Trump’s redistricting push suffers setbacks in Alabama, South Carolina
President Trump's efforts to redraw electoral maps in Alabama and South Carolina faced significant challenges. In South Carolina, Republican senators sided with Democrats to reject a proposed map targeting a long-serving Black Democrat. Meanwhile, a federal court blocked Alabama's map, citing intentional discrimination against Black voters, prompting an appeal to the Supreme Court.
- ▪Republican state senators in South Carolina voted against a map aimed at dismantling a district held by Black Democrat James Clyburn.
- ▪A federal panel ruled that Alabama's proposed map intentionally discriminated against Black voters and could not be used in the upcoming elections.
- ▪The Supreme Court previously lifted a ruling blocking Alabama from using a discriminatory map, but the federal panel maintained its stance against it.
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Trump’s redistricting push suffers setbacks in Alabama, South CarolinaSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPeople march at a rally against US redistricting efforts, outside the state capitol building in Montgomery, Alabama, on May 16, 2026.PHOTO: REUTERSPublished May 27, 2026, 02:45 AMUpdated May 27, 2026, 02:45 AMWASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s push for Republican states to draw new, more favourable electoral maps ahead of November’s midterm elections suffered twin setbacks on May 26, when efforts in South Carolina and Alabama to reshape US House of Representatives districts were both stymied.In South Carolina, several Republican state senators broke with their party and voted with Democrats to reject a new map aimed at dismantling the district held by US…
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