North Carolina, GOP and congressional map
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‘Surgical racism’: North Carolina’s new map that ices out its only Black congressman ignites outrage
Republicans in North Carolina were slammed by critics who described the new congressional map as “morally wrong on all fronts.”
Civil rights attorneys announced plans Thursday to challenge North Carolina’s newly drawn congressional districts, arguing the Republican-led map is designed to weaken Black voting power in the state’s northeast.
The NC General Assembly approved the new Congressional map this week. It shifts the state's 1st Congressional District from a swing district to one where a Republican can more easily win.
North Carolina lawmakers issued final passage of its newly redrawn congressional map explicitly designed to give Republicans an edge in the 2026 midterm election.