Millions of North Carolina residents are likely to be placed in congressional districts where the outcome of elections is all but predetermined, following the state supreme court’s April ruling to allow partisan gerrymandering.
The ruling will permit the state’s legislature, which is controlled by Republican supermajorities in both chambers, to draw new congressional district maps in advance of the 2024 election. North Carolina’s congressional delegation is likely to go from its current even split to 10-4 or 11-3 in favor of Republicans, despite the state having fewer registered Republicans than either Democrats or unaffiliated voters.
