Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a new congressional redistricting map on Monday that could net the Republican Party four more seats in the House of Representatives.
Republicans currentlyhold 20of the Sunshine State’s 28 seats, so if the new map is approved, it could increase to 24.
DeSantis toldFox News, “Florida got shortchanged in the 2020 Census, and we’ve been fighting for fair representation ever since. Our population has since grown dramatically, and we have moved from a Democrat majority to a 1.5 million Republican advantage. Drawing maps based on race, which is reflected in our current congressional districts, is unconstitutional and should be prohibited.”
“Our new map for 2026 makes good on my promise to conduct mid-decade redistricting, and it more fairly represents the makeup of Florida today,” DeSantis added.
Partisan lean of new Florida congressional districts:
FL09: 🔴 Trump + 17.7FL14: 🔴 Trump + 10.5FL22: 🔴 Trump + 10.5FL25: 🔴 Trump + 9.1https://t.co/CHL6rFGJIApic.twitter.com/AIAEYhAUkG
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President Donald TrumpwonFlorida by over 13 percentage points in 2024 and carried all but 5 of the state’s 67 counties.
House Minority LeaderHakeem Jeffriessaid last week of the proposed change to the state’s congressional districts, “Our message to Florida Republicans is F around and find out.”
“If they go down the road of a DeSantis dummymander, the Florida Republicans are gonna find themselves in the same situation as Texas Republicans, who are on the run right now,” Jeffries further asserted.
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