A Supreme Court decision on redistricting delivered Democrats an unexpected energy jolt headed into next year’s congressional races, offering a path to get additional House seats — perhaps enough to alter the balance of power in the narrowly divided body.
Democrats need to win five or more seats to overtake the majority that Republicans claimed last year, and Thursday’s ruling will probably give them two to four more seats following the 2024 election, according to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.
Rep. Suzan DelBene , the chairwoman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said the ruling would help Democrats take control of the House, characterizing it as “a monumental decision and a big victory for democracy and a victory for communities of color.” In Thursday’s decision, the court said states must follow rules laid out in past cases to ensure that areas with a high concentration of minority voters have a chance to elect a candidate of their choice.Voters in Alabama who sued the state argued that many of Alabama’s Black voters were packed into one district, with the rest dispersed across other districts to diminish their voting power.
Louisiana is another state where the ruling is expected to have an immediate impact. The state is represented by five White Republicans and one Black Democrat. A third of the state’s population is Black, according to the census.Katie Bernhardt, chairwoman of the Louisiana Democratic Party, said she learned of the Supreme Court ruling Thursday when her phone was suddenly “bombarded with messages.”
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