Missouri’s Legislature Adds Red Seat To Redistricting Map After Trump Push

Missouri Republicans scored a major political victory Friday, sending Gov. Mike Kehoe a new congressional redistricting map that is projected to give the GOP an even stronger edge in one of the nation’s reddest states.

The Missouri Senate approved the plan in a 21–11 vote after the state House advanced it earlier in the week. The new map would reshape the state’s congressional representation from the current 6–2 Republican advantage to a commanding 7–1 split.

President Donald Trump applauded the effort, hailing Missouri lawmakers for standing strong.

“Thank you very much to the Great State of Missouri for the redistricting, which will, hopefully, give us an additional Seat in Congress! A new, much fairer, and much improved, Congressional Map, has now overwhelmingly passed both Chambers of the Missouri Legislature,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

He added that the map “will help send an additional MAGA Republican to Congress in the 2026 Midterm Elections. It is wonderful to see Republicans in the ‘Show Me State’ standing up to Save our Country, and, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.”

State Sen. Nick Schroer, a Republican and member of Missouri’s Freedom Caucus, argued the map corrects past gerrymandering that shielded Democrats. He pointed to former maps that carved out favorable lines for Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, a longtime Democrat from Kansas City.

“So by way of keeping these counties back together, creating a map that is compact and contiguous, in essence, it’s making that seat more competitive,” Schroer told The Daily Wire.

Democrats accused Trump of meddling in state politics, but Republicans rejected the criticism, praising his leadership.

Rep. Holly Jones said, “To that point, this has been absolutely refreshing to have a president that is so involved and communicates so well to state legislatures. That has been amazing that the administration wants to work with us so closely.”

Rep. Justin Sparks agreed: “Having a presidential administration recognize that in order to get his mandate and his agenda passed that he has to work with the state legislatures to get that accomplished has been refreshing and very effective, and we’ve been very happy to help.”

The Missouri redistricting effort underscores a larger national trend reshaping political power. Analysts predict that after the 2030 Census, population shifts will further weaken Democratic strongholds like California, New York, and Illinois, while Republican-friendly states such as Texas, Florida, and the Carolinas are likely to gain seats.

Every congressional seat represents one electoral vote, and with Americans fleeing high-tax blue states for freer, business-friendly red states, the balance of power is expected to tilt further toward Republicans. As U.S. Presidential Election News noted, Democrats may find themselves with only a handful of viable paths to the White House by 2032, while Republicans will have multiple routes to victory — even if they lose a swing state or two.