The newly proposed map would significantly reshape two North Texas districts currently represented by Democrats. "There are ...

The new map will lower the Black voting-age population in Carter’s district to 51%, while drawing a new 6th Congressional District as a narrow strip through the center of the state, from ...

"It was 100% about race," Szetela said. Commissioner M.C. Rothhorn said he supported some of Szetela's concerns, but did not believe race dominated the map drawing process.

Big Number 26.8%. That’s how much of Alabama’s population is Black, according to the Census. White people make up almost 69% of the state, and no other race or ethnicity accounts for more than ...

On Thursday, the judges decided to enforce the third map drawn by the special master. The map doesn't include a second majority-Black district. District 2 has a Black voting-age population of 48.7%.

Alabama Republicans rejected calls to draw a second majority-Black congressional district, instead creating a map that Democrats say completely ignores a recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters to proceed, rejecting the state's plea to retain ...

Given that certain demographic groups have aligned tightly with political parties — 90 percent of Black voters in Georgia voted Democratic in 2020, for example — officials drawing ...

By contrast, the district drafted by GOP lawmakers and unanimously rejected by the three judges had a Black voting-age population of 39.9%, meaning it would continue to elect mostly white ...