redistricting

Virginia Democrats are taking steps to redraw their state’s U.S. House districts, hoping to boost their party’s chances in next year’s midterm elections and counter President Donald Trump’s push for more partisan districts in Republican-run states.

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders completed their remapping of the state's U.S. House districts on Wednesday, intent on picking up one more seat to help President Donald Trump's efforts to retain GOP control of Congress in next year's midterm elections.

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders were poised Wednesday to complete a retooling of part of the state's U.S. House map in hopes of picking up an additional GOP seat and helping President Donald Trump retain majority control of the lower chamber of Congress in next year's midterm elections.

North Carolina's legislature formally began redrawing the state's congressional district map Monday, plainly stating their intent to help Republicans gain another U.S. House seat under President Donald Trump's push to retain his party's grip on Congress next year.

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders say they will vote next week on redrawing the state’s U.S. House district map, with the likely aim of securing another GOP seat within already right-leaning boundaries.

A measure on the ballot in 2024 included a mixture of district and at-large seats. Voters overwhelmingly approved it. But the legislature passed a bill keeping the measure from taking effect until 2034.

Plaintiffs argue that the current maps erode Black voting power. Attorneys for the Republican defendants say the maps were legally drawn using partisan, not racial, data.

Residents of Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point typically had an office close by. But redistricting vastly changed the face of Congress and as a result, the layout of district offices.

Currently, commissioners live in assigned districts but are elected at large, meaning Watauga voters can choose their commissioners whether they live in the district or not. This year, commissioners will be chosen only by residents in those individual districts under a bill approved last year.

Clark will fill out the unexpired term of Ashton Clemmons, who announced last month she was stepping down.