Key State Calls Special Redistricting Session as GOP Moves to Redraw Maps

McKoon said the goal is to create districts “rooted in traditional, race-neutral principles,” including compactness and respect for county and municipal lines.

One likely target is Georgia’s 2nd Congressional District, currently represented by Democratic Rep. Sanford Bishop.

The district is one of the last remaining rural majority-Black congressional districts in the Deep South and has long been viewed by Republicans as vulnerable under the new Supreme Court standard.

The redistricting fight comes as Republicans across the country increasingly view the post-Callais environment as an opportunity to expand their congressional advantage ahead of the next decade of elections.