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 Senate approved 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.

North Carolina is the latest Republican-led state to reshape a congressional district in hopes of boosting the GOP's chances of keeping the House in next year's midterms. The North Carolina House on Wednesday passed a new congressional map that shifts the state's major battleground Democratic-held House district and makes it more favorable to conservatives,

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

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

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.

The state House of Representatives is likely to approve the new map later this week, and the governor cannot veto it, per the State Constitution.

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

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.