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

Mobile, meanwhile, was redrawn after mid-decade redistricting to be in Alabama's 1st Congressional District. — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

The decision blessed the Florida Legislature’s mid-decade redistricting, which diluted a majority Black district in South Florida expected to be represented come January by Democrat Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, who is white. — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Before 2025, only two states had done mid-decade redistricting since 1970. — Kiara Adams, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

An unusual mid-decade redistricting wave, including in California, has left 1 in 10 Americans in new congressional districts as voting-rights advocates urge people to cast ballots early, in person or by mail. — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above