Democrats have signaled they’re ready to jump into a redistricting arms race after President Donald Trump pushed Republicans to skew Texas’ congressional districts to favor the party in the 2026 midterms.

Jaclyn Taylor and Lawrence Malinconico live on opposite sides of the Trump canyon that defines and divides American politics.

The president said he hopes to net at least five House seats for Republicans after pressuring Texas officials to begin a controversial mid-decade gerrymander.

Republicans are encountering some early headaches in Senate races viewed as pivotal to maintaining the party’s majority next year.

President Trump’s first election redrew the map of American politics; suddenly Pennsylvania and Michigan were in the Republican column for the first time since the 1980s. Yet they didn’t stay there: The Rust Belt states that made Mr. Trump president in 2016 sent President Biden to the White House in 2020.

Here’s the Election Map President Trump Should Hang in the West Wing. 2 minute read. By Chris Wilson. May 17, 2017 11:35 AM EDT. V ery few people still question the results of the 2016 election.

In January, Trump predicted he would make a “heavy play” for New York and New Jersey, as well as Minnesota, New Mexico, and Virginia, pledging to “work them” this election cycle.