As Republicans move to redraw legislative maps in red states to pad their narrow House majority in Washington, some Democrats are rethinking their embrace of a nonpartisan approach to line-drawing that now complicates their party's ability to hit back before next year's midterm elections.

The newly proposed Republican map, at President Donald Trump’s urging, would give the party a potential backstop for keeping control of the House even if it performs poorly elsewhere in the 2026 elections.

The proposed map would give Republicans a chance to gain five U.S. House seats, including in Houston, Dallas and along the U.S.-Mexican border.