2025 Indiana redistricting
In October 2025, Indiana lawmakers began considering a redraw of the state's congressional districts to eliminate Democratic representation in the U.S. House of Representatives. The push followed calls from President Donald Trump, and after other states, including Texas, [2025 2025 California Proposition 50|California Proposition 50|California], Virginia, and Missouri, sought to gerrymander their congressional districts. The proposal was rejected in the State Senate on December 11.
Background
In 2025, after Texas adopted a new congressional map, California, in response, adopted their own.On October 10, 2025, Vice President JD Vance met in Indianapolis with Republican state legislators to discuss the "pros and cons" of redistricting.
Proposed legislation
A bill passed by the State House sought to amend Indiana's congressional districts to foster in more Republican support. The legislation, which was passed by the House on December 5, 2025, cracked Indiana's 1st and [Indiana's Indiana's 7th congressional district|7th congressional district|7th] districts. The 7th, which includes Indianapolis, was split between four different districts in the proposed map.| Political affiliation | Voted for | Voted against | No vote |
| Republican Party | 57 | 12 | 1 |
| [Indiana Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party|Democratic Party] | — | 29 | 1 |
| Total | 57 | 41 | 2 |
The proposal ran into strong opposition in the Republican-supermajority Senate, with over a dozen Republican Senators voicing opposition to the move ahead of the vote. In an attempt to pressure holdouts to vote in favor of redrawing the map, Trump vowed to back primary challengers to all Republicans who vote against it. Independent of these actions, a number of Senators were targets of threats of violence against them ahead of the vote, including bomb threats and swatting calls. The bill failed on December 11, 2025, after opposition votes came from 21 Republicans and all 10 Democrats.
| Political affiliation | Voted for | Voted against |
| Republican Party | 19 | 21 |
| Democratic Party | — | 10 |
| Total | 19 | 31 |