A Newsweek map shows which U.S. states are gerrymandering congressional districts—or considering doing so—ahead of next year’s midterm elections.

Why It Matters

President Donald Trump’s call for Republican-led states to redraw their congressional boundaries ahead of the 2026 elections has triggered a redistricting arms race across the U.S.

Typically, states redraw boundaries of congressional districts every 10 years, after the census has concluded. But Trump is hoping to preserve the GOP’s slim majority in Congress through mid-decade redistricting, since the president’s party typically loses seats in midterm elections.

However, Democrats, who need to gain three seats to win back the House, are countering by redrawing boundaries in Democrat-led states. The efforts could determine wh

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