North Carolina Passes Redistricting Bill Aimed at Shifting House Seat to GOP

The bill immediately became law and cannot be vetoed by the state’s Democratic governor. It was the latest mid-decade partisan redistricting action by states.

North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall (L) speaks while state Senate Leader Phil Berger listens during a news conference at the North Carolina Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., on Sept. 11, 2025. Gary D. Robertson/AP Photo

North Carolina lawmakers on Oct. 22 passed a bill that would transform a Democratic-leaning electoral district in the U.S. House into a Republican-leaning one.

Senate Bill 249, known as the Realign Congressional Districts Act, would transfer several Democratic-leaning counties in suburban areas around Raleigh from the state’s First Congressional District to the Third District.