Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has spent the past seven years reshaping the Sunshine State’s politics.
After arazor-thin victoryin the 2018 governor’s race, DeSantis turned the one-time swing state into a reliably Republican bastion — including a2022 re-election victorythat was the GOP’s biggest moment in a disappointing year.
And with one signature on Monday, he aimed to turn a red state even redder — in a timely boost for Republicans heading into the 2026 midterms.
DeSantis kicked off the work week by signing a congressional redistricting map approved by his state’s legislature last week, only hours after the Supreme Court’s landmarkLouisiana v. Callais decision.
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered.pic.twitter.com/mKFQdQ2Xbo
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis)May 4, 2026
“Signed, Sealed, and Delivered,” DeSantis wrote on X.
Under Florida’s current congressional districts, Republicans hold 20 House seats while Democrats hold eight. The new map makes it likely Republicans will pick up four seats and reduce the Democratic presence by the same number.
Inthe new map, the Democratic-dominated districts — three in South Florida and one in the central part of the state — are tiny islands of blue in a sea of red.
Florida House passes DeSantis-led redistricting map that may allow Republicans to gain up to 4 new seats.pic.twitter.com/oq8Hu4nz3L
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