Redistricting in Indiana ahead of the 2026 elections
Redistricting is the process of enacting new district boundaries for elected offices, particularly for offices in the U.S. House of Representatives and state legislatures. This article covers redistricting activity in Indiana after the 2024 elections and before the 2026 elections.
On October 27, 2025, Gov. Mike Braun (R) called a special session for mid-decade congressional redistricting to begin November 3, 2025.[1] While the legislature did not meet in November, on December 1, 2025, Indiana House Republicans released a draft congressional map that could result in nine Republican districts and no Democratic districts.[2] On December 5, 2025, the Indiana House voted 57-41 to approve a new map that aimed to net two additional Republican districts.[3] On December 11, 2025, the Indiana Senate voted 31-19 against the redistricting bill. Twenty-one of the chamber's Republicans joined the 10 Democrats in rejecting the new map.[4]
This article documents the redistricting effort in Indiana ahead of the 2026 elections. To read about redistricting in Indiana after the 2020 census, click here.
- Indiana redistrictingIndiana's mid-decade congressional redistricting
- Court challengesLitigation over the redrawn map
- National contextRedistricting in other states ahead of the 2026 elections
Redistricting in Indiana ahead of the 2026 elections
A mid-decade redistricting effort in Indiana ended with a Senate vote on December 11, 2025 against the new map, which would have shifted Indiana's two Democratic districts toward Republicans.[5]
Comparison of old and new congressional map
The map below reflects Indiana's current congressional boundaries, enacted on October 4, 2021. Had a new map passed, this section would have shown a comparison of the old and new map.
Timeline of mid-decade redistricting in Indiana
The timeline below tracks Indiana redistricting updates ahead of the 2026 elections, including map proposal and approval and major court filings. For more information about litigation over the new congressional map, click here.
- December 11, 2025
The Indiana Senate vote 31-19 against a new congressional map. Twenty-one Republicans joined the chamber's 10 Democrats in voting against the redraw.[6]
Court challenges
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As of January 29, 2026, Indiana had not enacted a new map ahead of the 2026 elections.
To read about litigation over the map passed after the 2020 census, click here.
National overview
As of February 2026, six states had congressional district maps that were subject to change before the 2026 elections, and six states—California, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, and Utah—had new congressional maps. Three states were reportedly exploring voluntary redistricting, and three states had congressional maps that were subject to change due to litigation. Before 2025, only two states had conducted voluntary mid-decade redistricting since 1970.[13]
The map below shows redistricting activity between the 2024 and 2026 elections.
The table below shows redistricting activity between the 2024 and 2026 elections as well as the pre-redistricting U.S. House delegation in each state.
| State | Reason for redistricting | Status | Method of redistricting | U.S. House delegation before redistricting | Potential result of new maps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New map enacted | |||||
| California | Voluntary redistricting | Voters approved the use of a new map on Nov. 4, 2025. | Commission | 43 D - 9 R | +5 D |
| Missouri | Voluntary redistricting | Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) signed new map into law on Sept. 28, 2025. | Legislature-dominant | 6 R - 2 D | +1 R |
| North Carolina | Voluntary redistricting | Legislature passed new map into law on Oct. 22, 2025 | Legislature-dominant | 10 R - 4 D | +1 R |
| Ohio | Required by law to redistrict | Redistricting commission approved a new map on Oct. 31, 2025 | Legislature-dominant | 10 R -5 D | +2 R |
| Texas | Voluntary redistricting | U.S. Supreme Court ruled the new Texas map could be used in 2026 | Legislature-dominant | 25 R -12 D with 1 vacancy | +5 R |
| Utah | Changed due to litigation | Court approved new plaintiff-submitted map | Legislature-dominant | 4 R - 0 D | +1 D |
| Net | +3 R | ||||
| New map possible | |||||
| Florida | Voluntary redistricting | Special session to occur April 2026 | Legislature-dominant | 20 R - 8 D | - |
| Georgia | Subject to change due to litigation | Litigation ongoing | Legislature-dominant | 9 R - 5 D | - |
| Louisiana | Subject to change due to litigation | Litigation ongoing | Legislature-dominant | 4 R - 2 D | - |
| Maryland | Voluntary redistricting | House approved new map | Legislature-dominant | 7 D - 1 R | - |
| New York | Subject to change due to litigation | Litigation ongoing | Hybrid | 19 D - 7 R | - |
| Virginia | Voluntary redistricting | Constitutional amendment to allow redistricting pending voter approval | Hybrid | 6 D - 5 R | - |
See also
- Redistricting ahead of the 2026 elections
- Redistricting in Indiana
- State-by-state redistricting procedures
- Majority-minority districts
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- All About Redistricting
- Dave's Redistricting
- FiveThirtyEight, "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State"
- National Conference of State Legislatures, "Redistricting Process"
- FairVote, "Redistricting"
Footnotes
- ↑ Indiana Capital Chronicle, "Indiana governor summons lawmakers for redistricting session amid national GOP pressure," October 27, 2025
- ↑ Indiana Capital Chronicle, "Indiana Republicans release proposed congressional redistricting plan," December 1, 2025
- ↑ Indiana Capital Chronicle, "Indiana House approves redistricting bill, sending issue to state Senate," December 5, 2025
- ↑ Axios, "Indiana Senate rejects Trump's redistricting effort," December 11, 2025
- ↑ Axios, "Indiana Senate rejects Trump's redistricting effort," December 11, 2025
- ↑ Axios, "Indiana Senate rejects Trump's redistricting effort," December 11, 2025
- ↑ Indiana Capital Chronicle, "Indiana House approves redistricting bill, sending issue to state Senate," December 5, 2025
- ↑ Indiana Capital Chronicle, "Indiana Republicans release proposed congressional redistricting plan," December 1, 2025
- ↑ Indiana Capital Chronicle, "Indiana House returning next week to address redistricting; Senate to join Dec. 8," November 25, 2025
- ↑ Politico, "Indiana redistricting push likely dead despite White House pressure," November 14, 2025
- ↑ Indiana Capital Chronicle, "Indiana lawmakers set mid-cycle redistricting work for December," November 3, 2025
- ↑ Associated Press, "Indiana governor calls a special session to redraw US House maps as redistricting battle spreads," October 27, 2025
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "Redistricting between censuses has been rare in the modern era," August 28, 2025
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