Racial gerrymandering stories

May 29, 2026

Louisiana Republicans Approve Congressional Map Eliminating Democratic Majority-Black District

Louisiana's Republican-controlled legislature approved a new congressional map that dismantles a Democratic-held, majority-Black seat, boosting GOP odds of retaining the U.S. House in November's midterm elections.

May 29, 20263 sources

May 27, 2026

Alabama Asks Supreme Court to Allow Congressional Map That Dilutes Black Vote

Alabama officials asked the Supreme Court to halt a lower-court ruling that blocked the use of a new congressional map deemed to have intentionally discriminated against Black voters through racial gerrymandering, following a federal district court decision that struck down the pro-Republican redistricting plan.

May 27, 20266 sources

Top claims

▪A New York judge in January 2026 ordered the state's independent redistricting commission to redraw a Republican-held congressional district centered on New York City's borough of Staten Island
▪Tennessee Republican lawmakers on May 7, 2026 approved a new congressional map dismantling a majority-Black district centered in Memphis
▪Virginia voters on April 21, 2026 approved a new Democratic-drawn congressional map in a special election that could have flipped four Republican U.S. House seats

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Black voters1 Congress1 Congressional redistricting1 Democratic Party1 Redistricting1 Republican Party1 Supreme Court1 Supreme Court cases1 U.S. House of Representatives1 U.S. policy & law1 Voting Rights Act1

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