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11 resultsfor “Republicans redistricting majority-Black district”

Politics

Tennessee Republicans pass a map to break up the state's lone Democratic House seat

redistricting. Republican lawmakers in other southern states, including [Louisiana](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx-s1-5806000/louisiana-suspends-house-primaries-supreme-court) and [Alabama](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/07/nx-s1-5812921/alabamas-legislature-poised-to-adopt-new-congressional-map-after-scotus-ruling), are moving to eliminate other majority-Black, Democratic-held districts

NPR Topics: NewsMay 7
Politics

Republicans poised to vote on new House map that would erase Democratic seat in Tennessee – US politics live

Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are poised to push through a plan later today that would carve up a majority-Black congressional district.** The move would reshape the electoral map to the GOP’s advantage

The Guardian WorldMay 7
Politics

Anger mounts after Tennessee Republicans redraw maps – US politics live

majority-Black district being eliminated in the Memphis area has long been represented by Rep. Steve Cohen, the state’s lone Democratic congressional representative. All nine of Tennessee’s congressional districts are now Republican-leaning

The Guardian WorldMay 8
Politics

Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redistricting plan in US

majority-Black and majority-Latino districts. Black and Latino voters tend to support Democratic candidates. Already, Republican-controlled states, such as [Louisiana](/news/2026/4/29/us-top-court-voids-louisiana-voting-map-amid-national-redistricting-fight), Alabama and Tennessee, have taken steps towards drawing new maps in time

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 8
Politics

Tennessee approves new congressional map in latest redistricting flurry

majority-Black city of Memphis. Black voters in the US have historically leaned heavily towards the Democratic Party. Opposing legislators said the new map was intentionally drawn to ensure Black voting power was diluted throughout

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 7
Politics

Has the US Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act – and how?

majority-Black districts, while stripping away the ability to challenge those racist, anti-Black maps in court,” it said in a statement. Warnock, a member of the caucus, said the ruling gutted the protections that

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 30
Conflicts

U.S. intercepts Iranian attacks on 3 ships. And, what to know about hantavirus

majority-Black Memphis — into three districts. The action aims to eliminate the state's [only remaining Democratic-held seat](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/07/nx-s1-5815023/tennessee-redistricting-map-passage). Currently, Tennessee is represented by eight Republicans and one Democrat. The state

NPR Topics: NewsMay 8
Politics

Tennessee unveils new congressional map poised to erase Dem seat

majority-Black Shelby County. It also divides Maury County, likely delivering a more favorable district to Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.), who is on[the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s target list](https://dccc.org/2026-red-to-blue/).

POLITICO PoliticsMay 6
Politics

How the SCOTUS voting rights ruling could affect Congress, according to Eric Holder

majority-Black congressional district, was "an unconstitutional racial gerrymander." The high court's ruling reinterprets longstanding protections under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in places with racially polarized voting. According to experts

NPR Topics: NewsMay 4
Politics

Virginia Democrats ask US supreme court to revive voter-approved electoral map

redistricting fight, Republicans now hold a clear advantage. The tit-for-tat battle began last year when Trump pushed Texas Republicans to rip up their electoral map and draw new district lines that

The Guardian WorldMay 11
Politics

New Florida map boosts Republican seats amid national redistricting fight

redistricting flurry. Still, Democrats are seen as having an advantage over Republicans in the November legislative elections, despite the tightening margins. Florida’s vote comes after the US Supreme Court [ruled](/news/2026/4/29/us-top-court-voids-louisiana-voting-map-amid-national-redistricting-fight) that a Congressional

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 29