Trump-led push to redraw Congress maps faces setbacks in Southern states
Summary
President Donald Trump’s effort to redraw congressional district maps in the South to benefit Republicans has faced legal and political challenges in Alabama and South Carolina. Courts and some lawmakers blocked maps seen as reducing Black voting power, while both parties continue to try to shape districts to favor their candidates before the midterm elections.Key Facts
- A federal judge panel stopped Alabama Republicans from using a new map that would remove one of the two districts with large Black populations.
- The judges said the proposed Alabama map was unfair and based on racial discrimination.
- Alabama Republicans plan to appeal the decision to the US Supreme Court.
- In South Carolina, some Republicans joined Democrats to reject a new map affecting a Black Democratic congressman’s district.
- Early voting was already happening in South Carolina when the state legislature tried to approve the new map.
- Redrawing districts, known as gerrymandering, is used by both parties to gain election advantages.
- A recent Supreme Court ruling made it easier for states to change maps in ways that may reduce protections for Black voters.
- Democrats have also redrawn maps to benefit their party, but some maps, like one in Virginia, have been struck down by courts.
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