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Why some longtime gerrymandering opponents are reconsidering their views

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.

Hansi Lo Wang

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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