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Allocation of United States House of Representatives districts following the 2020 United States census

The 2020 United States redistricting cycle is in progress following the completion of the 2020 United States census. In all fifty states, various bodies are re-drawing state legislative districts. States that are apportioned more than one seat in the United States House of Representatives are also drawing new districts for that legislative body.

The rules for redistricting vary from state to state, but all states draw new legislative and congressional maps either in the state legislature, in redistricting commissions, or through some combination of the state legislature and a redistricting commission. Though various laws and court decisions have put constraints on redistricting, many redistricting institutions continue to practice gerrymandering, which involves drawing new districts with the intention of giving a political advantage to specific groups.[1] Political parties prepare for redistricting years in advance, and partisan control of redistricting institutions can provide a party with major advantages.[2] Aside from the possibility of mid-decade redistricting,[3] the districts drawn in the 2020 redistricting cycle will remain in effect until the next round of redistricting following the 2030 United States census.

United States House of Representatives

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Reapportionment

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See also: United States congressional apportionment
State Seats[4][5]
Current New Change
 California 53 52 Decrease 1
 Texas 36 38 Increase 2
 Florida 27 28 Increase 1
 New York 27 26 Decrease 1
 Pennsylvania 18 17 Decrease 1
 Illinois 18 17 Decrease 1
 Ohio 16 15 Decrease 1
 Georgia 14 14 Steady
 North Carolina 13 14 Increase 1
 Michigan 14 13 Decrease 1
 New Jersey 12 12 Steady
 Virginia 11 11 Steady
 Washington 10 10 Steady
 Arizona 9 9 Steady
 Massachusetts 9 9 Steady
 Tennessee 9 9 Steady
 Indiana 9 9 Steady
 Maryland 8 8 Steady
 Missouri 8 8 Steady
 Wisconsin 8 8 Steady
 Colorado 7 8 Increase 1
 Minnesota 8 8 Steady
 South Carolina 7 7 Steady
 Alabama 7 7 Steady
 Louisiana 6 6 Steady
 Kentucky 6 6 Steady
 Oregon 5 6 Increase 1
 Oklahoma 5 5 Steady
 Connecticut 5 5 Steady
 Utah 4 4 Steady
 Iowa 4 4 Steady
 Nevada 4 4 Steady
 Arkansas 4 4 Steady
 Mississippi 4 4 Steady
 Kansas 4 4 Steady
 New Mexico 3 3 Steady
 Nebraska 3 3 Steady
 Idaho 2 2 Steady
 West Virginia 3 2 Decrease 1
 Hawaii 2 2 Steady
 New Hampshire 2 2 Steady
 Maine 2 2 Steady
 Rhode Island 2 2 Steady
 Montana 1 2 Increase 1
 Delaware 1 1 Steady
 South Dakota 1 1 Steady
 North Dakota 1 1 Steady
 Alaska 1 1 Steady
 Vermont 1 1 Steady
 Wyoming 1 1 Steady

Article One of the United States Constitution establishes the United States House of Representatives apportions representatives to the states based on population, with reapportionment occurring every ten years. The decennial United States census determines the population of each state. Each of the fifty states is guaranteed at least one representative, and the Huntington–Hill method is used to assign the remaining 385 seats to states based on the population of each state. Congress has provided for reapportionment every ten years since the enactment of the Reapportionment Act of 1929. Since 1913, the U.S. House of Representatives has consisted of 435 members, a number set by statute, though the number of representatives temporarily increased in 1959. Reapportionment also affects presidential elections, as each state is guaranteed electoral votes equivalent to the number of representatives and senators representing the state.[citation needed]

Prior to the 2022 U.S. House elections, each state apportioned more than one representative will draw new congressional districts based on the reapportionment following the 2020 census. Based on the official counts of the 2020 census, California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia each lost one seat, while Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon each gained one seat, and Texas gained two seats. Though California lost a seat for the first time in its history, the 2020 census continued a broader trend of Northeastern and Midwestern states losing seats and Western and Southern states gaining seats.[6]

Eliminated districts Created districts

Congressional redistricting methods

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Main article: Redistricting
Congressional redistricting methods by state after the 2020 census:
  Independent commission
  Politician commission
  Passed by legislature with gubernatorial approval
[a]
  Passed by legislature, governor plays no role
  Passed by legislature, simple majority veto override
  Not applicable due to having one at-large district
* The Ohio Constitution requires that redistricting votes in the Ohio Legislature be bipartisan, with a minimum number of votes required from both parties for a redistricting act to pass

Each U.S. representative represents one congressional district, which encompasses all or part of a single state. Every state with more than one congressional district must pass a new redistricting plan before the filing deadlines of the 2022 elections.[10] In most states, the state legislature draws the new districts, but some states have established redistricting commissions.[11] Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, and Washington use independent commissions to draw House districts, while Hawaii and New Jersey use "politician commissions" to draw House districts.[11] Alaska, Delaware, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming will continue to have only one representative in the House, and so will not have to draw new House districts.

