How One Map Controls Congress #gerrymandering #election

Added: 2026-05-19

[00:00:00]According to the Brennan Center for Justice, gerrymandering for the 2020 redistricting cycle alone gave Republicans approximately 16 extra House seats compared to what they win under fair maps. 16 seats, that's baked in before a single vote is cast.

[00:00:18]Then Trump went further. He personally pressured Republican states to redraw their maps again in the [snorts] middle of the decade specifically to protect the House majority in 2026.

[00:00:30]Texas alone redesigned its map to potentially deliver five additional GOP seats.

[00:00:36]The Supreme Court let those maps stand.

[00:00:39]Florida signed new maps worth four more seats. Tennessee carved out the only majority black congressional district in Memphis, the state's sole Democratic seat, to give Republicans a shot at a nine to zero sweep.

[00:00:55]Ultimize.