Voting maps are traditionally redrawn once a decade following the census to adjust for population changes. But last summer, President Donald Trump sparked a mid-cycle scramble by calling for Republican-led states to redistrict in order to create more red-leaning districts to help the party retain control of the House.
Several other states have enacted changes to their maps that are set to be in effect in the November midterms.
Republicans stand to gain in several: Texas, the first state to respond to Trump’s call to action, could add as many as five Republican seats under a new map Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law in August. Redistricting measures enacted in Missouri and North Carolina could add one additional GOP seat each, while in Ohio the party could secure one or two more as a result of a plan approved by a state commission
California has successfully redistricted in an effort to counter the Republican moves, however, and stands to add five Democratic-leaning seats after voters in November approved a measure allowing the state to redraw its map.
