UPDATE
Oct 21, 2025 10:06 AM CDT
Republicans are on track to improve their count in Congress by one after a move by the state Senate in North Carolina on Tuesday. The chamber approved redrawing the state's congressional maps in a way expected to give Republicans control of 11 of 14 seats next year, compared with their current 10, reports CNN. The GOP-controlled state House is expected to sign off later this week, and Democratic Gov. Josh Stein cannot veto redistricting legislation.
Oct 14, 2025 6:33 AM CDT
Add another state to the list of those retooling their political maps to gain a national advantage. This time it's North Carolina, where Republican lawmakers said Monday they plan to redraw the state's congressional boundaries with the aim of gaining at least one more seat for their party in Congress, reports the New York Times. State Senate leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Destin Hall said the Republican-controlled legislature will vote next week on this mid-decade redistricting—a move Democratic Gov. Josh Stein would not be able to veto.
"Picking up where Texas left off, we will hold votes in our October session to redraw North Carolina's congressional map to ensure Gavin Newsom doesn't decide the congressional majority," said Berger in a statement, a reference to the California governor and the tit-for-tat redistricting moves underway out West. Newsom, in response, called Berger "another lapdog Republican" and accused the GOP of "rigging elections," per Politico.
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The gerrymandering trend began in Texas but has since spread to several other states. Indiana and Missouri are among those that might change their maps before 2026. As for North Carolina, the GOP already holds 10 of the state's 14 seats in the US Congress, and the new maps are expected to increase that number to 11.
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