Vice President J.D. Vance on Sunday defended a wave of Republican-led redistricting efforts, saying new congressional maps in states such as Texas are intended to “make the situation a little bit more fair” after what he called years of aggressive Democratic gerrymandering. Vance cited Massachusetts, where about 32% of voters backed Republicans in 2024 yet the delegation remains entirely Democratic, as evidence that blue states draw boundaries that shut out GOP representation. He said the map passed by the Texas Legislature could yield roughly five additional Republican seats in the U.S. House and signaled the party will pursue similar changes elsewhere. The vice president also argued that congressional apportionment is distorted because the U.S. Census counts undocumented immigrants. He contended that including an estimated 1.5 million such residents allows California to keep about five House seats it would otherwise lose, while states with fewer non-citizens, such as Ohio, surrender representation. Removing undocumented residents from the count, he said, would restore “basic fairness and the integrity of our democracy.” Democrats accuse Republicans of gerrymandering and warn that excluding non-citizens from the census would dilute representation in immigrant-rich states. California state Sen. Christopher Cabaldon said the move would leave “no democracy left.” The exchange underscores growing partisan friction over control of House districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.