How Mid-Decade Redistricting Saved The Democratic House Majority

This really interesting article published by the Center for Politics of the University of Virginia is by J. Miles Coleman. The key points are:

— Though new congressional lines are typically put into effect for election years ending in “-2”, four states adopted new maps at later points during this last decade.

— In North Carolina, Florida, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, Republican-friendly maps were thrown out mid-decade in favor of plans that were more amenable to Democrats.

— If those pro-Republican maps were still in place, there’s a good chance that House Republicans would be in the majority now

Read the full article here here.