Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma and Wisconsin will lose one seat apiece. Redistricting across the 50 states won't begin until March, when the Census Bureau is scheduled to release detailed population data down to the block level. Control in state legislatures, like politics throughout the country as reflected in the presidential election, is nearly even. Nationally, Republicans control legislatures in 18 states, while Democrats dominate in 16 states. Party control is split between the upper and lower chambers in 15 states.
Democrats control the legislatures in California, Georgia and North Carolina.
The legislatures in Arizona, Colorado, Texas and Nevada are shared, with Republicans controlling one chamber and Democrats the other. In Pennsylvania, which lost two seats, a solid GOP majority in the legislature will draw the new map, naturally expected to favor Republicans. Rep. Martin Frost, D-Texas, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, asserts that neither party can count on major gains from redistricting. We're at political parity now, and we'll be at political parity after redistricting. Anyone who claims redistricting will be a slam dunk for either party is just blowing smoke.