Republicans fail to gerrymander their way out of midterm losses
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Democrats won congressional districts that were redrawn by the GOP for the explicit purpose of giving their party an edge in this year’s election.
Republicans were bracing for some losses this cycle, so President Trump urged his party to take the extraordinary step of engaging in mid-decade redistricting efforts. But in Florida, North Carolina, Alabama and Texas – Democrats were able to win many of those redrawn districts. Republicans redrew their maps with the expectation that the coalition of voters who Trump won over in 2024 would support him this cycle. But many of those voters shifted their support to Democrats this year.
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Republicans were bracing for some losses this cycle, so President Trump urged his party to take the extraordinary step of engaging in mid-decade redistricting efforts. But in Florida, North Carolina, Alabama and Texas – Democrats were able to win many of those redrawn districts. Republicans redrew their maps with the expectation that the coalition of voters who Trump won over in 2024 would support him this cycle. But many of those voters shifted their support to Democrats this year.
Find “NPR News Now” wherever you listen to podcasts.
Host: Korva Coleman/NPR
Reporter: Ashley Lopez/NPR
Producer: Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR
