The 2025 Missouri congressional map was passed by Republicans at the request of Donald Trump.

Posted by The NPR Politics Podcast, Sep 29, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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The NPR Politics PodcastSep 29, 2026

Multiple tier1 and other sources confirm that Missouri Republicans passed the 2025 congressional map at Trump's urging: AP describes it as a map 'backed by President Donald Trump,' Reuters says it was adopted as part of a broader effort backed by Trump, and ABC and Washington Sun report Trump encouraged the redraw and that Republican Rep.

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… Yeah, Ashley, uh, the, the, the long saga has ended, um, and we talked about this on the pod a couple weeks ago, and then there was another development. Basically, the Supreme Court has now ruled three different times on whether Missouri would use the gerrymander of 2025, uh, that was passed by Republicans at President Trump's request, or whether they would be forced to use the previous congressional map. It's gone back and forth in state court and federal court, but the long and short of it is that this is finally decided by the Supreme Court, that the gerrymander will not take effect, …

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Supports. AP reports the Supreme Court turned away an attempt to use a new Missouri congressional map 'backed by President Donald Trump,' and Reuters says Missouri Republicans adopted the map in 2025 as part of an effort backed by Trump.[1][2]

Supports. ABC News reports President Trump had encouraged the state to redraw its congressional map, and the Missouri Senate and House passed the map in September 2025 with Republican votes.[3]

Supports. The Washington Sun reports the Republican-dominated Missouri House approved the map at Trump's call, and that Rep. Dirk Deaton, who introduced the bill, said he had spoke with the White House about it.[4]

Supports. Trump pressed Missouri Republicans for over a year to redraw the districts, according to the St. Louis American and Missouri Independent coverage.[5]

Context. The Supreme Court's later rulings blocked the 2025 map from taking effect for the 2026 elections, which is a separate question from whether it was passed at Trump's request.[2][6]