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Ohio Redistricting Commission Approves GOP-Favoring Congressional Map in Unanimous Vote

Democrats backed a six-year plan to avert a harsher legislature-drawn map, seeking to reduce the chance of a referendum.

FILE - The William McKinley Monument is silhouetted in front of the west side of the Ohio Statehouse, April 15, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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"Vote" signs are seen near an early voting site in the Flatbush neighborhood of New York's Brooklyn borough on October 25, 2025. Early voting has begun in the general elections, where voters in NYC will select the next mayor to replace Mayor Eric Adams, as well as the next Public Advocate, Comptroller, and Borough President for all five boroughs, and all 51 City Council districts.
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Overview

  • The new map gives Republicans an advantage in roughly 12 of Ohio’s 15 U.S. House districts, potentially adding one or two seats to the current 10–5 GOP edge.
  • Districts held by Reps. Greg Landsman in Cincinnati and Marcy Kaptur around Toledo become more favorable to Republicans, while Rep. Emilia Sykes’ Akron seat grows more Democratic.
  • The seven-member commission’s bipartisan vote puts the plan in place through the next redistricting cycle, with officials reporting it will remain effective until 2031.
  • Gov. Mike DeWine said the compromise could produce a 12–3 GOP alignment and lessen the risk of a repeal referendum that Republicans might lose.
  • The approval prompted protests and criticism from civic groups over transparency, and it arrives during a broader mid-decade remapping push encouraged by President Trump, with California voters set to decide Proposition 50 next week.