Overview
- Trump’s 2025 call for mid‑decade remapping triggered new maps in several states, yielding roughly nine GOP pickups and about six Democratic flips so far.
- Virginia’s Democratic legislature is advancing a constitutional amendment to permit mid‑cycle redistricting that would also require a statewide referendum, and Democrats are divided over whether to pursue an aggressive 10‑seat map or a safer design.
- House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has engaged Virginia’s delegation as lawmakers prepare to consider overturning the state’s independent redistricting system to start the referendum process.
- Florida represents Republicans’ biggest immediate opportunity, with Governor Ron DeSantis planning an April special session, the state House speaker urging faster action, and voter‑approved rules against partisan favoritism likely to spur litigation.
- Momentum has faltered in other targets, including Indiana’s GOP Senate rejection and a lack of votes in Kansas, while ongoing lawsuits and a Supreme Court ruling expected in late June or early July could further reorder the landscape.