In all other states, the legislature draws district lines, although some states have advisory commissions that can play a major role in drawing lines, and other states have backup commissions if the state legislature is unable to draw the lines itself.[11] In many states, districts are drawn with the intent to benefit certain political groups, including one of the two major political parties, in a practice known as gerrymandering. Most states draw new lines by passing a law the same way any other law is passed, but some states have special procedures.[11] Connecticut and Maine require a two-thirds super-majority in each house of the state legislature for redistricting plans, while district lines are not subject to gubernatorial veto in Connecticut and North Carolina.[11] The Ohio redistricting process is designed to encourage the legislature to pass a map with bipartisan support, but the majority party can pass maps that last for four years (as opposed to the normal ten years) without the support of the minority party.[12] The legislatures of Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia can override gubernatorial vetoes with a simple majority vote,[13] giving governors in those states little leverage in the drawing of new district maps.

Limits on congressional redistricting

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Though the states have wide latitude in the re-drawing of congressional districts, state power over redistricting is subject to limits set by the U.S. Constitution, rulings of the federal judiciary and statutes passed by Congress. In the case of Wesberry v. Sanders, the Supreme Court of the United States established that states must draw districts that are equal in population "as nearly as is practicable." Subsequent court cases have required states to redistrict every ten years, although states can redistrict more often than that depending on their own statutes and constitutional provisions.[14] Since the passage of the Uniform Congressional District Act (Pub. L. 90–196, 81 Stat. 581, enacted December 14, 1967), most states have been barred from using multi-member districts; all states currently use single-member districts.[15] The Voting Rights Act of 1965 establishes protections against racial redistricting plans that would deny minority voters an equal opportunity to elect representatives of their choice. The Supreme Court case of Thornburg v. Gingles established a test to determine whether redistricting lines violate the Voting Rights Act. In some states, courts have required the creation of majority-minority districts.[16]

In addition to standards required by federal law, many states have also adopted other criteria, including compactness, contiguity, and the preservation of political subdivisions (such as cities or counties) or communities of interest.[17] Some states, including Arizona, Colorado, New York and Washington require the drawing of competitive districts.[17]

Control of congressional redistricting

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Partisan control of congressional redistricting after the 2020 elections, with the number of U.S. House seats each state will receive.
  Democratic control
  Republican control
  Split or bipartisan control
  Independent redistricting commission
  No redistricting necessary

Congressional redistricting plans passed by legislature

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The table shows the partisan control of states in which congressional redistricting is enacted through either a bill or a joint resolution passed by the legislature. States in which the governor can technically veto the bill, but that veto can be overridden by a simple majority of the state legislature, are marked as "simple maj. override".

Partisan control of congressional redistricting[18][19]
State Seats[20] Partisan control
Overall Governor Senate House
Alabama 7 Republican Simple maj. override Republican Republican
Arkansas 4 Republican Republican Republican Republican
Connecticut 5 Split*‡ No veto Democratic Democratic
Florida 28 Republican Republican Republican Republican
Georgia 14 Republican Republican Republican Republican
Illinois 17 Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Indiana 9 Republican‡ Simple maj. override Republican Republican
Iowa 4 Republican† Republican Republican Republican
Kansas 4 Republican Democratic↑ Republican Republican
Kentucky 6 Republican Simple maj. override Republican Republican
Louisiana 6 Split Democratic Republican Republican
Maine 2 Split*† Democratic Democratic Democratic
Maryland 8 Democratic Republican↑ Democratic Democratic
Massachusetts 9 Democratic Republican↑ Democratic Democratic
Minnesota 8 Split Democratic Republican Democratic
Mississippi 4 Republican Republican Republican Republican
Missouri 8 Republican Republican Republican Republican
Nebraska 3 Nonpartisan Republican Nonpartisan
Nevada 4 Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
New Hampshire 2 Republican Republican Republican Republican
New Mexico 3 Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
New York 26 Democratic* Democratic Democratic Democratic
North Carolina 14 Republican No veto Republican Republican
Ohio 15 Republican† Republican Republican Republican
Oklahoma 5 Republican Republican Republican Republican
Oregon 6 Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Pennsylvania 17 Split Democratic Republican Republican
Rhode Island 2 Democratic† Democratic Democratic Democratic
South Carolina 7 Republican Republican Republican Republican
Tennessee 9 Republican Simple maj. override Republican Republican
Texas 38 Republican Republican Republican Republican
Utah 4 Republican† Republican Republican Republican
West Virginia 2 Republican Simple maj. override Republican Republican
Wisconsin 8 Split Democratic Republican Republican

