Republican Politicians Looking to Gerrymander Ohio and Texas to Protect U.S. House Majority

Steve Kornacki: How redistricting could change the fight for the House majority

In the coming weeks, Republicans in Texas and Ohio are expected to redraw their states’ congressional maps.

Republican politicians looking to gerrymander Ohio and Texas to protect U.S. House majority

President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Vice President J.D. Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, applaud behind. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Ohio and Texas could do it. Both states could steal enough congressional seats with new gerrymandered maps for voting districts to fortify the Republican majority in the U.S. House next year. Rigging th…

“How Democrats might stop the Ohio GOP from gerrymandering again”

The Downballot: “Ohio must pass a new congressional map this year, but Democrats are threatening to qualify a referendum for the ballot that could stop Republicans from further gerrymandering the state’s already skewed districts.” The post “How Democrats might stop the Ohio GOP from gerrymandering again” appeared first on Election Law Blog.