How to Use redistrict in a Sentence

redistrict

verb
  • The town was redistricted last year.
  • No one wants to have to redistrict, and the perfect time to have done so was when schools were closing.
    — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Each state must redistrict every decade, based on the census.
    — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Which states might redistrict in 2026?
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 1 May 2026
  • Tennessee may try to redistrict as well.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 1 May 2026
  • Usually, states redistrict at the start of the decade when the census results come in.
    — Saige Miller, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Usually states just redistrict after the census at the start of the decade.
    — Larry Kaplow, NPR, 9 May 2026
  • Since then, both red and blue states have taken to their state legislatures to redistrict.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • Usually, states redistrict at the start of the decade after the census count.
    — Gavin Jackson, NPR, 26 May 2026
  • Trump allies suggested there was a deal between the two men to not redistrict in either of their states.
    — Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2025
  • What states might redistrict for the 2028 cycle?
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 1 May 2026
  • The school board will ultimately decide how or whether to redistrict, as required by state law.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2021
  • Our children were redistricted to what was considered the worst high school in the county.
    — baltimoresun.com, 3 Dec. 2019
  • For a state to redistrict its congressional seats again in the middle of the decade was almost unheard of.
    — Richard Pildes, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Maryland is one of two states that withstood demands from the national parties to redistrict.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Usually states redistrict early in the decade after the census count.
    — Larry Kaplow, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
  • States usually redistrict early in each decade after the census count.
    — Larry Kaplow, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Do lawmakers want to redistrict?
    — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Texas's move to redistrict, which is usually only done once a decade, has set up a redistricting race around the country.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Usually, states redistrict at the start of the decade after the national census.
    — NPR, 18 Nov. 2025
  • When this happens, most states redistrict not only for Congress but for their own legislative offices as well.
    — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Some Democrats in Maryland and Illinois have called for their states to redistrict, but not all leaders have bought in.
    — Emily Chang, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • To redistrict now, Soliday said the legislature has to look at the facts and the long-term and short-term effects.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
  • In that scenario, Towson-area students would be redistricted to other schools.
    — Libby Solomon, baltimoresun.com, 13 July 2018
  • Virginia Democrats are also looking to redistrict.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Now, Texas must redistrict to handle the influx of new movers, many of whom are California refugees.
    — Tara Suter, The Hill, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Maryland could redistrict, but that state only has one Republican seat.
    — NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The new lines were drawn as part of a push by both parties to redistrict for their advantage in time for the 2026 midterm elections.
    — ABC News, 9 May 2026
  • The Buckeye State is formally required to redistrict this year.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Florida Republicans may also redistrict and could pick up a few more seats.
    — Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Nov. 2025

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