Redistricting scrambles California congressional districts

Redistricting is roiling the California congressional delegation, but it won’t affect the Democratic Party’s grip on power in the largest state in the union.

A swell of retirements by veteran lawmakers has unfolded as the California Citizens Redistricting Commission absorbed the loss of one House seat in decennial reapportionment and rearranged boundaries for the remaining 52 districts. But Democrats dominate the new map, just as they did the old. Lines for 2022 were drawn to elect anywhere from three to 11 Republicans, depending on how fruitful midterm elections are for the GOP.