Democrats unveil state legislative map for the next election cycle with eyes on opposing Trumps agenda and redistricting

Source: NBC News

Feb. 11, 2025, 5:00 AM EST / Updated Feb. 11, 2025, 9:13 AM EST


The arm of the Democratic Party focused on state legislative races announced its initial target map for the upcoming election cycle Tuesday, identifying 10 states where they will seek to combat President Donald Trump’s agenda and prepare for the next redistricting cycle at the end of the decade.

In plans shared first with NBC News, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) will target the state Houses in Virginia and Pennsylvania, where Democrats have one-seat majorities, as well as both chambers of the state Legislature in Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and Alaska.

The legislatures in those four states are narrowly divided. Minnesota's House is expected to be tied following a special election next month, while Democrats have a one-seat majority in the state Senate. In Michigan, Democrats hold a one-seat majority in the state Senate while Republicans have a three-seat majority in the state House. Wisconsin Republicans have a two-seat majority in the state Senate and a five-seat majority in the state House, while the Alaska Legislature is governed by multipartisan coalitions with significant numbers of Democrats.

The DLCC will also attempt to cut into Republican majorities in the Arizona House and Senate, the Georgia House and the New Hampshire House and in both chambers in North Carolina. Just one seat in the North Carolina House keeps the GOP from a legislative supermajority, protecting the Democratic governor’s veto power. State legislative Democrats fared slightly better than their top-of-the-ticket counterparts in 2024, maintaining control of the Pennsylvania House and breaking supermajorities in Wisconsin and North Carolina.

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