Overview
- Six states — California, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Utah — enacted new congressional maps in 2025, covering nearly one-third of House seats.
- Party strategists had targeted up to 18 flips, but reporting says the campaign yielded far fewer and consumed much of the White House’s domestic agenda.
- Rep. Kevin Kiley, whose district was carved up, labeled the rolling redraws “utter insanity” and is pushing to curb mid-decade gerrymandering.
- Democrats countered through blue-state actions and organizing, with Gov. Gavin Newsom advancing a California overhaul and Obama-Holder allies mobilizing legal and political efforts.
- Several pushes stalled or were rejected in Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas and South Carolina, while Florida, New York, Maryland and Virginia prepared or awaited potential changes, and a Supreme Court ruling could reshape the legal limits on redistricting.