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Scope LevelNational
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Last Update2025-09-09
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Event Overview
This event highlights the strategic redrawing of electoral districts to favor one political party. It underscores the ongoing efforts by Republicans to secure their control in Congress, reflecting broader partisan dynamics and the impact of gerrymandering on democratic processes.
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Missouri House to Vote on New Map Eliminating Democratic Seat
The Missouri House is set to vote on a new map that benefits Republicans and eliminates a Democratic seat. A committee hearing in Jefferson City, Missouri, will consider redrawing the state's U.S. House districts on September 4. The Missouri House is expected to approve a new map on Tuesday, eliminating a Democratic-controlled seat. This move is part of a broader Republican effort to secure their control of Congress after the upcoming midterm elections. Lawmakers have already cast a preliminary vote in favor of the new district map. Despite some Republican opposition, the GOP-controlled Missouri state legislature is expected to pass a new House redistricting plan soon, making Missouri the third state in recent weeks to advance new maps. This change aims to weaken Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver's position by dividing his Kansas City district and merging it with rural, heavily Republican areas, increasing Republican-held House seats from six to seven out of eight in the state.