DeSantis Dominates: Florida’s New Redistricting Masterclass

The redistricting fight for House of Representatives seats is on, across much of the fruited plain (except here in Alaska, where we only have one), and from Virginia to California, the race is on to jam as many red or blue districts as possible onto the map. 

In Florida, though, the fight is over, and the GOP in the Sunshine state has won the redistricting fight bigly. With his accustomed braggadocio, Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis, who may well be the best governor in the nation right now, signed a copy of the state's new district map and splashed it on his official X account.

Signed, Sealed, and Delivered. pic.twitter.com/mKFQdQ2Xbo

— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) May 4, 2026

Now that, right there, is how you count coup.

Here's what that map looks like when you put it in terms of red v. blue:

Florida now! pic.twitter.com/fP1L24tWVv

— Ward Clark (@TheGreatLander) May 4, 2026

Here's a little background, in case you weren't following what ended up being Florida's triumph:

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new congressional map into law Monday that could flip as many as four additional U.S. House seats to red, escalating a redistricting fight in the second-largest red state to combat the long-running Democratic sweep in the deep-blue Northeast.

"Signed, sealed and delivered," DeSantis hailed in a Monday X post, sharing an image of Florida’s newly redrawn districts.

The GOP-controlled Legislature passed the proposal just days earlier and the Senate approved it, one week after DeSantis’ office delivered the plan to lawmakers.

DeSantis and Republican allies have pointed to Florida’s population growth as justification for redrawing the map, which is expected to draw immediate legal challenges from Democrats and left-wing voting rights groups.

The timing of this, on what some are calling Star Wars day (May the 4th be with you), is appropriate, because this is The Way.

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Now, as noted, there will be legal challenges, no doubt, just as there were to Virginia's apparently sketchy process of redrawing the map. That's to be expected, and if I had to bet on the outcome, my money would be on Ron DeSantis and his team. But it's important to note that, in games like this, both sides play to win, and it's still a way until the 2026 midterms, not to mention the next presidential election in 2028. But remember, a recent Supreme Court decision may well open even more doors for the GOP.

Democrats have, until recently, been the kings of gerrymandering; just look at the district maps of Illinois or Maryland. But across the nation, Republicans are playing now, too, and all we can say about that is, it's about dang time.

Editor's Note: The Democrats are doing everything in their power to undermine the integrity of our elections.

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