North Carolina becomes the third state where Republicans have heeded Trump's call and approved new district lines ahead of next year's midterms.

The North Carolina House on Wednesday gave final approval to a new congressional map aimed at helping Republicans eke out an additional GOP seat to help shore up the party’s majority in the US House after next year’s midterm elections.

From the onset, supporters of California’s mid-cycle redistricting plan have called it a “response” to Republicans.

A North Carolina state House committee voted Tuesday to advance a new congressional map over the objections of Democrats and some protesters -- setting up a vote in the full House on a measure that could net the Republican Party a new seat in the 2026 midterms.

Tuesday, Oct. 21, is the last day to request an absentee ballot for the November general election in North Carolina.

On I-95 in North Carolina, 181 miles separate South Carolina and Virginia. The 12th District on that map snaked along Interstate 85 between Durham and Mecklenburg counties through Orange, Alamance, Guilford, Forsyth, Davidson, Rowan and Iredell counties.

North Carolina Republicans have redrawn the state's congressional map, placing the seat of Democratic Rep. Don Davis in jeopardy.

Republican lawmakers are swiftly acting to pass a new congressional map that will likely flip a Democratic seat in Congress despite public pushback.

Early voting has commenced for North Carolina's November 2025 municipal elections across 380 municipalities, ending November 1. With low odd-year turnout, locals are urged to vote for leaders who impact community decisions.