LOOMIS, CA — This town of 7,000 people mostly in single family homes sits along a freeway outside of Sacramento. People here are concerned about suburban issues like traffic, rapid development and gas prices.

It's a red area represented by a Republican in Congress. But an election Tuesday will determine whether the state redraws congressional lines and divides people here into districts likely to elect Democrats to the U.S. House.

"We want to keep our communities that are alike together, right? And so if we get sucked into Sacramento or, you know, somewhere, we don't share the same needs, right?" says Amanda Cortez, a Republican who serves on the Loomis Town Council.

The result of the election in California on Tuesday could determine not only who represents Cortez and her neighbors in

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