Redistricting battles are happening all across the country, and Missouri's is making headlines thanks to President Donald Trump's influence.
According to Fox News, the president and the White House scored another massive political victory this week after the Missouri state Senate, in a special legislative session, passed a new congressional map that stands a strong chance at giving Republicans an extra House seat before the 2026 midterms.
The new congressional map passed the Republican-led state Senate in a 21-11 vote, sparking celebrations across the Republican side this week.
Missouri is one of the states that has taken action to pass new congressional maps that will likely hand Republicans a major advantage ahead of the next election cycle.
The bill's passing in the state Senate is especially critical since it had already cleared the state's House of Representatives. Now, it only needs to go to Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe for a signature.
Fox News noted:
Missouri, a one-time swing state that has dramatically shifted to the right over the past decade and a half, is the latest battleground in the congressional redistricting showdown after the passage of new maps in GOP-dominated Texas and a redistricting push by Democrats in heavily blue California.
Gov. Kehoe will presumably sign the bill with a smile on his face, given that he recently bragged about the benefits of the new map for Missourians.
"Missouri’s conservative, commonsense values should be truly represented at all levels of government, and the Missouri First Map delivers just that," the governor said recently.
President Trump had touted the new congressional map as much more "fair" than the previous version.
ABC7 noted:
On his social media site Friday, Trump touted Missouri's "much fairer, and much improved, Congressional map" that he said "will help send an additional MAGA Republican to Congress in the 2026 Midterm Elections."
Republicans and conservatives across social media reacted to the news of the passing of the map.
🚨 BREAKING: Missouri’s redrawn U.S. Congress map has now PASSED both the Senate and the House, and will soon be signed into law by the Governor
Republicans are set to gain ANOTHER seat in Congress, so President Trump is celebrating
“It is wonderful to see Republicans in the… pic.twitter.com/I6SAycFWnY
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 12, 2025
"That’s right. We are taking America back," one X user wrote.
Another X user wrote, "Congrats Missouri! You will be saved from your oppression!"
