Indiana House passes new Republican-drawn congressional map

Source: NBC News

Dec. 5, 2025, 1:29 PM EST


The Indiana House on Friday approved a new congressional map designed to net Republicans two seats, setting up a clash over the redistricting effort pushed by President Donald Trump in the state Senate.

The bill passed the state House, 57-41. But Republican leaders in the Indiana Senate have said there is not enough support for the map, which is designed to give the GOP control of all nine of the state's congressional districts. But the White House has pressured reluctant Indiana lawmakers for months to redraw their map as Trump seeks to shore up his party's narrow U.S. House majority ahead of next year's midterm elections.

The fight has been divisive, leading to primary challenge threats and violent harassment against Republican lawmakers who oppose the new map. At least 11 elected Republicans in Indiana have been the victim of "swatting" attempts, which is when false police reports are made in an effort to draw an alarming law enforcement response, and other threats.

Reps. André Carson and Frank Mrvan are currently the lone Democrats representing Indiana in Congress. The Republican-drawn map would break up their districts. It proposes splitting Indianapolis into four districts, diluting the state’s Democratic vote hub, and dividing the Democratic-leaning northwestern part of the state into two districts.

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