Polls Show Partisan Support for Gerrymandering and Broad Opposition to Mid‑Decade Redraws

Overview

• A new Politico poll finds 54% of Democrats and 52% of Republicans support redrawing districts to “gain advantage” for their side.
• The same survey reports 68% of Democrats and 57% of Republicans back redistricting to “neutralize the other party.”
• A Marquette Law School poll shows 71% of voters oppose mid‑decade redistricting, with 28% in favor.
• A three‑judge federal panel ruled 2–1 that Texas cannot use its newly enacted GOP‑backed congressional map, a decision Gov. Greg Abbott criticized as a “gross misjudgment.”
• California voters approved Proposition 50 on Nov. 4, a Newsom‑backed measure aimed at adding up to five Democratic seats; the Politico poll also finds only 38% favor independent mapmaking, with 34% preferring legislature‑drawn maps approved by voters, 7% legislature‑drawn without voter approval, and 21% unsure.