Fact check: How many times did democrats redistrict states since 2016

1. Summary of the results

The analyses reveal that none of the sources provide a specific numerical answer to how many times Democrats have redistricted states since 2016. Instead, the sources focus primarily on current and planned Democratic responses to Republican redistricting efforts, particularly in Texas ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}.

The sources consistently mention that Democrats are considering or planning redistricting efforts in response to Texas Republicans' mid-decade redistricting push, with specific states mentioned including:

• California - where Governor Gavin Newsom has raised the idea of redoing congressional maps ^{[3] [4] [7]}
• New York - where Democrats are introducing legislation to allow mid-decade redistricting if another state does it first ^{[4] [7]}
• Illinois - mentioned as a potential target for Democratic redistricting ^{[2] [3]}

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original question lacks crucial context about the redistricting landscape since 2016. The analyses reveal several important missing elements:

• Many blue states have independent redistricting commissions that limit Democrats' ability to gerrymander, unlike some Republican-controlled states ^[3]
• The current discussion centers around reactive measures rather than proactive Democratic redistricting - Democrats are primarily responding to Republican initiatives rather than leading redistricting efforts ^{[1] [2] [6]}
• There's a distinction between regular decennial redistricting (which occurs after each census) and mid-decade redistricting, with the latter being more controversial ^{[5] [7]}
• The sources suggest this could lead to a "nuclear arms race" for House control through competing redistricting efforts ^[8]

Republicans benefit from framing Democratic redistricting as equally problematic to their own efforts, while Democrats benefit from portraying their actions as defensive responses to Republican gerrymandering.

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original question contains an implicit assumption that Democrats have been actively redistricting states since 2016, when the available evidence suggests the opposite. The question frames redistricting as a Democratic initiative, but the sources indicate that current Democratic redistricting discussions are largely reactive to Republican efforts, particularly in Texas ^{[1] [2] [6]}.

The question also fails to distinguish between routine post-census redistricting and mid-decade redistricting, which are fundamentally different processes with different political implications ^{[5] [7]}. This omission could mislead readers into conflating normal redistricting cycles with partisan gerrymandering efforts.

The framing suggests equivalency between Democratic and Republican redistricting efforts without acknowledging that many Democratic-controlled states have implemented independent redistricting commissions to reduce partisan influence ^[3].