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congressional map that created a second majority Black district has led to calls from Republicans for more last-minute redraws, particularly in Southern states. The decision triggered Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, also a Republican
congressional redistricting in the US. While redistricting has historically taken place every decade following the US census population count, President Trump called on Republicans in Texas last year to redraw their maps to create more
redraw its majority-minority districts and kicked off new gerrymanders in other GOP-led southern states, like Tennessee. Friday’s result is a major win for Landry and for President Donald Trump, further extending Republicans
map, as part of an attempt to offset Republican redistricting elsewhere at the urging of President Donald Trump. That ruling, combined with a recent US Supreme Court decision severely weakening the [Voting Rights Act](/news/2026/4/30/has-the-us-supreme-court-weakened-the-voting-rights-act-and-how
redrawing carves up his district Democratic representative Steve Cohen of [Tennessee](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/tennessee) on Friday announced that he is ending his bid for re-election, his career upended by the redistricting battles that
redraw](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/13/mississippi-governor-cancel-supreme-court-map-redraw) [their](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/08/alabama-new-house-primary-districts) [congressional](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/florida-new-congressional-maps-desantis) [maps](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/07/tennessee-congressional-map-redistricting) to favor the GOP in upcoming elections by actively eliminating majority-minority districts. “Let’s be clear,” said Abrams
Tennessee that could soften the blow they might have suffered without them. ## **The national mood is very much against Republicans right now** The latest [NPR/PBS News/Marist poll](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/06/nx-s1-5810555/trump-iran-gas-prices-midterms-polling) underscores the headwinds
redrawing the congressional districts. The vote has turned into a statewide referendum on political retribution. Seven state senators who voted against Trump’s mid-decade redistricting push now face challengers endorsed by the president
congressional map that would have given Democrats four seats in the House. Democrats can win but maps will continue to change in the coming months, and Republicans are changing election rules to maintain power