Article I gives Congress power over elections—why does gerrymandering let Republicans hold 220 House seats in 2025 despite losing the popular vote in 7 districts?

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Article I, Section 4 gives state legislatures power to set election districts. State lawmakers redraw maps every ten years to favor their party. In Rucho v. Common Cause (2019), the Supreme Court ruled federal courts cannot review partisan gerrymandering. Republicans controlled redistricting in key states after 2020, drawing maps that cracked Democratic cities across multiple districts or packed them into few districts, letting the GOP win more House seats than their statewide vote share would suggest.

Article I gives Congress power over elections—why does gerrymandering let Republicans hold 220 House seats in 2025 despite losing the popular vote in 7 districts?

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