North Carolina Republican redistricting ‘dummymander’ backfires as Dems lead in 10 out of 14 congressional seats

Democrats Continue Midterm Blowout

“Democrats have extended their midterm dominance in North Carolina, notching four more victories — including three flips — in districts affected by Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting push last year,” Politico reports.

How North Carolina Democrats flipped several House seats in historically GOP districts

All of these seats were in districts redrawn in 2023 to favor Republican candidates.

The aftermath of the 2026 midterm elections in North Carolina

The 2026 midterms saw victories across North Carolina and the US for Democrats. Democrats now control both the US House and Senate in a repudiation of President Donald Trump’s agenda. Next year, Democrats are poised to lead the NC House of Representatives for the first time since 2010. The party swept all statewide judicial races, including re-electing Democrat Anita Earls to the NC Supreme Court. The post The aftermath of the 2026 midterm elect…

Democrats win majority in N.C. House

Democrats have won a majority of seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives for the first time since the landmark 2008 election that sent Barack Obama to the White House.

Democrats flip control of NC House for first time in 16 years

Democrats have flipped the North Carolina House for the first time in 16 years, coming one seat shy of a supermajority after flipping an estimated 22 seats.

Trump made a dummymander

There were so many satisfying results Tuesday it’s hard to keep track of them all, but busting the North Carolina gerrymander belongs near the top of the list: Republican state legislators were clear in October 2025, when they redrew North Carolina’s Congressional maps: they wanted Democratic US Rep. Don Davis out.  Redistricting normally takes place […] The post Trump made a dummymander appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.