"*" indicates that a 2/3 super-majority vote is required in the legislature
"↑" indicates that one party can override a gubernatorial veto because of a supermajority in the legislature
"†" indicates that the state employs an advisory commission
"‡" indicates that the state employs a back-up commission

Ohio requires certain qualified majorities, at each stage of its congressional redistricting process, for its congressional maps to endure (subject to judicial review) for the full decade.

Congressional redistricting plans passed by commissions

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States with redistricting commissions
State Seats[20] Type
Arizona 9 Independent commission
California 52 Independent commission
Colorado 8 Independent commission
Idaho 2 Independent commission
Hawaii 2 Politician commission
Michigan 13 Independent commission
Montana 2 Independent commission
New Jersey 12 Politician commission
Virginia 11 Hybrid commission
Washington 10 Independent commission

Six states with multiple members of the House of Representatives use independent commissions to draw congressional districts. In Arizona, Montana, and Washington, the four party leaders of the state house and state senate each select one member of the Independent Redistricting Commission, and these four members select a fifth member who is not affiliated with either party. In California, the Citizen's Redistricting Commission consists of five Democrats, five Republicans, and four individuals who are not members of either party. In Idaho, the four party leaders of the state house and state senate and the chairmen of the two most popular state parties (based on the results of the most recent gubernatorial vote) each select a member of the Commission for Reapportionment.[21]

Two states use politician commissions to draw congressional districts. In Hawaii, the president of the state senate and the speaker of the state house each select two members of the Reapportionment Commission, while the minority parties in both chambers each appoint two members of the commission. The eight members of the commission then select a ninth member, who also chairs the commission. In New Jersey, the four party leaders of the state house and state senate and the party leaders of the two largest parties each choose two members of the Apportionment Commission, and the twelve members of the commission select a thirteenth member to chair the commission.[21]

One state, Virginia, uses a hybrid, bipartisan commission consisting of eight legislators and eight non-legislator citizens. The commission is evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans.[22]

Ohio employs a hybrid commission as a back-up redistricting authority in the case of the state legislature failing to achieve a certain qualified majority for approval of a map. The commission is composed of elected political officials as well as appointments made by the leaders of the state legislative chambers (namely: the speaker of the house, the leader of the largest party in the house to which the speaker of the house does not belong, the president of the senate, and the leader of the largest party in the senate to which the speaker of the senate does not belong), although those appointments also were politicians in the 2020 cycle. If the redistricting commission fails to achieve a certain qualified majority for approval of a congressional redistricting plan when it has been charged to do so, the authority to pass such a plan transfers back to the state legislature, which may then pass a plan either for the full decade via a certain qualified majority, or for only four years via normal legislative procedure otherwise.[citation needed]

State legislatures

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Legislative redistricting methods

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State legislative redistricting methods by state:
  Independent commission
  Politician commission
  Passed by the legislature with gubernatorial approval[a]
  Passed by legislature with no gubernatorial veto
  Passed by legislature, simple majority veto override

Each state draws new legislative district boundaries every ten years. Every state except Nebraska has a bicameral legislative branch. Nebraska is also unique in that it has the only legislative body that is officially non-partisan. Most states must pass redistricting plans by the time of the filing deadlines for the 2022 elections. The exceptions are Virginia and New Jersey, which must pass new plans in 2021, Louisiana and Mississippi which have a 2023 deadline, and Montana, which has a 2024 deadline.[10]

Fifteen states use independent or politician commissions to draw state legislative districts. In the other states, the legislature is ultimately charged with drawing new lines, although some states have advisory or back-up commissions. Connecticut, Illinois, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas have backup commissions that draw district lines if the legislature is unable to agree on new districts. Iowa, Maine, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont employ advisory commissions. In Oregon, the Secretary of State will draw the legislative districts if the legislature fails to do so. In Connecticut and Maine, a 2/3 super-majority vote in each house is required to create new districts, while in Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, and North Carolina, the governor cannot veto redistricting plans.[23] The legislatures of Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia can override gubernatorial vetoes with a simple majority vote,[13] giving governors in those states little leverage in the drawing of new district maps.

