FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: A large majority of likely Republican primary voters in four Indiana Senate districts support the Hoosier State’s redistricting effort, even though the senators representing them reportedly plan to oppose it, a new survey shows.
Heritage Action surveyed 1321 likely Republican primary voters in the four districts represented by Sens. Ed Charbonneau, Blake Doriot, Travis Holdman, and Ryan Mishler. The survey ran from Dec. 5 to Dec. 10.
When asked, “Do you agree that Indiana should pass new congressional maps to protect our voice in Congress?” more than two-thirds (68.3%) said yes, while 23.5% said no.
Researchers only spoke to likely Republican primary voters in Mishler’s district on Monday. In that district, 75% of respondents said they support redistricting, while only 16.7% said they oppose it, for a ratio of 4.5 to 1.
While the survey is not scientific, it does suggest firm support for the maps.
President Donald Trump has advocated mid-decade redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
The Indiana House passed the GOP-backed congressional map, known as Map 90, on Friday, in a 57-41 vote. The proposal advanced out of the Indiana Senate Elections Committee Monday night, and reports suggest the upper chamber may vote on it this week.
Republicans represent seven out of the Hoosier State’s nine congressional districts, but analysts suggest the new map would give the two Democrat-held districts to Republicans, leading to a 9-0 congressional delegation from Indiana.
Republicans hold a slim 219-213 majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, with three vacancies. Map 90 may bolster that majority.
Redistricting, the process of redrawing districts for representation in the U.S. House of Representatives, gained renewed attention after the Texas Legislature restarted the process earlier this year. Trump has encouraged Republicans to seek advantages through redistricting, and Democrats responded by demanding redistricting of their own.
The Government Accountability Office found that the 2020 census undercounted Republican-leaning states and overcounted Democratic-leaning states, further leading Trump to call for mid-decade redistricting.
Republicans enjoy hefty majorities in the Indiana House (70-30) and Senate (40-10), but the bill’s fate remains uncertain, as some Republican lawmakers have expressed concerns about mid-decade redistricting.
State Sens. Eric Bassler, Greg Walker, and Kyle Walker, opponents of the redistricting measure, are not seeking reelection next year, CBS News reported.
The Daily Signal reached out to Charbonneau, Doriot, Holdman, and Mishler, but they did not immediately respond to a request for comment. This story will be updated with any response.
