Democrats Slightly Better Off After Post-Census Congressional Redistricting

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has called the state’s lawmakers back to Tallahassee for an April 19 to April 22 special session to forge consensus between competing congressional district maps. Photo from the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 24, 2022. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images

With 397 of 435 congressional districts set for 2022 elections after U.S. Census reapportionment, a range of analyses show that heading into fall’s midterm elections, Democrats will benefit more than Republicans from the once-every-decade process.

According to reviews and constantly updated trackers posted by Real Clear Politics, Politico, Fox News, and FiveThirtyEight, among others, neither party stands to make significant gains as a result of the reapportionment in securing the 218 seats necessary to hold the majority in Congress.