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How Republicans are winning the war over US congressional redistricting, state by state
A pair of court decisions - a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that eviscerated protections for majority-Black districts, and a Virginia Supreme Court decision overturning a Democratic-backed map in that state - have given Republicans a decided advantage.
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Reuters - Fri, 29, May 2026
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A speaker addresses protesters at a rally over voting rights and redistricting outside the state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. May 4, 2026. / REUTERS/Jayla Whitfield-Anderson
Several Republican-led states across the South are rushing to redraw their congressional maps ahead of November's midterm elections in a bid to help save their party's narrow majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, the latest round in a year-long national fight over redistricting.
The political war began last summer, when U.S. President Donald Trump pushed Texas Republicans to install a new map targeting five Democratic-held seats. California Democrats responded with their own map taking aim at five Republican incumbents, and other states soon followed suit.
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As of this spring, the two parties had fought roughly to a draw. But a pair of court decisions - a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that eviscerated protections for majority-Black districts, and a Virginia Supreme Court decision overturning a Democratic-backed map in that state - have given Republicans a decided advantage.
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