"The mid-decade congressional gerrymandering that Donald Trump kicked off by instructing Texas Republicans to grab five additional districts before the 2026 midterms was startling to anyone with an understanding of how these things normally work. Traditionally (at least in the 20th century), redistricting happened every ten years following the decennial census and the reapportionment of U.S. House districts between the states. This expectation created considerable stability in congressional delegations with changes mostly"
"Yes, there were a few mid-decade power grabs in recent years (notably another GOP coup in Texas engineered by the infamous Tom DeLay in 2003) and a few other unscheduled remaps compelled by court decisions. But there's been nothing like the sudden chain reaction that has led to some scheming wherever one party controls the redistricting process. The gerrymandering craze spread from Texas to the Republican states of Missouri, North"
Donald Trump instructed Texas Republicans to create five additional congressional districts before the 2026 midterms, triggering an unprecedented mid-decade wave of redistricting. Traditionally, redistricting occurred every ten years after the census, producing stability in congressional delegations with changes driven by elections, demographics, or occasional scandals. Recent mid-decade moves included Tom DeLay's 2003 Texas remap and some court-ordered remaps, but the current chain reaction expanded partisan scheming across Republican states (Missouri, North Carolina, Indiana, Kansas, Florida) and Democratic states (California, Illinois, New York, Maryland, Virginia). Historically, Gilded Age legislatures often used mapmaking as a political weapon with little judicial oversight.
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