Over the summer, Texas Republicans, at the urging of President Donald Trump, redrew their state’s congressional map to boost the GOP’s odds of winning five additional House seats.
That move sparked a rush of mid-decade redistricting efforts in multiple states as both parties seek an advantage in the closely divided House, where Republicans have a threadbare majority to defend in the 2026 midterm elections.
Democrats in California responded to gerrymandering in Texas by passing a new map designed to make it easier for Democrats to flip five Republican-held seats and boost their odds of holding several swing districts.
