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Redistricting (Ohio)

The drawing of legislative and congressional district lines — in Ohio, a recurring flashpoint that has repeatedly determined who wins before voters cast a ballot.

The Ohio pattern

  • Voters added anti-gerrymander provisions to the state constitution in 2015 and 2018.
  • 2021–22: the Ohio Supreme Court struck down multiple maps as unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders (4–3, GOP chief justice as swing vote); her departure removed the check.
  • 2024: a citizen amendment to hand map-drawing to an independent commission failed at the ballot.
  • 2025: a new congressional map locked in a GOP advantage in 12 of 15 seats for the rest of the decade.

Why it matters

Maps decide competition. See how it plays out in OH-1 and OH-9.

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