Redistricting News & Analysis
Though the 2024 election cycle is well underway, redistricting battles continue across several states.
With the control of the U.S. House on the line, both parties are keeping a close watch on the map drawing processes in North Carolina, Alabama, New York, and several other states still in the midst…
Alabama.
Democrats are on track to gain a seat in the Yellowhammer State, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the state’s congressional map likely violated the Voting Rights Act. The state was ordered by federal judges to enact a new map that included two majority Black (or close…
Nearly five years ago, a rare case of verified election fraud paved the path for Republican Dan Bishop’s election to Congress. Bishop is now leaving Washington to run for the state’s attorney general office — and the candidate at the center of the election fraud scandal is mulling a comeback.
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Alabama is likely to add a second Democratic member to its congressional delegation, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the state’s map had violated the Voting Rights Act and deprived Black citizens of the right to elect their own representative.
But the further ramifications of this decision — what…
By Erin Covey and Jacob Rubashkin
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday morning that Alabama’s congressional map violates the Voting Rights Act by diluting the political power of Black voters, and ordered the state to draw a new map — a stunning decision from a court that has…
North Carolina
Republicans are poised to redraw the state’s congressional map, leaving up to four Democrats in serious danger of losing their seats in 2024. Last year, the North Carolina Supreme Court threw out the GOP-controlled state Legislature’s gerrymandered map, putting in place a temporary map that resulted in…
Maryland Senate. Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin announced he will not seek re-election, setting up a competitive Democratic primary to replace him. Rep. David Trone is running, as is Montgomery County Councilman Will Jawando. Rep. Jamie Raskin says he’ll take May to decide. Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks is likely…
Arizona's 1st District. The field of Democrats attempting to unseat GOP Rep. David Schweikert is shaping up. Jevin Hodge, who came less than 1 point away from defeating Schweikert last cycle, announced that he won’t run in 2024. Since then, Democratic state Rep. Amish Shah and former state party chairman…
North Carolina
The Old North State is, again, engulfed in a complicated redistricting battle. The map used in 2022, which created seven Republican-leaning districts, six Democratic-leaning districts, and a purple district, was put in place by the North Carolina Supreme Court, controlled by Democrats at the time. But that…
When control of the House of Representatives hinges on outcomes in just a few districts, each state’s redistricting process can have dramatic consequences.
Even though most states have wrapped up the decennial redistricting process based on the 2020 Census, ongoing redistricting fights across several states could determine which party takes…