Maps show how Texas, California, Missouri, North Carolina and Utah redistricting could affect congressional seats

Politics Maps show how Texas, California, Missouri, North Carolina and Utah redistricting could affect congressional seats By Caroline Linton, Caroline Linton Associate Managing Editor, Politics Caroline Linton is an associate managing editor on the political team for CBSNews.com. She has previously written for The Daily Beast, Newsweek and amNewYork. Read Full Bio Caroline Linton, Kabir Khanna Kabir Khanna Director, Election Analytics & Technical Systems Kabir Khanna, Ph.D., is Director, Election Analytics & Technical Systems at CBS News. He analyzes elections and public opinion through survey research and data science tools. On election nights, he manages the team of experts responsible for projecting winners at the network Data Desk. Read Full Bio Kabir Khanna Updated on: April 14, 2026 / 4:01 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Several states undertook mid-decade redistricting efforts to try to alter the makeup of their congressional delegations this year, after President Trump began last summer to press Republican-led states to increase the number of GOP-friendly districts to help his party hold the House in next year's midterm elections.Indiana became the first of these to reject a new map proposed by GOP legislators to redraw the state's congressional districts so that all nine congressional districts would be favorable to Republicans. In Maryland, Democratic Gov. Wes Moore's plan to redraw the state's map to edge out Maryland's lone GOP member of Congress failed when the legislative session ended on April 14 with the Democratic-led state state Senate leaving the redistricting bill in a committee. Texas was the first to kick off the gerrymandering push, when Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation in August to redraw the districts and create five GOP-friendly seats. In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom, in turn, launched an effort to redraw his state's map to help Democrats. In November, the plan was approved by voters by a 29-point m...