Limits on state legislative redistricting

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The states have wide latitude in re-drawing legislative districts, but the U.S. Supreme Court case of Reynolds v. Sims established that states must draw districts that are "substantially equal" in population to one another. Federal court cases have established that deviation between the largest and smallest districts generally cannot be greater than ten percent, and some states have laws requiring less deviation. Court cases have also required states to redistrict every ten years, although states can redistrict more often than that depending on their own statutes and constitutional provisions.[14] States are free to employ multi-member districts, and different districts can elect different numbers of legislators.[24] The Voting Rights Act of 1965 establishes protections against racial redistricting plans that would deny minority voters an equal opportunity to elect representatives of their choice. The Supreme Court case of Thornburg v. Gingles established a test to determine whether redistricting lines violate the Voting Rights Act.[16]

Many states have also adopted other criteria, including compactness, contiguity, and the preservation of political subdivisions (such as cities or counties) or communities of interest.[17] Some states, including Arizona, require the drawing of competitive districts,[17] while other states require the nesting of state house districts within state senate districts.[25]

Control of legislative redistricting

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Partisan control of state legislative redistricting after the 2020 elections.
  Democratic control
  Republican control
  Split or bipartisan control
  Independent redistricting commission

State legislative redistricting plans passed by legislature

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The table shows the partisan control of states in which state legislative redistricting is enacted via a bill passed by the legislature. States in which the governor can technically veto the bill, but that veto can be overridden by a simple majority of the state legislature, are marked as "simple maj. override".

Partisan control of state governments[18][26]
State Control Governor State
Senate 		State
House
Alabama Republican Simple maj. override Republican Republican
Connecticut Split*‡ No veto Democratic Democratic
Delaware Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Florida Republican No veto Republican Republican
Georgia Republican Republican Republican Republican
Illinois‡ Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Indiana Republican‡ Simple maj. override Republican Republican
Iowa Republican† Republican Republican Republican
Kansas Republican Democratic↑ Republican Republican
Kentucky Republican Simple maj. override Republican Republican
Louisiana Split Democratic Republican Republican
Maine Split*† Democratic Democratic Democratic
Maryland Democratic Republican↑ Democratic Democratic
Massachusetts Democratic Republican↑ Democratic Democratic
Minnesota Split Democratic Republican Democratic
Mississippi Republican‡ No veto Republican Republican
Nebraska Nonpartisan Republican Nonpartisan
Nevada Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
New Hampshire Republican Republican Republican Republican
New Mexico Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
New York Democratic*† Democratic Democratic Democratic
North Carolina Republican No veto Republican Republican
North Dakota Republican Republican Republican Republican
Oklahoma Republican‡ Republican Republican Republican
Oregon Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Rhode Island Democratic† Democratic Democratic Democratic
South Carolina Republican Republican Republican Republican
South Dakota Republican Republican Republican Republican
Tennessee Republican Simple maj. override Republican Republican
Texas Republican‡ Republican Republican Republican
Utah Republican† Republican Republican Republican
Vermont Split† Republican Democratic Democratic
West Virginia Republican Simple maj. override Republican Republican
Wisconsin Split Democratic Republican Republican
Wyoming Republican Republican Republican Republican

An * indicates that a 2/3 super-majority vote is required in the legislature
A ↑ indicates that one party can override a gubernatorial veto because of a super-majority in the legislature
A † indicates that the state employs an advisory commission
A ‡ indicates that the state employs a backup commission

State legislative redistricting plans passed by commission

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States with redistricting commissions[26]
State Type Partisan control
Alaska Independent —
Arizona Independent —
Arkansas Politician Republican
California Independent —
Colorado Independent —
Hawaii Politician Bipartisan
Idaho Independent —
Michigan Independent —
Missouri Politician Bipartisan
Montana Independent —
New Jersey Politician Bipartisan
Ohio Politician Republican
Pennsylvania Politician Bipartisan
Virginia Hybrid Bipartisan
Washington Independent —

Eight states use independent commissions to draw state legislative districts. In Alaska, the governor appoints two individuals and the Speaker of the House, senate president, and Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court each appoint one individual to the Redistricting Board. In Arizona, Montana, and Washington, the four legislative party leaders each appoint one member to the redistricting commission, and these four individuals choose a fifth member to chair the commission. California's Citizen's Redistricting Commission consists of five Democrats, five Republicans, and four individuals who are not members of either party. Idaho's Commission for Reapportionment consists of six individuals appointed by the chairmen of the two largest parties (based on the most recent gubernatorial vote) and the four state legislative party leaders.[27]

