Redistricting Overdrive: Why America’s Political Maps Are Changing Faster

The party in power redraws the lines. The party out of power rediscovers the virtues of independent commissions.

A state senator looks over redistricting maps as lawmakers consider a bill that would redraw the state's 38 congressional districts, at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 22, 2025. Nuri Vallbona/Reuters

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Something quietly revolutionary happened in 2025: Redistricting stopped being a decennial chore and became a permanent campaign.