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作者：约瑟夫·阿克斯
2026年5月14日 美国东部时间晚上9:14 更新于59分钟前
[1/3]2026年5月8日，美国路易斯安那州巴吞鲁日，民众就选区重划举行公开听证会，路易斯安那州共和党正赶在11月中期选举前敲定新的国会投票地图。路透社/韦扬·巴雷 购买授权 新标签页打开
- 路易斯安那州参议院通过新地图，共和党或拿下该州6个众议院席位中的5个
- 南卡罗来纳州州长态度反转，呼吁召开特别立法会议
- 民主党与民权团体称新地图削弱黑人选民投票权
- 共和党称地图划分基于党派优势考量，而非种族因素
5月14日 路透电 — 路易斯安那州和南卡罗来纳州的共和党人周四采取行动，推进新的国会选区划分方案，目标是在两州各拿下一个民主党 currently 把持的席位，全国范围内的选区重划斗争正进一步向美国南部蔓延。
在路易斯安那州，由共和党控制的州参议院通过了一份新的国会选区地图，该方案将取消该州现有两个民主党掌控的、黑人选民占多数的美国众议院选区之一，为共和党在11月的中期选举中多拿下一个席位铺平道路。
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在南卡罗来纳州，共和党州长亨利·麦克马斯特周四态度反转，呼吁从周五起召开特别立法会议，审议重新划分该州国会选区的方案。此举可能会让长期担任民主党联邦众议员的吉姆·克莱伯恩在11月的中期选举中落选。
两周前美国最高法院的一项判决大幅削弱了对少数族裔占比高的选区的保护措施，此后由共和党主导的美国南部各州纷纷加快了重划国会选区的步伐。田纳西州和阿拉巴马州也已拆分民主党掌控的选区，或正采取相关行动。
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此轮重划选区是全国范围内更大规模斗争的一部分，有望为共和党在今年秋季选举中保住微弱众议院多数席位带来重大助力。不过鉴于总统唐纳德·特朗普的支持率持续下滑，民主党仍被看好赢得众议院控制权。
路易斯安那州的新地图以党派划线27票赞成、10票反对获得通过，接下来将提交州众议院审议。共和党在州众议院占据三分之二以上的多数席位。
路易斯安那州共和党州长杰夫·兰德里此前在最高法院作出判决的次日暂停了国会初选，而距离提前现场投票开始仅余两天时间。当时已有数千张缺席选票通过邮寄方式被退回。
民主党议员、民权活动人士和投票权倡导者批评这份拟议中的地图削弱了黑人选民的选举影响力。黑人约占该州总人口的三分之一。新地图可能会让共和党在11月拿下该州6个选区中的5个。
“参议院应当支持一份能让每个人都拥有话语权的地图，”民主党州参议员卡特里娜·杰克逊-安德鲁斯周四在参议院议场说道。
包括法案提案人州参议员杰伊·莫里斯在内的共和党人表示，这份地图的划分纯粹是基于党派优势考量，而非种族因素。
现行地图包含以新奥尔良和巴吞鲁日为中心的黑人选民占多数的选区，被最高法院认定违宪，法院认为立法者在划定选区边界时过于依赖种族因素。
新地图仅保留了一个连接这两座城市的民主党选区，这可能会让两名民主党现任联邦众议员特洛伊·卡特和克利奥·菲尔兹陷入相互竞争的局面。
在南卡罗来纳州，麦克马斯特的声明发布两天前，州参议院就延长立法会议期并审议新地图的投票失败，5名共和党议员与本党立场相悖，导致投票未能达到所需的三分之二多数。
麦克马斯特此前曾表示将尊重州议会的决定。但特朗普向该州共和党人施压，要求他们推动新的地图方案，取消由克莱伯恩掌控的该州唯一民主党选区。克莱伯恩是黑人民主党人，也是民主党内部的核心人物，自1993年以来一直在国会任职。
与本周失败的决议不同，任何新的地图方案只需在两院获得简单多数票即可通过，而两院均由共和党掌控。
州众议院已经推进了一项提案，该提案将拆分克莱伯恩的选区，并将6月9日的初选推迟至8月，以适应新的选区划分方案。共和党目前把持该州其余6个众议院席位。
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Louisiana, South Carolina Republicans advance new congressional maps
2026-05-14 21:14:57 UTC / Reuters
By Joseph Ax
May 14, 2026 9:14 PM UTC Updated 59 mins ago
[1/3]People speak during a public hearing on redistricting as Louisiana Republicans pursue a new congressional voting map ahead of the November midterm elections, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S., May 8, 2026. REUTERS/Wayan Barre Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
- Louisiana Senate passes map likely to give Republicans 5 of 6 House seats
- South Carolina governor reverses position, calls special session
- Democrats, civil rights groups say maps dilute Black voting power
- Republicans say map drawn for partisan advantage, not racial reasons
May 14 (Reuters) – Republicans in Louisiana and South Carolina on Thursday took steps toward installing new congressional maps aimed at eliminating one Democratic-held seat in each state, as a national redistricting battle expands further across the South.
