The next round of political mapmaking won’t start for more than a year, but Democrats are in a strong position to stave off the gerrymandering disaster the party suffered earlier this decade.

Recent state-level wins in Virginia and Louisiana give the party considerably more leverage as maps are drawn after the 2020 census. Combined with a favorable court ruling in North Carolina, new maps could help Democrats retain and possibly expand upon their current House majority of 233 members, compared to 197 Republicans and one independent, plus four vacancies.

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