Redistricting in America

Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) knew today was not going to be a great day for him. And he was right. Republicans in Indiana’s state legislature came out with a redistricting plan for the state's new congressional districts this morning that, as expected, hands Donnelly the very short end of the stick.

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Look for a political sword fight, when Missouri’s Republican-controlled legislature redraws the state’s Congressional district maps. So says,  UMSL Political Science Professor Dave Robertson, reacting to Missouri’s loss of a congressional district in the latest census tally.

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2010 was a wildly successful year for the Republican Party, especially in Wisconsin. Having secured the governor's office and comfy majorities in both houses of the state Legislature, the GOP can pass pretty much whatever...

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Now that Utah is officially getting a fourth seat in the U.S. House, there's no stopping the speculation surrounding the race. The boundaries of the new district reapportioned to the state Tuesday as a result of...

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Republicans have a massive advantage when it comes to control over the coming redistricting process. But after their equally large gains in the House earlier this month, adding winnable districts to the map...

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Rep.-elect Tim Scott hasn't even taken office, yet the North Charleston Republican knows that he's already a marked man. It's not his political foes who are targeting him.

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Anyone who reads us -- as we assume that's everyone, right? -- knows that Republicans have a big advantage when it comes to redistricting, the decennial line-drawing process about to occur across the country.

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Control of the U.S. House can be fleeting, but control of redistricting can help make congressional majorities a bit more durable. And with big state-level victories in the midterm elections, Republicans are well positioned to use the redistricting process to solidify their House majority in 2012 and beyond.

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Fresh off a major shift in power in the House, we might expect another volatile congressional election in 2012.

Here's why: this year, 25 races were decided by 3 percent or less in the major-party vote share (13 Democratic and 12 Republican) pending recounts and final vote totals. Another 30 were decided by three percent - eight percent (18 Democratic and 17 Republican). Forty-two more races were decided by just 8 percent - 12 percent (25 Democratic and 17 Republican).

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