North Carolina Republicans could vote as soon as Tuesday to finalize a new congressional map that aims to protect the GOP’s slim majority in the U.S. House of Representatives — a move expected to happen amid a backdrop of protests led by Democrats and anti-gerrymandering advocates.

The state Senate approved the map with a 25-20 vote Monday that came down purely along party lines. A final vote, mostly a formality, is scheduled in the Senate Tuesday morning. The map would then head to the state House, also controlled by Republicans, for what's expected to be another series of party-line approvals. If the map holds, it would become law.

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Democrats are essentially powerless to stop the map from becoming law. It requires only a simple majority of votes since the gover

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