Redistricting News & Analysis

Podcast Episode 74: Inside Capitol Hill and Midterm Elections w/ Manu Raju of CNN

June 30, 2026 · 4:14 PM EDT

Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Manu Raju of CNN take an inside look at the pressure GOP leadership is facing with narrow majorities and looming elections. Manu also reveals what Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill expect to happen in November, and how he got to throw out the first…

Podcast Episode 73: Maryland (Primary) Matters w/ Pamela Wood of The Banner

June 18, 2026 · 4:08 PM EDT

Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Pamela Wood of The Banner break down the Democratic primary to replace long-time Rep. Steny Hoyer, the bitter Democratic race between the current and former members from the 6th District and look ahead to the potential redistricting that could eliminate the state's lone Republican. Episode…

Alabama Redistricting: Republicans Likely to Net a Seat

by Jacob Rubashkin June 5, 2026 · 3:17 PM EDT

In a brief decision earlier this week, the United States Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use a new congressional map for this fall that should help Republicans flip one Democratic-held seat.

A district court had previously ruled that Alabama’s preferred map violated the 14th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act…

Louisiana Redistricting: Fields Put Out to Pasture

by Jacob Rubashkin June 2, 2026 · 11:05 PM EDT

One month after Gov. Jeff Landry canceled Louisiana's May 16 House primaries, the Republican signed into law a new congressional map that will help the GOP flip a Democratic-held seat this fall and lock in a 5-1 advantage in the congressional delegation.

Landry and Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry…

Podcast Episode 72: New York! New York! Primaries w/ Jeff Coltin of City & State

June 1, 2026 · 11:17 PM EDT

Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Jeff Coltin of City & State break down the plethora of key House primaries in New York including key Democratic races in some of the most liberal districts in the country with interesting candidates from John F. Kennedy’s grandson to 2016 Trump campaign manager Kellyanne…

Podcast Episode 71: Which Nebraska Republicans Might Lose? w/ Aaron Sanderford of Nebraska Examiner

May 15, 2026 · 2:52 PM EDT

Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Aaron Sanderford of Nebraska Examiner take a fresh look at the Senate race in the Cornhusker State, where Democrats are rallying behind independent candidate Dan Osborn against Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts. Osborn came up short in 2024, but the conditions might be right for an…

Virginia Caps Off Wild Week of Redistricting Ratings Changes

by Jacob Rubashkin May 8, 2026 · 11:35 AM EDT

The Virginia State Supreme Court struck down Democrats’ ambitious redistricting plan in the Old Dominion on Friday. The map, which was designed to elect 10 Democrats and just one Republican, was approved by voters in a statewide referendum last month. 

The decision is an exclamation point on a madcap week…

Tennessee Redistricting: Republicans Seek 9-0 after SCOTUS goes 6-3

by Jacob Rubashkin May 8, 2026 · 1:04 AM EDT

Wasting little time after the Supreme Court defanged what remained of the Voting Rights Act, Tennessee Republicans passed a map designed to elect nine Republican members of Congress this fall. The Volunteer State’s delegation is currently split 8-1 in favor of Republicans, with Democrat Steve Cohen of Memphis as the…

Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Congressional Map

by Jacob Rubashkin April 29, 2026 · 3:20 PM EDT

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s congressional map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, in a decision that could have far-reaching implications for a dozen or more Democratic-held districts across the South and around the country. The immediate effects of the decision on the 2026 midterms, however, are less…

Podcast Episode 70: O-H I-O primaries w/ Henry J. Gomez of NBC News

April 28, 2026 · 4:57 PM EDT

Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Henry J. Gomez of NBC News break down all of the upcoming primaries in Ohio. The trio also analyzes whether incumbent Democrats Marcy Kaptur, Greg Landsman and Emilia Sykes or Republicans representatives Max Miller and Mike Turner will be returning to Congress, takes an early…