{"id":86409,"date":"2026-04-22T01:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T01:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/this-is-where-the-national-fight-stands-over-gerrymandered-maps\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T01:57:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T01:57:19","slug":"this-is-where-the-national-fight-stands-over-gerrymandered-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/this-is-where-the-national-fight-stands-over-gerrymandered-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"This is where the national fight stands over gerrymandered maps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">Democrats approved a new congressional map in Virginia on Tuesday, the latest skirmish in the redistricting arms race that will help determine which party wins control of Congress in the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">Leading up to the Virginia vote, Republicans had gained a large share of newly drawn Republican seats through gerrymandering in Texas, North Carolina, Missouri, and Ohio. Democrats in California countered with a gerrymander of their own, and Utah&#8217;s courts gave Democrats an unexpected new district in the deep red western state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">This means that as of Tuesday night, there were eight to nine new Republican-leaning districts, and six new Democratic-leaning districts, giving Republicans a two to three seat lead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">But that advantage could be erased if Virginia approves its new map, creating four new Democratic-leaning seats. This leaves the national redistricting war roughly tied, with Democrats currently holding a small advantage. But if Florida opts for redistricting (as Governor Ron DeSantis has said it will) Republicans could gain a slight edge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">The gerrymandering drama is hanging in the Supreme Court over a key provision in the Voting Rights Act. the court could<strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\"> <\/strong>rule in the next few weeks and eliminate a part of the civil rights law that effectively bans racial gerrymandering. If that happens, several Republican states, primarily in the South, will have the opportunity to push for new maps before the midterms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">Any slight lead in November could be crucial for either party. Campaigning in swing congressional districts can cost millions of dollars, and Republicans control the House of Representatives by only a handful of seats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats approved a new congressional map in Virginia on Tuesday, the latest skirmish in the redistricting arms race that will help determine which party wins control of Congress in the midterm elections. 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