Yesterday, Kentucky's GOP legislature overrode Gov. Andy Beshear's (D) veto (it only took a simple majority) to approve this congressional map locking in the 5R-1D status quo.

KY is the 27th state to approve new lines (17 to go). pic.twitter.com/9sbIgOlF1E

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) January 21, 2022

Kentucky’s Republican leadership chose partisan gerrymandering over the people of Kentucky.@GovAndyBeshear responded with a veto.

Good. pic.twitter.com/6qgNTJQT26

— Charles Booker (@Booker4KY) January 20, 2022

🗺REDISTRICTING ALERT: Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) VETOES congressional redistricting map, saying that the map was "drafted without public input and reflects unconstitutional political gerrymandering." pic.twitter.com/diJcKyVMdG

— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) January 19, 2022

Claiming 'unconstitutional gerrymandering,' Beshear vetoes two Kentucky redistricting plans https://t.co/uRCOsVr4YI via @courierjournal #kyga22

— Joe Sonka 😐 (@joesonka) January 20, 2022

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a GOP gerrymander of state legislative & congressional maps. But Republicans hold veto-proof supermajorities, so they should be able to put them in place anyway. https://t.co/X3gCujyoKa

— Travis Waldron (@Travis_Waldron) January 20, 2022

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Democratic governor vetoed Republican-crafted maps for congressional and state House districts Wednesday, saying the boundaries reflect “unconstitutional political gerrymandering.” https://t.co/rKoF88SNhk

— Gene Bryant (@GeneBryant2) January 21, 2022

The KS Senate's vote to override Gov. Laura Kelly's (D) veto of the congressional map is being held open an awfully long time… https://t.co/N6T5OgL5Ik

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) February 7, 2022

The problem for Republicans is they only have 25 votes to override right now and Thompson's presence would give them 26, one below the required threshold. They don't have the votes to override the veto https://t.co/j1sqQ44ink

— Drew Savicki (@DrewSav) February 7, 2022

This KS GOP draft would weaken #KS03 Rep. Sharice Davids (D) from Biden +11 to Biden +5, putting her in a much tougher race. But still a long way to go & very real legal obstacles for Kansas Rs. https://t.co/m7bfARAlxr pic.twitter.com/aWs0bq8JXH

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) January 18, 2022

Ohio Supreme Court tosses out the state’s new congressional map, with a blistering opinion condemning state Republicans for favoring their own party despite Constitutional reforms to curb partisan gerrymandering. https://t.co/STXPgwHI39

— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 14, 2022

Drawing a "proportional" congressional map in Ohio that would've split 8-7 Trump in '16/'20 would require making some choices that deliberately help Democrats (example below). The more likely outcome: a 9-6 or 10-5 Trump map (the current GOP map is 12-4). pic.twitter.com/ucqCxttrIS

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) January 14, 2022

The Ohio Supreme Court has thrown out the new congressional map that Republicans passed in November. It's the 1st congressional map to be overturned this cycle. https://t.co/QgCIcO80jz pic.twitter.com/gVveTLFNp9

— Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot) January 14, 2022

BREAKING: Redistricting: Ohio Supreme Court strikes down congressional map, forcing another round of drawing https://t.co/DIMipiF9ZK via @DispatchAlerts

— Jessie Balmert (@jbalmert) January 14, 2022

It’s a victory for fairness, not just for Democrats.

— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) January 14, 2022

In striking down OH's legislative maps, the court's majority ordered districts to be as proportional to the state's 54%-46% GOP lean as possible. If the same order applied to congressional, might translate into an 8-7 Trump map (far cry from GOP 11-4 map). https://t.co/fb4873FGt1

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) January 13, 2022

! The Ohio Supreme Court has struck down the GOP gerrymanders, with one GOP justice siding with the court's 3 Dem justices (4-3).

