Ron DeSantis and Florida Republicans prepare for next round of 2026 redistricting fight

President Donald Trump’s yearlong effort to redraw congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterms has not gone as planned.

President Donald Trump’s yearlong effort to redraw congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterms has not gone as planned. But Republicans have one last mid-decade redistricting battleground on the table: Florida.

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At the urging of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida state lawmakers will gather in Tallahassee next week for a special legislative session to consider redrawing the state’s 28 congressional districts — a move that could lead to between two and five new GOP-leaning seats. But it has drawn opposition from many in his own party because of concerns it could dilute existing Republican-held seats to the point where the party could lose incumbents in the fall.

That reflects a gloomy political environment for Republicans at the moment. So far, even the Trump-led mid-decade redistricting cycle has disappointed the White House.