As Republicans and Democrats look to control the House in the 2026 midterms, an issue that has come to the forefront is the attempt to redistrict seats.
“California is gerrymandered,” President Donald Trump told CNBC on Aug. 5. “We should have many more seats in Congress in California—it’s all gerrymandered. And we have an opportunity in Texas to pick up five seats.”
The GOP has the advantage when it comes to the redistricting battles, say experts who spoke with The Epoch Times.
“Republicans definitely hold the edge here, given that so many states where Democrats could try to draw districts in their favor—California, Colorado, New Jersey, New York, Washington—use some type of [independent] commission to draw lines,” said Shawn Donahue, a political science professor at the University at Buffalo. “If Democrats win the governorship in Virginia this year, that is another state where they would have the trifecta, but it also uses a commission.”…