Trump Lays Out Plan for Enormous 100-Seat Republican Majority in the House

President Donald Trump is celebrating a major legislative victory in Texas and laying out a bold vision for Republicans to secure a commanding 100-seat majority in the House of Representatives.

On Wednesday, the Texas House passed a redistricting map designed to strengthen Republican control. The president hailed the development as a model for other GOP-led states.

“Big WIN for the Great State of Texas!!! Everything Passed, on our way to FIVE more Congressional seats and saving your Rights, your Freedoms, and your Country, itself. Texas never lets us down,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

He added: “Florida, Indiana, and others are looking to do the same thing. More seats equals less Crime, a great Economy, and a STRONG SECOND AMENDMENT. It means Happiness and Peace.”

But the president also made clear that redistricting alone is not enough to ensure Republican dominance. “But Republicans, there is one thing even better – STOP MAIL-IN VOTING, a total fraud that has no bounds. Also, go to PAPER BALLOTS before it is too late – At one tenth the cost, faster, and more reliable. If we do these TWO things, we will pick up 100 more seats, and the CROOKED game of politics is over,” he declared.

A Historic Goal

Trump’s vision is ambitious but not without precedent. The last time Republicans held a majority greater than 100 seats was after the 1928 election. Their largest margin came in 1920, when the GOP commanded 302 seats to Democrats’ 132.

Achieving such a majority today, however, faces structural obstacles—chief among them the widespread adoption of mail-in voting, which Democrats continue to exploit to their advantage.

Mail-In Voting’s Impact

History shows that presidents with approval ratings under 50 percent typically see their parties routed in the midterms. In 1994, Democrats lost 54 seats under Bill Clinton. Republicans dropped 30 in 2006 under George W. Bush. Barack Obama’s Democrats lost 63 in 2010.

In 2018, when Trump’s approval rating was measured at 40 percent, Republicans lost 40 seats. And in 2022, despite Joe Biden’s low 40 percent approval rating, Republicans picked up only 10 seats, barely taking the House with a 222–213 edge.

What changed? Voting methods. According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Data Science Lab, just 26 percent of voters cast ballots by mail in 2010. By 2022, more than half of Americans voted outside Election Day.

MIT researchers explained, “Another question surrounding [Vote By Mail] is whether it increases voter fraud. Two major features of VBM raise these concerns. First, the ballot is cast outside the public eye, and thus the opportunities for coercion and voter impersonation are greater. Second, the transmission path for VBM ballots is not as secure as traditional in-person ballots.”

While the school noted fraud is rarely documented, it acknowledged that “fraud with VBM voting seems to be more frequent than with in-person voting.”

Democrats Still Lean on Mail-In Ballots

The New York Times reported in January that Democrats continue to dominate mail-in voting, though Republicans gained ground in 2024. In Pennsylvania, the GOP share of mail-in voters rose to 33 percent in 2024 from 24 percent in 2020, while Democrats dropped from 65 percent to 56 percent.

A Legislative Battle Ahead

Trump’s call to end mail-in voting and mandate paper ballots would likely pass the Republican-led House. But in the Senate, Democrats would almost certainly filibuster the legislation, blocking meaningful reform in the short term.

Still, the president’s message is clear: for Republicans to achieve a transformative 100-seat majority, they must not only redraw maps but also restore trust in America’s elections.