California voters will decide on Tuesday if they want to adopt a new congressional map — a move which Democratic leaders hope will help their party win five more seats.

The map would be the first major response from Democrats against unprecedented Republican efforts , led by President Donald Trump, to redraw congressional maps this year to help protect the party’s narrow majority in the House ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Redistricting, or the process of redrawing congressional district boundaries, typically takes place just once a decade , as states respond to updated population counts after the decennial census .

But this year, with a historically tight House of Representatives, redistricting has become a critical tactic to shaping the midterm races.

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