The end of 2025 brings us to the beginning of a midterm election year, and that means questions

about whether power will shift in Washington. Dozens of members of Congress are heading

toward the exit, and a handful of states are shaking up their political maps to try and lock

in partisan gains. Lisa Desjardin is here to walk through the numbers at the super screen. Lisa,

thank you very much.

So let's start with what is certain. Where is redistricting in place and which party benefits?

We've talked a lot about the two biggest states involved here, Texas, where Republicans began

this redistricting war, and California, where Democrats responded. In each of those states,

the parties respectively expect to pick up between three and five seats.

But let's talk about the three states that have also remapped.

Those are for Republicans, Ohio and North Carolina, where they expect to pick up a couple of seats.

But Democrats also have an opportunity as well.

Utah, where a court-ordered map means

they could pick up a seat around Salt Lake City. So take these five states where new maps will be

in place, and what do you get? Here's a cheat sheet. This is a way to think about this math.

The Republicans, these are where they expect to pick up. But if you look at it, their Texas gains really are washed out by the California for Republicans.

Same thing.

North Carolina, that basically is canceled out by the potential in Utah.

That leaves us with Ohio, where the Cook Political Report forecast that Republicans stand to either have a wash or pick up a couple of seats.

And that's the story right now of where these maps stand.

Essentially, Republicans either will have a wash or pick up a couple with the maps certainly in place.

Okay, so the states where it's locked in may give Republicans an edge.

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