By Anne Webster | Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com Redistricting is fast becoming one of the central political battlegrounds of 2025. Republicans in several states are pushing mid-decade map redraws that favor their party, and Democratic leaders — including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — have responded with warnings that Democrats will “fight fire […]
With House control on the line in 2026, Hochul signals she’ll redraw maps to blunt GOP gains from Texas to Florida. By: Chris Tobias |Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com New York Governor Kathy Hochul is stepping to the front lines of America’s latest political map war, vowing to counter Texas Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting push […]
By: Emily Kennard, NOTUS |thecity.nyc | Editorial credit: Ron Adar / Shutterstock.com This story was produced as part of a partnership between THE CITY and NOTUS, a publication from the nonprofit, nonpartisan Allbritton Journalism Institute. Rage over a proposed map that’s projected to cost Texas Democrats up to five seats in the U.S. House during the next election […]
Editorial credit: Johnny Silvercloud / Shutterstock.com By Pearl Phillip The intricate concepts of redistricting and gerrymandering can uphold and challenge the very essence of democracy, and this election year is a prime example of that as New York deals with its new district lines. Gerrymandering and redistricting, which occurs every ten years in New York […]