The Republican redistricting effort in Texas activated Democratic voters in the state

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 required state governments to provide Black voters the opportunity to elect representatives of their choice

The Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais weakened legal protections that insulated majority-Black, Democratic-held congressional districts from being redrawn

The United States Supreme Court ruled on congressional redistricting in the case Louisiana v. Callais

Almost 21 million voters cast early ballots in the 2026 United States midterm elections through mail-in and in-person voting

Approximately 120 million people cast ballots in the 2018 United States midterm elections

The Tennessee General Assembly divided the majority-Black city of Memphis across three congressional districts that voted for Donald Trump by double digits in 2024

Nearly 122 million people voted in the 2022 United States midterm elections

Following the Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, the Tennessee General Assembly convened a special session to redraw Tennessee's single majority-Black district

Following the Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, Louisiana redrew its congressional maps to reduce its majority-Black districts from two to one

Mississippi state lawmakers considered redrawing Mississippi's congressional map, state House map, and state Senate map following the Louisiana v. Callais Supreme Court decision

The 2018 United States midterm election had the highest voter turnout rate of any midterm election since 1914

The 2018 United States midterm election had the highest voter turnout rate for a midterm election since 1914

Following the Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, Alabama implemented a new congressional map placing one of its two Black representatives at higher risk of losing his seat

In states tracking partisan voter registration, registered Democrats voted early at higher rates than registered Republicans

Early voter participation among Hispanic voters in 2026 more than doubled compared to the same period in the 2022 midterm elections

Early midterm voting increased among African American voters and unaffiliated voters in North Carolina and Georgia

Texas early voter turnout in 2026 increased by 50 percent compared to 2022, representing over 500,000 additional early ballots cast

Mississippi state lawmakers held a series of public hearings across Mississippi regarding whether to redraw state and congressional legislative maps

A public hearing regarding Mississippi redistricting in Jackson drew an overflow crowd requiring loudspeakers in the lobby and lasted nearly three hours

Mississippi State Auditor Shad White testified at a legislative hearing in Jackson in favor of redrawing Mississippi's congressional map