Issue Position: Congressional Redistricting

Issue Position

As happens every decade in accordance with the U.S. Constitution, state lawmakers took up the daunting task of redrawing Arkansas' Congressional districts to better reflect the state's shifting population based on the 2010 Census. Lawmakers waited until other legislation had been finalized before taking up this controversial topic.

The ultimate question was how to account for a loss in population in the Fourth Congressional District and a gain in population in the Third. Solutions to the problem were many, but few were popular. The final map that gained approval saw the Fourth District taking a small portion of population from the Third in a move that left most major cities intact in their Districts.

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