Gerrymandering by the Numbers: Democrat-Run State Congressional Maps Disenfranchise Republican Voter

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Gerrymandering by the Numbers: Democrat-Run State Congressional Maps Disenfranchise Republican Voters

Bradley Jaye 11 Aug 2025

Democrats are claiming the Texas state legislature is attempting to “rig the midterm elections” despite an analysis demonstrating that Democrat-led states disenfranchise Republican voters on a massive scale through gerrymandering.

Across the nation, prominent (and ambitious) Democrat governors like Gavin Newsom (CA), J.B. Pritzker (IL), and Kathy Hochul (NY) are making political hay by claiming Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is committing an “insurrection” and disenfranchising Democrat voters in his heavily red state through his plan for a rare mid-decade redistricting that would net Republicans more seats.

Despite the performative pearl-clutching, the numbers show all three of those Democrat governors — and many more — benefit from aggressive gerrymandering and redistricting practices.

Conservative Texas, where over 56 percent voted for Trump in 2024, currently sends Republicans to represent 25 of its 38 congressional seats in Washington — with Democrats possessing a generous 34+ percent of the state’s congressional representation. Abbott is proposing new district maps that could net Republicans as many as five seats.

At present, Democrats, in the clear minority in Texas, have it much better than minority Republicans in states steered by Democrat governors and legislatures, with states that voted as high as 46 percent for Donald Trump sending zero Republicans to Congress, largely due to gerrymandering.

Even if Texas Republicans net five seats through redistricting, Democrats would retain over 21 percent of the state’s congressional representation, notably a higher percentage than Republicans possess in California.

Here are nine of the most egregious offenders, which demonstrate how Democrats have gained outsized congressional representation and power in Washington through aggressive maps — and how Republicans have ceded congressional power to Democrats on a massive scale by self-inflicted, timid redistricting.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/11/gerrymandering-democrat-run-state-congressional-maps-disenfranchise-republican-voters/

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[Bigun]

...how Republicans have ceded congressional power to Democrats on a massive scale by self-inflicted, timid redistricting.

Absolutely!

[Smokin Joe]

Well, it appears the states most likely to 'retaliate' against Texas redistricting are already heavily gerrymandered to give the Democrats disproportional support there.