Missouri
National gerrymander fight intensifies as Missouri referendum tests mid‑decade map
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Missouri Democrats and allied groups are racing to qualify a referendum to block a new Republican-drawn congressional map that targets a Democratic-held Kansas City seat and could give the GOP a 7–1 edge in the state’s U.S. House delegation. The campaign must submit roughly 106,000 valid signatures by Dec. 11, 2025, to put the map on hold until voters decide its fate in 2026, amid mounting court fights and a coordinated national redistricting push.
Missouri Republicans approved a new congressional map in 2025 that aims to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, prompting lawsuits and a possible statewide referendum. Supporters of the plan invoke an 'Air Bud'–style argument that the state constitution does not explicitly forbid mid-decade redistricting, while opponents hope courts or voters will overturn it.