Redistricting Could Determine Outcome of 2026 Elections—What Every State Is Doing
From California to Maryland, many states are redistricting or considering it, after Texas fired the starting gun on tit-for-tat reshaping of congressional maps.
The future control of the U.S. House of Representatives hangs in the balance as states move to redistrict their congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
A spate of redistricting efforts began earlier this year when Texas approved a map that would grow Republicans’ control of the state’s House delegation. California then responded in kind, approving a map to increase Democrats’ control by the same margins.
