Redistricting: Ohio must draw a new congressional map. Republicans hold all the cards

[In It to Win It]

It's almost time to redraw Ohio's congressional map, and Republicans hold all the power to draw more GOP districts headed into competitive national midterm elections.

Republicans control every aspect of the redistricting process in Ohio. They have a supermajority in the Ohio Legislature, which gets the first opportunity to draw a new congressional map. They hold five of the seven seats on the Ohio Redistricting Commission. And they have a 6-1 advantage at the Ohio Supreme Court, which will determine whether the map complies with anti-gerrymandering rules voters approved in 2018.

And Republicans already hold two-thirds of the state's seats in Congress under the current map.

The stakes are high for Republicans: the GOP holds a narrow majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, and midterm elections are historically tough for the party that holds the White House. President Donald Trump's policies on immigration, Medicaid cuts and the "big, beautiful bill" have been polarizing.

Ohio is one of the only states redrawing its map before the 2026 elections. Texas is another. Other states could redraw their maps depending on the outcome of legal fights.

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