Elections matter: Dems won 3 of 4 justice elections in 2018/2020, including a 2018 sweep, enabling a reversal of the outcome from last decade. https://t.co/bT8s6a4emc

— Taniel (@Taniel) January 12, 2022

Big news for the new *state-legislative* maps in Ohio. https://t.co/ZfBZmZWjGi

— Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot) January 12, 2022

BREAKING: Ohio Supreme Court votes 4-3 to strike down GOP-drawn legislative maps. @jbalmert has the details. https://t.co/OYGgyO0RUU

— Laura Bischoff (@lbischoff) January 12, 2022

Must-Read Michael Wines NYT Story on North Carolina Redistricting Battle Suggests Republican Legislature Could Try to Impeach Democratic State Supreme Court Justices to Stop Effort to Thwart Gerrymandering https://t.co/9uspSuInEi

— Ion V. Sancho (@Ionsancho1) January 30, 2022

Judging by the NC Supreme Court's 4D-3R majority and willingness to overrule a lower court on the election timeline, I wouldn't be surprised to see the GOP-drawn maps struck down on appeal. https://t.co/3f7IpM6QQ3

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) January 11, 2022

We will appeal to the North Carolina Supreme Court. The fight for fair districts continues. https://t.co/YT6hPXN1r7

— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) January 11, 2022

Breaking: As Biden speaks NC state court upholds extreme gerrymandered maps, including US House map giving GOP 71-78% of seats in state Trump won with 49.9% of vote. This is exactly the kind of partisan & racial gerrymandering Freedom to Vote Act would block

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) January 11, 2022

Here is ruling by panel of majority GOP judges upholding gerrymandered legislative maps in NC. It will be appealed to NC Supreme Court, but underscores need for urgent federal action on voting rights https://t.co/4ZFUaJ9gOx

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) January 11, 2022

True and true. https://t.co/eqsrWyVQua

— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) January 11, 2022

🚨👀https://t.co/RFfyFsg9Vo

— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) January 6, 2022

🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court of North Carolina GRANTS a preliminary injunction in ongoing redistricting cases. The order halts candidate filing and prohibits the use of the maps in elections as litigation challenging the maps as Republican gerrymanders continues. More info to come.

— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) December 8, 2021

"It would take an absolute blowout, over 7 percentage points in the statewide popular vote, for Democrats to even get half of the state’s congressional delegation." https://t.co/RRb2F4CZUK pic.twitter.com/eJdxJbr2gT

— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) November 10, 2021

"The Princeton Gerrymandering Project gave North Carolina’s maps failing grades for fairness."https://t.co/8Xi5YdIWan

— Princeton Gerrymandering Project (@princetongerry) January 24, 2022

Even though some Missouri GOP legislators are pushing for a 7R-1D gerrymander, they likely don’t have the votes necessary for anything other than 6R-2D. That would be a win for Dems. https://t.co/KvAFoaLuYP

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) January 4, 2022

It still looks like the most likely Missouri outcome is a 6R-2D map that shores up #MO02 Rep. Ann Wagner (R), rather than an aggressive 7R-1D gerrymander targeting #MO05 Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D). https://t.co/dDh0fxOcT5

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) December 30, 2021

Pretty remarkable to see Missouri Republicans openly call for more aggressively gerrymandered maps. https://t.co/pvCts9vjWZ

— Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot) January 3, 2022

Live by the gerrymander, die by the gerrymander.https://t.co/BaYDBt5aKq

— Turtleneck Politics™️ (@TonyMoonbeam) January 4, 2022

Will the Missouri democrats give the bipartisan support needed to gerrymander themselves into oblivion? Probably. https://t.co/9MfGcJbHYJ pic.twitter.com/6DSZUIuew3

— Matt B, PhD (@Matt_Bernico) January 4, 2022

Today, the Missouri state House passed this 6 🔴 / 2 🔵 congressional map, rebuffing conservatives who pushed a 7-1 map. https://t.co/e7hQqg1lcQ pic.twitter.com/q0E8lrHkQp

— Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot) January 20, 2022

‘Almost all of the lawmakers being drawn out of their seats are Black Democrats and almost all of the mapmakers are white Republicans.’ Via ⁦@NYTnickc⁩ ⁦@reidepstein⁩ https://t.co/zvHuB7bXr0

— Trip Gabriel (@tripgabriel) December 18, 2021

Fascinating urgent look at how Republicans, freed by John Roberts from VRA Section 5 federal oversight, are using redistricting to roll back Black political representation across South, not only in Congress & state legislatures, but county government too. https://t.co/sCmPUORXK1

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) December 8, 2021

Georgia Republicans purge Black Democrats from county election boards https://t.co/Py7Dzo2LKr

— Jonathan Landay (@JonathanLanday) December 9, 2021

While the Supreme Court has declined to put limits on partisan gerrymandering, it is illegal to draw lines that are unfair to racial and ethnic minorities. https://t.co/Itv6wVvYRE

— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) December 7, 2021

The most egregious example of racial gerrymandering this year: GOP-controlled county commission in Galveston Texas passed new redistricting map eliminating only district held by Black commissioner. This is direct result of SCOTUS gutting Voting Rights Act https://t.co/kbsXzSDZlr

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) November 18, 2021

By our estimate, neutral/commission maps in the blue states of CA, CO, NJ, VA and WA (93 seats total) will end up costing Dems 10-15 House seats they could have seized by gerrymandering, making Republicans even stronger favorites for House control. https://t.co/B6pIvVChXf

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) December 9, 2021

Suspect this won't be the last primary delayed due to redistricting lawsuits. https://t.co/mkzvff43ki

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) March 15, 2022

Let’s be honest about it: Democrats did this in Maryland, Illinois, they will in New York as well. And Republicans did it in Texas, North Carolina, Ohio, Florida, Alabama, Oklahoma, Utah, etc. The solution is a national law banning the practice. https://t.co/B0tmjoSKOe

— Brian Rosenwald (@brianros1) December 1, 2021

How wildly can gerrymandering swing elections? In Maryland, it's possible to draw a map where 4/8 districts voted for Trump in 2020 (left).

It's also possible to draw a map where 8/8 districts voted for Biden by 20+ (right).

The only difference? A few lines. pic.twitter.com/FGm8SYUdY7

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 26, 2021

Big question in Maryland: will Dems finally go for the jugular and draw an 8D-0R map? The gerrymander below would axe MD's last Republican, #MD01 Rep. Andy Harris: all eight districts would have voted for Clinton/Biden by 15+ points. pic.twitter.com/WPHZJio5Dh

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) December 4, 2020

A key to Dems' bid to save their razor-thin House majority: gerrymander their way to an 8-0 shutout in Maryland. by @Meagan_Flynn https://t.co/pDdbKl3vx0

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) July 2, 2021

Democrats: HR1 in the streets, Maryland gerrymander in the sheets. https://t.co/qeTq8yJGQZ

— Foster (@foster_type) November 24, 2021

So far, to Republicans' relief, the gerrymander Maryland Dems advanced out of committee (below) isn't maximally aggressive. It would make #MD01 more competitive but would still likely leave Rep. Andy Harris (R) the favorite for reelection, at least in 2022. pic.twitter.com/rWyDgbiDiE

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) December 6, 2021

"According to the Princeton Gerrymandering Project, which gave the map an 'F' grade, the proposed 1st District favors Democrats by a thin margin, roughly 51% to 49%." https://t.co/XuhPOd4zgf

— Princeton Gerrymandering Project (@princetongerry) December 6, 2021

"The proposed map gets an F from the Princeton Gerrymandering Project, which grades congressional maps on partisan fairness, geographical compactness, and other factors." https://t.co/S6xwSFLuYi

— Princeton Gerrymandering Project (@princetongerry) December 7, 2021

The House-passed MD map is slightly different than the one proposed earlier. No major changes to MD-01 but other seats got shored up a bit.

MD-02 goes from Biden +17.4% to Biden +19.1%

MD-06 goes from Biden +21.5% to Biden +22.5%

MD-08 goes from Biden +31.8% to Biden +33.2%

— Max (@maxtmcc) December 8, 2021