NAACP Condemns Supreme Court Decision Allowing Racially Motivated Gerrymandering in Texas

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December 4, 2025 Contact: [email protected]

WASHINGTON - The NAACP strongly denounces today's Supreme Court ruling that allows Texas officials to implement mid-decade congressional map redraws, a move that will erode Black and brown voting power and violate core protections guaranteed under the Voting Rights Act.

The NAACP, along with the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and other partners, filed suit to stop this latest attempt to dilute the voting strength of communities of color. Since the Voting Rights Act was adopted, courts have found the state of Texas has discriminated against Black and brown citizens after every cycle of redistricting. As a result, Texas, which is only 40 percent white, sees white voters controlling over 73 percent of the state's congressional seats. Today's ruling hands political operatives the means to further manipulate elections for partisan gain.

NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson shared the following statement:

"This Supreme Court decision is in direct violation of the Voting Rights Act. The move to redraw maps mid-decade is clearly racially motivated - plain and simple. Trump's policies are so widely unpopular that he's working with his supporters to rig the system to try and steal votes from Black and brown Americans. It's why we sued, and why we firmly oppose this ruling. When voters turn out in record numbers next year, those who pushed for this map will regret this blatant attempt to cheat Black Americans."

The Supreme Court's decision marks an alarming escalation in a coordinated national strategy to suppress the political power of Black voters. By allowing Texas to change its electoral maps outside the standard redistricting cycle, the ruling could open the door for other states to manipulate political boundaries whenever they fear losing power.

The NAACP will continue to fight to protect every voter's voice. NAACP also mobilized California residents to pass Proposition 50 this November, a move to protect Black and brown representation in Congress.

In the fight to safeguard Black Americans' right to vote, the NAACP is currently pursuing litigation against the State of Missouri, and in counties across the country, over their unconstitutional, racially-motivated gerrymandering.

To learn more about how we're fighting to protect voting rights, visit our website.

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The NAACP advocates, agitates, and litigates for the civil rights due to Black America. Our legacy is built on the foundation of grassroots activism by the biggest civil rights pioneers of the 20th century and is sustained by 21st-century activists. From classrooms and courtrooms to city halls and Congress, our network of members across the country works to secure the social and political power that will end race-based discrimination. That work is rooted in racial equity, civic engagement, and supportive policies and institutions for all marginalized people. We are committed to a world without racism where Black people enjoy equitable opportunities in thriving communities.

NOTE: The Legal Defense Fund - also referred to as the NAACP-LDF - was founded in 1940 as a part of the NAACP, but now operates as a completely separate entity.