One-fifth of Americans now in districts with more than a quarter new voters
A new report by Protect Democracy has documented the scope of a redistricting wave that began after President Donald Trump pushed for mid-decade map redraws last year. The analysis found that 34.8 million Americans — roughly one in 10 — now live in a different congressional district than they did during the 2024 election cycle.
AP reported that about one-fifth of all Americans now live in a district where more than a quarter of voters are new to the district compared with the last election cycle.
Ben Raderstorf, a policy advocate at Protect Democracy and co-author of the paper, said the findings call into question whether elected officials are representing their constituents.
“If this trend continues, it really brings into question whether or not elected officials are really representing their constituents anymore, or if the voters are being randomly picked by mapmakers to squeeze out partisan advantage,” Raderstorf said.
The report is the latest analysis of a wave of mid-decade redistricting that has reshaped congressional maps across the country. The findings display the stark overhaul that partisan redistricting fights kicked off by Trump last year have caused for Americans across the country.
The study found that the partisan redistricting fight has changed the congressional districts for tens of millions of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts.