Missouri Republicans sent a new congressional district map to Gov. Mike Kehoe on Friday that is expected to create one more GOP-favored district in the deep red state.
The Senate passed the map 21-11 after the House approved it earlier in the week. President Donald Trump praised lawmakers for advancing the plan, The Daily Wire reported.
“Thank you very much to the Great State of Missouri for the redistricting, which will, hopefully, give us an additional Seat in Congress! A new, much fairer, and much improved, Congressional Map, has now overwhelmingly passed both Chambers of the Missouri Legislature,” Trump posted on Truth Social.
Trump added that the map “will help send an additional MAGA Republican to Congress in the 2026 Midterm Elections. It is wonderful to see Republicans in the ‘Show Me State’ standing up to Save our Country, and, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.”
The map is expected to give Republicans a 7-1 advantage in Missouri’s eight congressional seats, compared to the current 6-2 split.
Sen. Nick Schroer, a Republican and member of the state’s conservative Freedom Caucus, told The Daily Wire the last maps carved out a special district for Kansas City Democrat Rep. Emanuel Cleaver. The new plan, he said, avoids splitting St. Charles County and Warren County as the current one does.
“So by way of keeping these counties back together, creating a map that is compact and contiguous, in essence, it’s making that seat more competitive,” Schroer said.
Democrats accused Trump of meddling in state politics, but Republicans said his involvement boosted the effort.
“To that point, this has been absolutely refreshing to have a president that is so involved and communicates so well to state legislatures,” Rep. Holly Jones told The Daily Wire. “That has been amazing that the administration wants to work with us so closely.”
Rep. Justin Sparks echoed that view.
“Having a presidential administration recognize that in order to get his mandate and his agenda passed that he has to work with the state legislatures to get that accomplished has been refreshing and very effective, and we’ve been very happy to help,” Sparks said.
For decades, Democrats have had a clear road to the White House: win California, New York, and Illinois, add some important states in the upper Midwest, and get close to 270 electoral votes.
Research from August says that the formula might not work anymore by 2032.
“Population shifts, reapportionment after the 2030 Census, and aggressive redistricting are reshaping the political map in ways that could leave Democrats with far fewer paths to victory,” US Presidential Election News noted.
The site added that Americans are moving from states with high taxes and strict rules, like California, New York, and Illinois, to Texas, Florida, and the Carolinas. This is changing the balance of political power.
Analysts think that after the 2030 Census, Democratic strongholds would lose seats in Congress. California, New York, and Illinois are all expected to get smaller. Texas could get at least two more seats, and Florida is expected to get one more.
Each congressional seat is worth one electoral vote. This means that states that lean Democratic will lose power, while states that lean Republican will gain power. There are more than a dozen ways for Democrats to win the president right now, but by 2032, their choices may be limited to just a few. The article warned that even if they keep Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, the “blue wall,” the math might not be enough.
Democrats may need to win minor battlegrounds like Nevada, New Hampshire, and Arizona in order to win. If they lose even one of these states, the White House will go to the Republicans. In the South and Sun Belt, on the other hand, the GOP is strong, so they have several ways to win, even if they lose a state or two.
