New Alabama Election Map That Helps Democrats Approved by Federal Court

Republicans are expected to challenge the map but any new lawsuits are unlikely to be resolved before the 2024 elections.

Rep. Barry Moore (R-Ala.), asking questions at a House hearing on Sept. 20, 2023, faces fellow Rep, Jerry Lee Carl (R-Ala.) in a March 5 primary battle between incumbents. House Judiciary Committee/Screenshot via NTD

A federal court approved a new congressional map for Alabama in time for the 2024 congressional elections, a decision that’s expected to boost Democrats’ electoral chances in the heavily Republican state.

The decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama came on Oct. 5, after the same panel found twice previously that district lines drawn by the Republican-controlled state legislature appeared to violate the federal Voting Rights Act by diluting the voting strength of black voters.