The redistricting battles of the coming years will not just be about lines on a map. They will be about the future of American politics. Republicans stand to gain as population shifts push electoral power southward and westward. Democrats, meanwhile, face the challenge of adapting to a new reality where their once-reliable path to victory may no longer exist.
The story of the 2030s may already be written in Census numbers and moving vans. The question for both parties is whether they can adapt fast enough to meet a political landscape reshaped by the people themselves.