Six states use politician commissions to draw state legislative districts. Arkansas's Board of Apportionment consists of the governor, secretary of state, and attorney general. The Ohio Redistricting Commission consists of the governor, auditor, secretary of state, and four individuals appointed by the state legislative party leaders. Hawaii's Reapportionment Commission consists of eight appointees of the state legislative party leaders, and these appointees select a ninth member to chair the commission. The New Jersey Apportionment Commission consists of twelve individuals appointed by the state legislative party leaders and the two major party chairmen, with these twelve individuals choosing a thirteenth member to chair the board. Pennsylvania's redistricting commission consists of four appointees chosen by the state legislative party leaders, and these four appointees choose a fifth member to chair the commission. In Missouri, a commission is created for each legislative chamber as a result of the governor picking from lists submitted by the leaders of the two major parties.[27]

One state, Virginia, uses a hybrid, bipartisan commission consisting of eight legislators and eight non-legislator citizens. The commission is evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans.[22]

Final disposition

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See also: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections and 2022 United States state legislative elections
Final drawer of maps for 2022 U.S. House of Representatives elections
  Democratic drawn
  Republican drawn[i]
  Split or bipartisan drawn[ii]
  Independent redistricting commission drawn
  No redistricting necessary
  Court drawn
  1. ^ Louisiana is labeled as Republican because the Democratic governor vetoed the maps but was overridden with almost no Democratic votes
  2. ^ Maryland is labeled as bipartisan because the Republican governor signed the Democratic-controlled legislature's maps after a court overturned a Democratic gerrymander as a deal to drop the legislature's appeal

This table shows the final status of redistricting in each state.

State U.S.
House
seats 		U.S. House
disposition 		State legislative
disposition
 California 52 Passed into law on December 27, 2021[28] Passed into law on December 27, 2021[28]
 Texas 38 Passed into law on October 25, 2021*[29] Passed into law on October 25, 2021*[30]
 Florida 28 Passed into law on April 22, 2022*[31]
 New York 26 Passed into law on February 3, 2022;[32] Overturned on March 31, 2022[33] Passed into law on February 3, 2022[32]
 Pennsylvania 17 Passed into law on February 23, 2022[34] Passed into law on February 4, 2022[35]
 Illinois 17 Passed into law on November 23, 2021[36] Passed into law on September 24, 2021[37]
 Ohio 15 Passed into law on November 20, 2021*;[38] Overturned by state Supreme Court on January 14, 2022[39] Passed into law on September 16, 2021;[40] Overturned by state Supreme Court[41]
 Georgia 14 Passed into law on December 30, 2021*[42] Passed into law on December 30, 2021*[42]
 North Carolina 14 Passed into law on February 23, 2022[43] Passed into law on February 23, 2022[43]
 Michigan 13 Passed into law on December 28, 2021*[44] Passed into law on December 28, 2021[45]
 New Jersey 12 Passed into law on December 22, 2021*[46] Passed into law on February 18, 2022[47]
 Virginia 11 Passed into law on December 28, 2021[48] Passed into law on December 28, 2021[48]
 Washington 10 Passed into law on February 8, 2022[49] Passed into law on February 8, 2022[50]
 Arizona 9 Passed into law on December 22, 2021[51] Passed into law on December 22, 2021[51]
 Massachusetts 9 Passed into law on November 22, 2021[52] Passed into law on November 4, 2021[53]
 Tennessee 9 Passed into law on February 6, 2022[54] Passed into law on February 6, 2022[54]
 Indiana 9 Passed into law on October 4, 2021[55] Passed into law on October 4, 2021[55]
 Maryland 8 Passed into law on April 4, 2022[56] Passed into law on January 27, 2022*[57]
 Missouri 8 Passed into law on May 18, 2022[58]
 Wisconsin 8 Passed into law on March 3, 2022[59] Passed into law on March 3, 2022[60]
 Colorado 8 Passed into law on November 1, 2021[61] Passed into law on November 15, 2021[62]
 Minnesota 8 Passed into law on February 15, 2022[63] Passed into law on February 15, 2022[64]
 South Carolina 7 Passed into law on January 26, 2022*[65] Passed into law on December 10, 2021[66]
 Alabama 7 Passed into law on November 4, 2021*[29] Passed into law on November 4, 2021[67]
 Louisiana 6 Passed into law on March 30, 2022[68] Passed into law on March 14, 2022[69]
 Kentucky 6 Passed into law on January 20, 2022*[70] Passed into law on January 21, 2022[71]
 Oregon 6 Passed into law on September 27, 2021[72] Passed into law on September 27, 2021[72]
 Oklahoma 5 Passed into law on November 22, 2021[73] Passed into law on November 22, 2021[73]
 Connecticut 5 Passed into law on February 10, 2022[74] Passed into law on November 23, 2021[75]
 Utah 4 Passed into law on November 12, 2021[76] Passed into law on November 16, 2021[77]
 Iowa 4 Passed into law on November 4, 2021[29] Passed into law on November 4, 2021[78]
 Nevada 4 Passed into law on November 16, 2021*[79] Passed into law on November 16, 2021*[79]
 Arkansas 4 Passed into law on January 14, 2021[80] Passed into law on November 29, 2021[81]
 Mississippi 4 Passed into law on January 25, 2022[82]
 Kansas 4 Passed into law on February 9, 2022*[83] Passed into law on April 15, 2022[84]
 New Mexico 3 Passed into law on December 17, 2021*[85] Passed into law on January 6, 2022*[86]
 Nebraska 3 Passed into law on September 30, 2021[87] Passed into law on September 30, 2021[87]
 Idaho 2 Passed into law on November 5, 2021[88] Passed into law on November 5, 2021[88]
 West Virginia 2 Passed into law on October 22, 2021[29] Passed into law on October 22, 2021[89]
 Hawaii 2 Passed into law on January 28, 2022[90] Passed into law on January 28, 2022[91]
 New Hampshire 2 Passed into law on May 31, 2022 [92]
 Maine 2 Passed into law on September 29, 2021[93] Passed into law on September 29, 2021[93]
 Rhode Island 2 Passed into law on February 18, 2022[94] Passed into law on February 18, 2022[94]
 Montana 2 Passed into law on November 12, 2021[95]
 Delaware 1 — Passed into law on November 2, 2021[96]
 South Dakota 1 — Passed into law on November 10, 2021[97]
 North Dakota 1 — Passed into law on November 12, 2021*[98]
 Alaska 1 — Passed into law on November 10, 2021*[99]
 Vermont 1 — Passed into law on April 6, 2022[100]
 Wyoming 1 — Passed into law on March 25, 2022[101]

