Key Points
• 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 more pro-Republican maps were still in place, there’s a good chance that Republicans would be in the majority now. CONTINUED
J. Miles Coleman, Sabato’s Crystal Ball
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