawing the boundaries
state appellate judge, defeated conservative appeals court judge Maria Lazar in the race for the ten-year term. Taylor's win expands liberals’ majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court to a 5-2 split
Republican lawmakers from Florida who Democrats will “aggressively target”. “We are prepared to take them all on, and we are prepared to win, he added. “Maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time.” Though Virginia
Republican-led states have followed Trump's call and Democratic-led states have countered it. [](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5787989/redistricting-map-trump-midterms-congress) ### [Elections](https://www.npr.org/sections/elections/) ### [With Virginia vote