Supreme Court Rules Alabama Must Redraw Voting Maps

The Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 that Alabama must redraw its voting maps. The ruling backs Black voters in the state as well as the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

According to Alabama’s current congressional map, there is only one majority Black district. This is an extremely low number considering there are seven districts in Alabama and the state’s population is nearly 26% Black.

The ruling will likely effect both Alabama and Louisiana, whose maps have also been found to be discriminatory.

By redrawing Alabama’s congressional maps, the new maps will better reflect the state’s Black voters. As a result, Democratic-leaning Black voters will be more fairly able to elect the candidates of their choice.

Currently, the majority of Alabama’s Black voters are heavily concentrated within only one of the state’s districts. The remaining Black voters are represented sparingly within the rest of the districts.

This districting creates a scenario where it is nearly impossible for Black voters to garner enough support for their candidates to see them elected. After the redrawing, Black voters will likely control two of Alabama’s congressional districts.

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