In redrawing their congressional maps, Democrats in California and Republicans in Texas are making the same bet: Things won’t get much worse for them in next year’s midterm elections than they were in 2024.

Democrats were forced into a generational fight in Texas — and the next younger generation won. As Texas Republicans pressed forward with a mid-decade redistricting plan to shore up the GOP’s miniscule House minority,

Both Republicans and Democrats have in the past utilized redistricting —or the redrawing of congressional district borders following the population census every 10 years—for political gain. But in July,