Indiana State Senate Republicans Reject Redistricting In Rebuke To Trump
Likely costs Republicans two congressional seats in a midterm where two seats could be the difference in control of the House and whether Democrats get to unleash investigations and impeachment.
The national redistricting war will be won by Republicans if Republicans stay unified, because Democrats already have close-to-maxed out their own states.
Texas (Red) and California (Blue) redistricting offset each other. But there are more red states where seats can be gained, and Indiana could net Republicans two seats. Trump pushed very hard for redistricting in Indiana.
Trump calls out Indiana Republicans over Redistricting: “If Republicans will not do what’s necessary to save our Country, they will eventually lose everything to the Democrats.” pic.twitter.com/iW4SKDnYej
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) December 11, 2025
But that’s not happening.
The Indy Star reports:
The Indiana Senate rejected mid-decade redistricting today, capping off a bitter state fight for control of Congress that has divided the GOP, spurred violent threats and dramatically changed the political landscape ahead of the midterm elections.
The failure will likely be seen by President Donald Trump and his allies as a rebuke of his vision for cementing a congressional majority at all costs. Several groups have promised to spend top dollar on unseating those who oppose redistricting, setting the stage for a messy primary if the Senate did not pass the bill.
If it had succeeded, Indiana will join a handful of other states who have changed their maps mid-decade for political goals, likely eliminating Indiana’s two Democratic congressional seats and fracturing Indianapolis in the process.
Up until the vote, it was unclear what the Senate would choose today, as lawmakers who have shared their stances publicly seemed to be evenly split. The consequences of this vote are likely to reverberate across the state and nation for years to come.
Rod Bray, the Senate leader in Indiana, has consistently told us he wouldn't fight redistricting while simultaneously whipping his members against it. That level of dishonesty cannot be rewarded, and the Indiana GOP needs to choose a side. https://t.co/63Vg7qkpDg
— JD Vance (@JDVance) December 11, 2025
Fox News adds more on the missed opportunity:
After months of arm-twisting by the president, top allies and aligned groups, the Indiana Senate voted down a new map championed by Trump that would have created two more right-leaning congressional districts in the solidly red Midwestern state, where the GOP controls seven of Indiana’s nine U.S. House seats.
The districts of Democratic Reps. Frank Mrvan and Andre Carson would have been eliminated.
The vote in the chamber was 31-19, with 21 Republicans joining 10 Democrats in voting against the new map….
The redistricting bill last week passed the Indiana House 57-41, with a dozen GOP lawmakers voting against the measure. But the stakes were much higher in the state Senate, where the GOP also holds a super majority, and Republican leaders in the chamber had resisted Trump’s efforts to draw new congressional maps.
🚨 BREAKING: The Indiana Senate just rejected the 9-0 congressional map.
Only 19 Republicans voted for it in chamber with a supermajority.
Pathetic. pic.twitter.com/XmgbDICtdL
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) December 11, 2025
There seems to be a lot of blame:
Redistricting fails in Indiana, and there is a lot of blame to go around.@93wibc https://t.co/i9OEOoaeXf pic.twitter.com/clqY9bxILW
— Tony Katz (@tonykatz) December 11, 2025
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I’m sorry but this would never happen if democrats were in office
I’m sure Soros has a parting gift package for the RINOs
Two observations. The Senate President is a friend and supporter of Mike Pence. The Indiana Senate is infested with RINO’s. The rino in its natural environment will do anything to screw President Trump.
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