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How Republicans are winning the war over US congressional redistricting, state by state
- Republican-led states are rushing to redraw maps to try to protect a narrow House majority, with estimates that the moves could net Republicans as many as about 10 seats nationwide.
- Recent court rulings — notably a Supreme Court decision that weakened protections for majority-Black districts — have given Republicans new leverage, enabling changes like Tennessee’s dismantling of the Memphis district.
- High-profile fights are underway: Texas and Florida maps target multiple Democratic seats (TX up to five, FL up to four), while other attempts were blocked or failed in states such as South Carolina, Virginia and New York.
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