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Why some longtime gerrymandering opponents are reconsidering their views

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By Hansi Lo Wang

Published September 6, 2025 at 7:47 AM EDT

The congressional redistricting fights that President Trump has sparked in Texas, California and Missouri are leading some advocacy groups to reconsider their position on partisan gerrymandering.

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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) is a national correspondent for NPR reporting on the people, power and money behind the U.S. census.

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