VRA Cuts Create Swing Districts

Updated: 2025.10.16 6D ago 1 sources
Striking or narrowing Section 2 would let red states dismantle some minority‑majority Democratic seats, but those voters don’t disappear—they spill into surrounding districts, often making them competitive. A WAR‑adjusted model that accounts for incumbency and candidate strength suggests GOP gains grow, but a locked‑in House majority is not inevitable. — This reframes legal‑map outcomes by replacing 'one‑party rule' doom with a geography‑driven shift toward more swing seats, changing how parties plan litigation, mapping, and resource allocation.

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Lakshya Jain 2025.10.16 100% relevant
The authors’ redistricting simulation that redistributes 2024 presidential vote shares and adjusts for incumbents’ WAR to estimate net House effects after a Section 2 rollback.
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