Why was Kansas City's congressional seat held by a Democrat targeted in redistricting but St. Louis' was not?

Hundreds of Kansas City residents would get 2 votes in Congress because of redistricting error

In the bill text detailing Missouri's new congressional maps, one Kansas City precinct is included in both the 4th and 5th districts. That would mean those voters would get to vote for two representatives in Congress.

Other States Could Join Redistricting Fight as Missouri Moves Ahead—What to Know

More states could join the national scramble to redraw congressional maps after Missouri Republicans approved a plan targeting a seat that’s long been held by Democrats. That makes Missouri the third state to enter the fray of a growing national redistricting battle, which began after Texas took up President Donald Trump’s call for Republican states to change political boundaries. Texas’s plan would add five new Republican seats. It prompted Cal…

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.

Why was Kansas City's congressional seat held by a Democrat targeted in redistricting but St. Louis' was not?

"St. Louis is a protected seat from the Voting Rights Act, Kansas City is not," U.S. Rep. Mark Alford said in an interview with KSHB 41 News on Sept. 11, 2025.