mid-decade redistricting

noun

ˈmid-ˈde-ˌkād- 

US : the act or practice of revising legislative districts outside of the 10-year schedule following the constitutionally mandated decennial census

Examples of mid-decade redistricting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The court ruled the new map will only go into effect if voters approve it after organizers opposing mid-decade redistricting collected more than 300,000 signatures to force a vote. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

The looming campaign for control of Congress saw states controlled by Democrats and Republicans enact mid-decade redistricting in hopes of maximizing the number of safe seats for their party. — Stephen Fowler, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026

The legal whiplash injected fresh confusion as both parties continue to wrangle over a mid-decade redistricting push and state election administrators scramble to prepare ballots for the November election. — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

The Maryland fight mirrors a broader, high-stakes mid-decade redistricting war, with Democrats and Republicans maneuvering for new House seats from California to Texas as 2028 approaches. — David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above