State is the latest in the US conducting mid-decade gerrymandering to favor one party before the midterms US politics live – latest updates State is the latest in the US conducting mid-decade gerrymandering to favor one party before the midterms US politics live – latest updates Republican leaders in North Carolina said they will redraw their state’s congressional maps to add another Republican seat, becoming the latest in a growing list of states conducting mid-decade gerrymandering to favor