Taking line-drawing from the hands of Michigan politicians has set up an incumbent culling, with half of the U.S. House delegation squaring off in citizens mapping the commission’s redistricting proposals.
A new congressional map in Arkansas is set to boost Rep. French Hill in the state’s only competitive district and likely cement an all-Republican House delegation.
Larger Latino populations should have spurred line-drawers to create districts that maximize their voting power, according to advocacy groups that have gone to court. At issue: a proposed congressional district map in Colorado and the statehouse map signed into law in Illinois.
Adam Kincaid, head of the National Republican Redistricting Trust, joined Bloomberg Government’s Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux on the latest episode of Downballot Counts to discuss his party’s strategy for shaping congressional districts for the next decade.