Missouri House Passes 'Missouri First' Congressional Map, Reshaping 5th District

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Above: Lawmakers in the Missouri House of Representatives on Sept. 4, 2025. Image copyright: Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images

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Republican narrative

Missouri's current congressional map unfairly sends two Democrats to Washington despite Republicans holding every statewide office and supermajorities in both chambers. The new map ensures Missouri's conservative values are properly represented, creating more compact districts that better reflect the will of the voters. It also secures another Republican seat in Congress, delivering a victory for the state and the country by helping the GOP maintain its majority in the upcoming 2026 Midterm Elections.

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Democratic narrative

This redistricting plan breaks up Missouri’s 5th Congressional District, splitting historic neighborhoods like Troost Avenue and diluting the political power of Black and Latino voters in Kansas City. The current map, rated “A” for partisan fairness by the Princeton Gerrymandering Project, already provides balanced representation. The new map gives Republicans an unfair 7-to-1 advantage, bypasses post-census procedures, violates the Voting Rights Act and ignores more pressing issues facing Missourians. It must be challenged in court.

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