Special Report: The Redistricting Gambit Ran Into a Wave — A State-by-State Accounting
Republicans redrew dozens of House districts at President Trump's urging to protect their majority. Two days after the election, here is what held, what broke, what is still being counted, and why both parties are already planning the next round for 2028.
By Clara Hughes
Over the past year, at President Donald Trump's urging, Republicans in eight states redrew the boundaries of dozens of congressional districts, the Associated Press reported. The goal was simple: build a firewall that could hold a slim House majority in a hard midterm. "Ultimately, it didn't work," the AP concluded Wednesday. Roll Call's verdict was similar: House Republicans "were banking on their redistricting power play as a firewall against Democratic gains. Tuesday's blue 'tsunami' tore right through it." This Special Report lays out the results state by state, as reported when this was written Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. Some races remain uncalled; we say so where that is the case. Keep reading with Altas Premium. Below: Texas, Florida, California, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and Alabama, district by district; the mapmaker's own explanation of what went wrong; the Hispanic-vote shift behind the Rio Grande Valley result; and the 2028 redistricting fights already taking shape. [Subscribe to Altas World News →] The plan The AP reported that Trump spurred the mid-decade fight last year when he urged Texas Republicans to reshape districts