In Louisiana, the Republican-controlled state Senate passed a new congressional map that eliminates one of the state’s two Democratic-held, majority-Black U.S. House districts, paving the way for Republicans to pick up an additional seat in November’s midterm elections.
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And in South Carolina, Republican Governor Henry McMaster on Thursday reversed positions and called for a special legislative session starting on Friday to consider redrawing the state’s congressional map, a move that would likely oust longtime Democratic U.S. Representative Jim Clyburn from Congress in November’s midterm elections.
Republican-led Southern states have raced to redraw their congressional maps after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision two weeks ago that severely weakened protections for districts with significant minority populations. Tennessee and Alabama have also either split up Democratic districts or taken steps to do so.
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The new round of redistricting is part of a broader national fight that is likely to give Republicans a major boost as they seek to preserve a narrow majority in this fall’s election, though Democrats are still seen as favored to win the House given President Donald Trump’s sagging approval ratings.
The Louisiana map, which was approved 27-10 along party lines, will next head to the state House of Representatives, where Republicans hold a more than two-thirds majority.
Republican Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry previously suspended the congressional primary elections a day after the Supreme Court decision and only two days before early in-person voting was set to begin. Thousands of absentee ballots had already been returned by mail.
Democratic lawmakers, civil rights activists and voting rights advocates have criticized the proposed map for diluting the electoral power of Black residents, who make up about one-third of the state’s population. The new map would likely result in Republicans winning five of the state’s six districts in November.
“This Senate should seek to support a map that gives everyone a voice,” Democratic state Senator Katrina Jackson-Andrews said from the Senate floor on Thursday.
Republicans, including the bill’s sponsor, state Senator Jay Morris, said the map was drawn solely for partisan advantage, rather than along racial lines.
The current map, which includes majority-Black districts centered in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, which found lawmakers relied too heavily on race in crafting the lines.
The new map includes only a single Democratic district that connects the two cities, which could pit the two Democratic incumbent U.S. representatives, Troy Carter and Cleo Fields, against one another.
In South Carolina, McMaster’s announcement came two days after a vote to extend the legislative session and consider a new map failed in the state Senate, when five Republicans broke with their party to deny the required two-thirds majority.
McMaster had previously indicated he would defer to the legislature. But Trump has pressured state Republicans to pursue a new map that would eliminate the state’s lone Democratic district, held by Clyburn, a Black Democrat who is a leading figure within his party and has served in Congress since 1993.
Unlike the resolution that failed this week, any new map would only require a simple majority vote in both legislative chambers, which are dominated by Republicans.
The state House of Representatives has already advanced a proposal that would split up Clyburn’s seat while postponing the June 9 primary elections until August to accommodate the new district lines. Republicans hold the state’s other six districts.
Reporting by Joseph Ax Editing by Rod Nickel and Lincoln Feast.
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