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Congressional Gerrymandering Arms Race Updates: Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, California and Florida

November 16, 2025November 16, 2025

We have updates on the congressional midterm gerrymandering arms race from Indiana, Missouri, Kansas,and California. Florida, which has been on the sidelines, may enter the fray soon.

Ohio General Assembly to Vote on a Further Gerrymandered Congressional Map Put Forward by Politician-Led Redistricting Commission

November 2, 2025November 2, 2025

Ohio voters, who voted down a citizen-led independent redistricting commission in 2024, are seeing the consequences, as Ohio’s politician-led commission gerrymanders two more GOP congressional seats. Democrats say they had no choice but to compromise.

Indiana is the Latest State to Consider Trump’s Mid-Decade GOP Gerrymandering Scheme, Kansas Edges Closer

October 28, 2025October 28, 2025

October 27th Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed a proclamation calling the state’s legislature into special session on November 3rd to consider congressional redistricting and a tax code issue. This follows weeks of lobbying by Trump administration officials, worried that the GOP may lose control of the U.S. House.

NC Legislature Approves Gerrymander to Add Another GOP Congressional Seat, But Dilutes Black Voting Power in the Process

October 23, 2025October 24, 2025

The North Carolina legislature passed a new gerrymandered congressional map October 22nd, likely adding a GOP congressional seat to offset expected 2026 midterm losses in the U.S. House. Legislators diluted Black voting power to do it, but say it was for partisan reasons.

North Carolina Plans to Gerrymander a GOP Seat to Help Retain Control of the U.S. House in 2026

October 15, 2025October 15, 2025

North Carolina already has an “F” grade from the Princeton Gerrymandering Project for having extremely uncompetitive voting districts. Nonetheless, its state house speaker announced Oct. 13th the legislature would gerrymander another GOP congressional seat before the 2026 midterms. It’s the latest GOP attempt to cling to power in the U.S. House.