The redistricting fight leading up to the 2026 Congressional midterms may misfire
Nov. 11, 2025
If history is to be any guide, then the competition between Republicans and Democrats to redraw Congressional districts could lead the parties off an electoral cliff. By taking a party's voters out of districts with super-majorities and spreading them into districts with minority composition, the size of super-majorities disappears, putting a party at risk of losing when surges in turnout can upend the predictability of an electorate. Politicians ignore the risk at their own peril.
Further Reading :
- Utah judge rejects GOP redistricting effort, approving new map with a Democratic seat [NBC News]
Nov. 11, 2025 — A Utah judge late Monday night rejected new congressional district lines drawn by Republican state lawmakers, instead approving a map with a solidly Democratic seat ahead of next year's midterm elections.
- How Redistricting Turned a Setback Into a Bloodbath [POLITICO]
Nov. 10, 2025 — Parties would take power, draw a new map and then get blown out when the tides turned against them in subsequent elections; their dummymanders couldn’t withstand the pressure. Republicans picked up 64 House seats in 1872, only to lose 94 seats in 1874.
- A State-by-State Guide to the Gerrymandering Fight for Congress [The New York Times]
Nov. 5, 2025 — A redistricting arms race, started by President Trump’s push to redraw Texas maps in Republicans’ favor, continues, but it may be reaching its limits.
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- Dianna Gibson