“The number of seats in the House has been 435 since 1912, and the only exception was made in 1929 to allow the admission of Alaska and Hawaii into the US.”

“The most recent census was in 2020, and states completed their redistricting by 2022.”

“The term itself originates in the US, coined in 1812 after Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signed a bill creating a strangely shaped district that a newspaper likened to a salamander”

“Before the 2026 midterms, at least eight states - California, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Utah - passed new congressional maps, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.”

“On May 13, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) along with a coalition of civil rights and community organisations filed a lawsuit In Tennessee against the lawmakers who split the state’s only majority-Black district centred on Memphis.”

“Republicans hold the majority of the state's House seats at 25 to the Democrats' 13 [in Texas].”

“On April 27, the US Supreme Court reinstated the post-2020 congressional map drawn by Texas Republicans”

“Republicans represented six of Missouri's eight congressional districts [before the redistricting effort].”

“Governor Mike Kehoe, a Republican... signed the map into law in the same month for use in the 2026 elections.”

“California has the country's largest congressional delegation with 52 House seats”

“California voters approved a new Democratic-backed map under Proposition 50, known as the Election Rigging Response Act, in a 2025 special election.”

“Republicans now hold 10 of its 15 House seats [in Ohio]”