Why St. Louis' Congressional Seat Wasn't Targeted in Redistricting

Why St. Louis' congressional seat wasn't targeted in redistricting

ST. LOUIS - Missouri lawmakers approved a new map for the state's Congressional districts last week, and the highly-anticipated redistricting plan could be signed by the governor as soon as Wednesday. Redistricting, the process of drawing district boundaries of near-equal populations to elect officials, is required near the start of every decade in Missouri, following the release of U.S. Census data. The state finalized its current congressional…

Missouri Legislature Passes Gerrymandered Congressional Map

Source: Dennis Macdonald / Getty Missouri’s redistricting effort has proven successful, as the Missouri state Senate passed a new gerrymandered congressional map on Friday. According to CBS News, Missouri’s current congressional map has six seats in Republican districts and two in Democratic districts. The new map passed by the Missouri state legislature splits up the Kansas City district currently represented by Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver …

Missouri is set to sign its new congressional map into law

Democrats currently hold two House seats in Missouri.