Majority of Indiana voters oppose mid-decade redistricting as White House increases pressure campaign
The article discusses widespread opposition among Indiana voters to mid-decade redistricting efforts, despite increased pressure from the trump administration adn White House officials. A recent poll shows that 52% of registered Indiana voters oppose redrawing congressional lines now, with 43% strongly against it. While Indiana’s Republican congressional delegation unanimously supports the push to redraw districts to favor Republicans, many state lawmakers, including prominent Republicans, resist the idea. Vice President JD Vance recently met with Republican state leaders to advocate for redistricting, but Governor Mike Braun and others remain noncommittal or opposed, citing lack of consensus. Additionally, the poll reveals strong opposition to gerrymandering overall and to federal interference in state politics. Indiana currently has a solid Republican majority in Congress and state elections. The article notes that similar redistricting efforts have increased nationwide ahead of the 2026 midterms, following pressure from former President Trump.
Majority of Indiana voters oppose mid-decade redistricting as White House increases pressure campaign
Most voters in Indiana oppose mid-decade redistricting as the Trump administration is increasing its pressure on state lawmakers to do so.
Fifty-two percent of registered voters in Indiana said they oppose redistricting now, and 43% indicated they “strongly” oppose it, according to a poll from the left-leaning firm Change Research obtained by Politico. Indiana is a strong Republican state, and President Donald Trump won the state with about 58% of the votes in the 2024 general election.
The poll was released as some Indiana state lawmakers were invited to a meeting with the White House on Tuesday. The Trump administration is increasing its pressure campaign on the lawmakers to redraw the state map.
While Indiana’s Republican congressional delegation has unanimously backed the push, state lawmakers appear to have little desire for it. Several Indiana Republicans have already said they will not support a mid-decade redistricting effort. Indiana Democrats remain united in their opposition.
Earlier this month, Vice President JD Vance traveled to Indiana to encourage Gov. Mike Braun (R-IN), Republican House Speaker Todd Huston, and Senate President Republican Rod Bray to redraw the state’s congressional districts to favor Republicans more heavily.
Republican leadership in the state has remained noncommittal to the idea. Braun most recently said he would not call a special session to redistrict “unless there is going to be general agreement that we need to.”
Huston is confirmed to visit the White House on Tuesday. Republican state Rep. Jim Lucas, who said he was “a hard (insert favorite Marine Corps word here) NO!” said he accepted the White House’s invitation.
“It’s an honor to be invited to the White House, and I’m not going to speculate on what the issues discussed might be,” Lucas told the Republic. “But I will still be a vocal no against Indiana redistricting midway through because Indiana is already such a red state.”
It is unclear how many of the rest of the 110 Republican state lawmakers have accepted the invitation.
The poll also found that nearly two-thirds of the survey respondents said gerrymandering should be illegal, and another two-thirds of those polled expressed opposition to the Trump administration interfering in their state’s politics.
The state has a 7-2 congressional makeup in favor of Republicans. In statewide and federal races, voters generally went about 60%-40% in favor of Republicans in the 2024 election.
REDISTRICTING WARS THREATEN TO MAKE CONGRESS MORE PARTISAN
A nationwide gerrymandering flurry began earlier this year after Trump pressured Texas to redraw its map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, in which Republicans are set to defend a razor-thin House majority.
The poll was conducted between Aug. 18 and 21 among 1,662 registered voters. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.
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