North Carolina Republicans have released a proposed congressional redistricting map meant to increase the party’s U.S. House majority.

The state GOP leadership said earlier this week that they were answering President Donald Trump’s call to secure more Republican seats nationwide ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

NC House Speaker Destin Hall said earlier this week that Trump had earned a “clear mandate” from the state’s voters and, “we intend to defend it by drawing an additional Republican Congressional seat."

Republicans already approved a map in 2023 that resulted in GOP candidates winning 10 of the state’s 14 U.S. House seats last year. That compared to a 7-7 split between Democrats and the GOP under the map used in 2022.

The legislature is expected to vote on the new map next week. Democratic Gov. Josh Stein is prohibited from vetoing redistricting legislation, so it would likely become law.

Only the district represented by Democrat Don Davis is considered a true swing district and could be targeted by the GOP for an 11th seat. Davis won a second term last year by less than 2 percentage points.