"California voters approved new congressional district boundaries Tuesday, delivering a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state redistricting battle that will help determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026 and, with it, the power to thwart or advance President Donald Trump's agenda. The approval of Proposition 50 gives Democrats a shot at winning as many as five additional seats, just enough to blunt Texas Republicans' move to redraw their own maps to pick up five GOP seats at Trump's urging."
"California's Proposition 50 asked voters to suspend House maps drawn by an independent commission and replace them with rejiggered districts adopted by the Democratic-controlled Legislature. Those new districts would be in place for the 2026, 2028 and 2030 elections.The recast districts aim to dilute Republican voters' power, in one case by uniting rural, conservative-leaning parts of far northern California with Marin"
Proposition 50 passed in California, replacing independent-commission congressional maps with districts drawn by the Democratic-controlled Legislature for 2026, 2028 and 2030. The new maps could net Democrats as many as five additional House seats, offsetting Republican gains from redistricting elsewhere, notably Texas. The move has intensified nationwide redistricting activity, with Republican-led states appearing to pursue map changes to gain seats. Democrats hold a narrow deficit in the House, and control in 2026 could determine the ability to advance or block the presidential agenda. Governor Gavin Newsom backed the measure as a defensive political strategy.
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