Voters in Alabama are casting ballots in a special congressional primary following redistricting prompted by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on race and partisan gerrymandering.
A mid-decade partisan redistricting battle, initiated by President Trump and amplified by a Supreme Court decision weakening the Voting Rights Act, has significantly impacted majority-Black and plurality-Black congressional districts in six Republican-led states, diluting Black voting power.
The Supreme Court has allowed Alabama to use a Republican-favored congressional map, overturning a lower court's finding of intentional discrimination against Black voters. This decision enables the state to proceed with special primaries using a map with only one majority-Black district, reflecting a broader Republican effort to secure House seats.
Republicans are aggressively redrawing congressional districts in states like Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, and South Carolina to gain an advantage in the upcoming midterm elections, following a Supreme Court decision that weakened minority protections under the Voting Rights Act.
South Carolina House Republicans approved a redistricting plan Tuesday, aiming to create an additional GOP-held congressional seat. The move, supported by President Trump, targets the state's only Democratic-held district and could lead to postponed primaries and lawsuits. Democrats criticized the plan, citing concerns about Black voters' representation.
Activists, including Keith Odom, retraced the 1965 voting rights march to Montgomery, Alabama, to protest a Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act. The rally highlighted intergenerational concerns about voting access and representation.
Tennessee Republicans' redistricting plan splits Memphis across three congressional seats, likely favoring Republicans, sparking lawsuits from Democrats and voting rights groups who allege racial discrimination.
Alabama will hold a special primary election for four of its seven congressional districts, after the Supreme Court cleared the way — and as redistricting ripples through the South.
Alabama will hold a special primary election for 4 congressional districts after the US Supreme Court cleared the way for the state to use a previously blocked map, potentially increasing Republican chances of gaining a House seat.
Alabama will hold a special primary election on August 11 for 4 congressional districts (1st, 2nd, 6th, 7th) after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the use of a 2023 map, potentially favoring Republican gains by reducing a largely Black, Democratic-held district.
The redrawn congressional district lines that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon sign into law are intended to help Republicans pick up as many as four U.S. House seats in November — a scenario that would cost some Democrats their seats
