Republicans and Democrats in states across the U.S. are battling to gain an advantage in the struggle for House control—or at least, to keep each other from getting one. Legislators in several states have already taken the rare step this year of redrawing their congressional maps in the middle of the typical cycle in hopes of boosting their parties’ chances of winning additional seats in the 2026 midterms, and leaders in still more states are looking to join the scramble.

Redistricting is normally performed just once a decade following the Census. But President Donald Trump spurred what has become a sprawling fight to implement new, gerrymandered maps by urging Republicans over the summer to begin the process in order to bolster the party’s electoral chances. Historically, the Preside

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