An * indicates that litigation is currently pending against the finalized maps

Litigation

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Lawsuits have been filed against a number of passed congressional and legislative maps on the grounds of either racial gerrymandering or partisan gerrymandering. These states include Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas. As more states continue to adopt maps through the redistricting process, the number of lawsuits filed will potentially increase.[102]

Racial gerrymandering

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Lawsuits have been filed in multiple states against congressional and state legislative maps due to claims that the new maps disenfranchise minority voters.

In Alabama, four lawsuits were filed against the congressional and state legislative maps, alleging racial bias and violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) by diluting the power of minority voters in the state.[103] On January 24, 2022, a three-judge panel blocked Alabama's congressional maps over claims it likely violates the VRA. The panel argued that because African Americans counted for a considerable percentage of the total population growth, there should be more opportunities for representation.[104][105] On February 7, 2022, the Supreme Court temporarily reinstated Alabama's congressional map and added Alabama's appeal to their 2022 case list, with the hearing date yet to be decided.[106] On June 8, 2023, the Supreme Court upheld the lower court's decision, ruling in Allen v. Milligan that Alabama did in fact illegally dilute the power of Black voters.[107] The Alabama Legislature defied the Supreme Court, drawing a map with only a single Black-majority district, rather than the ruling's minimum two districts.[108]

The NAACP and American Civil Liberties Union sued multiple state officials in Arkansas over the new state House districts, arguing that they unconstitutionally underrepresented Black voters.[109] A Trump appointed US District judge ruled that the groups did not have standing, and stated that the plaintiff must be the US Attorney General in February, 2022.[110] The ACLU appealed the ruling following the decision by the United States Department of Justice not to intervene.[111] US Senator Tom Cotton filed an amicus brief with the court supporting the state of Arkansas, calling racial gerrymandering accusations "baseless".[112] Two lawsuits were also filed against Arkansas's congressional districts, arguing that the map disenfranchised black voters by splitting Pulaski County between three congressional districts and moving 23,000 black voters out of Arkansas's 2nd congressional district.[113]

In Georgia, staff attorneys at the Southern Poverty Law Center claimed that, "the maps produced out of the special legislative session block Georgia's communities of color from obtaining political representation that reflects their population growth".[114] The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia filed suit in December 2021, alleging that both state legislative maps and congressional maps violated the VRA.[115] Specifically, the 6th, 13th, and 14th congressional districts were challenged. In March 2022, Judge Steve C. Jones allowed Georgia's congressional and state legislative maps to take effect for the 2022 Georgia state elections even though he believed that it was likely "that certain aspects of the State's redistricting plans are unlawful." Despite this, he decided that overturning Georgia's maps so close to the May primary would prove overly disruptive.[116] Later, in October 2023, Judge Jones found that Georgia's maps did illegally discriminate against Black voters, ordering the state to create an additional majority-Black district. The state of Georgia is expected to appeal that decision, and it remains uncertain what maps will be used for the 2024 elections.[117][118]

