Democrats in Florida are a minority and it could get even worse for them later this year once the GOP-controlled state legislature begins its redistricting process.
This could make it even more difficult for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to keep her iron grip on the U.S. House and puts her speakership in jeopardy given Republicans are the clear favorites to take back the lower chamber in November’s midterms.
Democrats fear that Republicans will use the state’s massive population growth, especially along the key I-4 corridor, which grew the most over the past decade, as a means of eliminating some of their congressional seats the way Democrats are planning to blot out GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s seat in blue Illinois.
“To understand how Florida’s redistricting process will dramatically reshape the state’s political lines and congressional map, look at Democratic Rep. Darren Soto’s district along the fabled I-4 corridor,” the outlet reported.
“Soto’s 9th District, which stretches from Orlando into the communities of Osceola County clustered near Disney World and then along the southern side of Interstate 4, saw the largest amount of growth of any congressional district in the nation between 2010 and 2020, according to a POLITICO analysis. His district now has nearly 1 million residents,” the outlet continued.
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