US midterms: what impact did redistricting in California and Texas have?
France 24 examines how redrawing congressional district maps in California and Texas may have affected the US midterm results. California's move was a response to a Republican-led effort that began in Texas.
The French international news channel France 24 has looked at how redrawing congressional district boundaries in California and Texas may have affected the results of the US midterm elections. Midterms are the elections for Congress held midway through a presidential term. The report was prepared from Los Angeles by the channel's correspondent Wassim Cornet.
What happened before the vote
Last year, California voters approved a bill that temporarily changes the state's congressional map. The aim was to make certain congressional districts more favourable to the Democratic Party. Redrawing district boundaries in this way is known as redistricting.
California's step was a response to a Republican-led push to redraw districts that began in Texas. The maps of both states thus became part of the partisan contest over seats in the US Congress.
What the report examines
The video report considers what impact these efforts may have had on the outcome of the midterms. The short description of the source gives no specific results, figures or conclusions, so none are presented in this article.