Both congressional and state legislature maps drawn by the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission were challenged in court for violating the VRA by reducing the number of Black-majority districts in Detroit.[119] While supporters claim that this allows Black voters to elect more Black-aligned candidates across a larger number of districts, opponents argue that this dilutes the power of Black voters.[120] The lawsuit against both the state legislative districts and the congressional districts was dismissed on February 3, 2022, due to insufficient evidence that the redistricting commission needed to create the same number of Black-majority districts.[121]

In Texas, the League of United Latin American Citizens and others filed a lawsuit against congressional and state legislative maps after they had passed the state legislature, but before they had been signed into law. They argued that despite over 50% of Texas's population growth over the past ten years being due to Hispanic citizens, the maps not only failed to add new Hispanic majority districts, but also eliminated several existing districts, violating the Voting Rights Act.[122] Republican state legislators claim that the maps were drawn without taking race into account, and that their legal counsel had previously advised them that the maps were legal under federal law.[123] In December 2021, the Department of Justice also filed a lawsuit against Texas's new congressional and state house maps, arguing that they "were drawn with discriminatory intent".[124]

Partisan gerrymandering

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In Maryland, new congressional maps were vetoed by Governor Larry Hogan for being "disgracefully gerrymandered", but the Maryland state legislature overrode his veto on December 9, 2021.[125] Subsequently, two Republican aligned groups sued to overturn the new congressional maps, arguing that they were partisan gerrymanders that "cracked" Republican voters across several districts, diluting their voting power.[126] Primaries in the state were delayed to July 19 due to the ongoing litigation.[127] On March 25, a circuit court judge threw out the congressional districts, calling them an "extreme gerrymander" that disenfranchised multiple communities of interest.[128]

New York's congressional, state assembly, and state senate districts were thrown out by a New York state judge on March 31, 2022, for violating a state Constitutional provision banning partisan gerrymandering.[33] On April 21, 2022, a New York appeals court upheld the ruling that New York's congressional maps were drawn with illegal partisan intent, but they reinstated the state assembly and state senate districts.[129] Upon a second appeal by the state Democratic party, The New York State Court of Appeals found that the congressional and state senate districts were "drawn with impermissible partisan purpose." As such, both maps were found unconstitutional, and Carnegie Mellon University post-doctoral fellow Jonathan Cervas was appointed as an independent special master to draw new maps.[130] Federal Judge Gary L. Sharpe of the Northern District of New York delayed New York's congressional and state senate primaries to August in May 2022, rejecting an argument from state Democrats that the primary must take place in June, and so it was too late to redraw new maps. He called the argument "a Hail Mary pass, the object of which is to take a long-shot try at having the New York primaries conducted on district lines that the state says is unconstitutional".[131]

The Supreme Court of Ohio overturned initially passed state legislative maps, arguing that they unfairly favored Republicans against the guidance of Ohio's 2015 redistricting amendment that seeks to limit partisan gerrymandering.[41]

The Republican Party of New Mexico sued to overturn the new congressional maps, arguing that they unduly favor Democrats and dilute Republican voting strength, thereby violating the equal protection clause of the New Mexico state constitution. New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham characterized the congressional map as one "in which no one party or candidate may claim any undue advantage."[132]

In February 2022, the North Carolina Supreme Court struck down both state legislative maps and the congressional map initially passed by the state legislature in November 2021, citing partisan gerrymandering that violated the state Constitution.[133] As a result, the North Carolina legislature drafted new maps, which they submitted to the court for approval.[134] A three-judge panel of the court upheld the legality of both state legislative maps, but had court-appointed special masters redraw the congressional map, which was released and approved in February 2022.[43]

Racial and partisan gerrymandering

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Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP is the first partisan gerrymandering case taken by the United States Supreme Court after its landmark decision in Rucho v Common Cause which stated that partisan gerrymandering claims present political questions beyond the reach of the federal courts, and the first racial gerrymandering case, after the court's landmark decision in Allen v Milligan.[135] The South Carolina case is pending a court decision in 2024.[136]

Court-run redistricting

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State supreme courts have selected or drafted new congressional maps in Connecticut, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin following the failure of redistricting panels or lawmakers to pass new maps in each state.[citation needed]

