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In this video, we’re going to explain the current state of the redistricting battle in the US, why things might be looking better than expected for Democrats, but why the saga is also far from over.
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SOURCES
Pew Research on unprecedented redistricting wave:
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/08/28/redistricting-between-censuses-has-been-rare-in-the-modern-era/
Texas redistricting:
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/29/politics/texas-redistricting-greg-abbott-house
Missouri redistricting:
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/12/missouri-map-redistricting-midterms-00557990 https://punchbowl.news/article/campaigns/gop-mo-roadblock/
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/18/nx-s1-5558173/redistricting-gerrymandering-missouri-ballot-texas
North Carolina redistricting:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/us/north-carolina-congressional-map-republicans.html
Ohio redistricting:
https://punchbowl.news/article/campaigns/ohio-redistricting/
https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/redistricting/ohios-new-compromise-map-gives-democrats-hope
California redistricting:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1lqr30l246o
https://apnews.com/article/california-redistricting-justice-department-lawsuit-025b00f0b3490a5fa8219c4376bcb9d2
Utah redistricting:
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5599892-utah-alternative-proposal-congressional-map-democrats/
https://www.insideelections.com/news/article/a-detailed-analysis-of-utahs-new-congressional-map
https://apnews.com/article/utah-redistricting-congressional-map-democrats-a443a6584fad0adeeb5eadcc336a4390
Indiana & Kansas redistricting / Trump’s pressure:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/us/indiana-redistricting-trump-republicans.html
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/14/nx-s1-5601054/kansas-redistricting-republican-trump
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/17/politics/indiana-redistricting-trump
‘Dummymandering’ and potential to backfire:
https://apnews.com/article/redistricting-gerrymandering-dummymandering-885d3af597621322b10d889fb9a81f96
https://www.ms.now/top-stories/latest/california-proposition-50-redistricting-dummymandering-midterms-rcna242392
Tracking redistricting gains/losses:
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5600705-redistricting-battle-democrats-gop/
https://edition.cnn.com/politics/state-redistricting-maps-vis
SCOTUS case on Voting Rights Act:
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/voting-rights-act-faces-near-death-experience-us-supreme-court-2025-10-18/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd67q9vq967o
