The Coming Redistricting Arms Race

In response to Texas Republicans’ push to redraw congressional maps mid-decade—at President Trump’s urging to secure more GOP seats—other states are entering the fray, triggering a nationwide “arms race” of gerrymandering. Democratic-led states like Maryland, California, and New York are now considering retaliatory redraws of their own, potentially dismantling the very independent redistricting systems their voters once approved.