Redistricting Developments for the Week of November 10th, 2025. In case you missed it:
U.S. Department of Justice Joins Lawsuit to Block California’s New Congressional Map
The California Proposition 50 map, approved by state voters on November 4, was crafted to redraw several U.S. House seats in favor of Democrats. The U.S. Department of Justice recently intervened in a lawsuit brought by California Republicans, arguing that the map prioritises race in a way that violates the Constitution and disadvantages certain voters. The case symbolizes the broader national competition over mid-decade redistricting and the high stakes for control of Congress.
Indiana Senate Won’t Vote on Redistricting, Defying Political Pressure
In Indiana, Republican state Senate leaders announced they would not reconvene in December to vote on a mid-cycle congressional map, citing insufficient support among their members. The decision marks a retreat from pressure spearheaded by Donald Trump and his allies for GOP-favourable redraws ahead of the 2026 elections. With the filing deadline for seats approaching, this could remove a remapping effort from the 2026 battleground landscape in Indiana.
Kansas Republicans Drop Push for Special Redistricting Session
In Kansas, legislative Republicans gave up plans to call a special session to redraw U.S. House districts, opting instead to wait until the regular 2026 session. The move was the result of a lack of full support among GOP members, despite earlier ambition to shift the state’s sole Democratic-held seat. The decision highlights the intra-party complexity of mid-decade map-making and illustrates that momentum for redistricting is neither uniform nor guaranteed.
Utah Trial Court Chooses Unexpected Congressional Map
In Utah, a state trial court judge approved a new congressional map proposed by the Utah League of Women Voters and another advocacy group after ruling weeks ago that the state’s congressional map – enacted in 2021- violated the state’s partisan fairness / anti-gerrymandering statute created by Proposition 4. The court had allowed the legislature to redraw the map when it invalidated the 2021 map, but the court ultimately found that the legislature’s redrawn map did not comply with Proposition 4 either. The new map consolidates most of Salt Lake City into one congressional district, making it more competitive for Democratic candidates. Read More.
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