Gerrymandering Is Unpopular with Florida Voters – My Recent Survey Shows Why DeSantis Pushed It Through Anyway

DeSantis takes a victory lap after Legislature OKs his redistricting map

Color coded map of Ron DeSantis congressional map that was distributed to Fox News on April 27, 2028.Gov. Ron DeSantis was feeling good Thursday, a day after the Florida Legislature passed his redrawn congressional districts map, which could increase Republicans’ advantage in Florida’s U.S. House delegation to 24-4 over Democrats. The vote came as the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back a key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act that prevented …

Gerrymandering is unpopular with Florida voters – my recent survey shows why DeSantis pushed it through anyway

State Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Fla., speaks against mid-decade redistricting during a special session of the Florida Legislature on April 29, 2026. AP Photo/Mike StewartThe Sunshine State has joined Texas, California and a handful of other states in the battle of mid-decade redistricting. On April 29, 2026, in a near party-line vote, the Florida Legislature adopted new congressional maps drawn by a staffer of Gov. Ron DeSantis. The GOP-led effort cou…

Florida legislature passes new redistricting plan

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Florida Disregards its Constitution and Passes Mid-Census Partisan Redrawn Congressional Maps

Today is a heavy day. Florida’s Constitution is unambiguous: we are not permitted to draw maps with the intent to favor or disfavor a political party, and yet…

Republican-led Florida Legislature approves DeSantis redistricting map

The Florida Legislature on Wednesday approved a congressional redistricting map pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and likely to favor Republicans.

Florida Legislature Passes New Congressional District Map

The Florida state legislature on Wednesday passed a new map for congressional district boundaries. The newly-drawn borders are expected to add around four new seats for Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives. The measure was voted on in both the Florida Senate and House on Wednesday, passing both chambers. The vote was mostly along partisan lines, with the Republican majorities carrying the redistricting in both instances. One Republic…