The redistricting battle that could decide the 2026 elections, explained

A “Vote Yes on Prop 50” door hanger is displayed on October 22, 2025, in Los Angeles, as volunteers canvassed the neighborhood ahead of the November 4 election. | Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Key takeaways

• An unprecedented national race to gerrymander (politically redraw) congressional districts in red and blue states is underway.
• Texas Republicans kicked it off this summer, after President Donald Trump’s insistence. California voters approved a new map last week ...