The Connecticut Supreme Court was forced to take over the congressional redistricting process after the bipartisan legislative panel deadlocked and failed to agree on new maps. The court appointed Nathaniel Persily, who drew Connecticut's 2010 maps, as special master to draw the new congressional districts.[137] Persily drew a least-change map, making only the adjustments necessary to ensure equal population in each congressional district.[138] The court adopted Persily's recommended map on February 10, 2022.[74]

In North Carolina, local and state courts took over the congressional redistricting process in February 2022. After initial congressional and legislative maps were ruled as unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders, several nonpartisan redistricting experts including Robert H. Edmunds Jr., Thomas W. Ross, and Robert F. Orr were appointed as special masters by the state Supreme Court. They were tasked with reviewing whether the second iteration of state legislative and congressional maps passed by the North Carolina legislature violated state Constitution provisions opposing partisan gerrymandering.[139] The special masters in coordination with the Wake County Superior Court found that the new congressional map was unconstitutional, and instead implemented their own map on February 23, 2022.[43] North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore called the process "egregious" and "unconstitutional", and accused the court of drawing the maps "in an unknown, black-box manner".[140]

Following the failure of the Minnesota Legislature to pass either congressional or state legislative districts by the mandated February 5, 2022, deadline, the Minnesota Supreme Court appointed a five-member commission to draw new boundaries.[141] The panel released the state's new maps later in February.[64]

Redistricting organizations and funds

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Democrats were particularly unhappy with the results of the 2012 House elections in which Democratic House candidates received more votes than Republican House candidates, but Republicans retained control of the chamber.[142] Organizations such as the Democratic Governors Association and the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee have established funds dedicated to helping Democrats in the 2020 round of redistricting.[142][143] Democrats also established the National Democratic Redistricting Committee to coordinate Democratic redistricting efforts.[144] Republicans established a similar group, the National Republican Redistricting Trust.[145]

Changes to the redistricting process between 2012 and 2022

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Further information: 2010 United States redistricting cycle

Federal court rulings

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In the 2013 case, Shelby County v. Holder, the Supreme Court struck down Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act, which was a coverage formula that determined which states and counties required preclearance from the Justice Department before making changes to voting laws and procedures.[146] The formula had covered states with a history of minority voter disenfranchisement, and the preclearance procedure was designed to block discriminatory voting practices.[146] In the 2019 case of Rucho v. Common Cause, the Supreme Court held that claims of partisan gerrymandering present nonjusticiable political questions that cannot be reviewed by federal courts.[147]

In another 2019 case, Department of Commerce v. New York, the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from adding a question to the 2020 census regarding the citizenship of respondents.[148]

State court rulings

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In 2015, the Supreme Court of Florida ordered the state to draw a new congressional map on the basis of a 2010 state constitutional amendment that banned partisan gerrymandering.[149]

In 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out the 2011 U.S. House of Representatives map on the grounds that it violated the state constitution; the court established new redistricting standards requiring districts to be compact and to minimize the splitting of counties and towns.[150]

In 2019, a North Carolina state court struck down the state's legislative districts on the grounds that the district had been created with the partisan intent of favoring Republican candidates.[151]

In 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court struck down the state's congressional and legislative districts multiple times.[152]

Ballot measures

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In 2015, Ohio voters approved a ballot measure changing the composition of the commission charged with drawing state legislative districts, adding two legislative appointees to the commission and creating rules and guidelines designed to make partisan gerrymandering more difficult.[153] In May 2018, Ohio voters approved a proposal that modified the state's congressional redistricting processes.[12]

In 2018, voters in Colorado and Michigan approved of a proposal to establish an independent redistricting commission for congressional and state legislative districts in their respective states.[154] In Utah, voters approved the creation of a redistricting commission to draw congressional and state legislative districts, though the Utah state legislature retains the power to reject these maps.[155]

In 2020, voters in Virginia approved the establishment of a bipartisan redistricting commission for both congressional and state legislative redistricting. The commission consists of eight legislators and eight non-legislator citizens, with the commission split evenly between Democrats and Republicans.[22]

In 2018, Missouri voters approved of a proposal to have a non-partisan state demographer draw state legislative districts, but in 2020 Missouri voters approved a second referendum eliminating the state demographer position and restoring the system in place prior to the 2018 referendum.[156]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Several states, including Iowa,[7] New York,[8] and Utah,[9] employ commissions that play a role in the redistricting process. However, unlike in the states labeled as "independent commission" or "politician commission", in these states the legislature has the final power to approve redistricting maps.

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