Just asking.

From the announcement by Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe (r) for the Missouri General Assembly Special Session to cover Donald Trump’s (r) Fascist ass:

Johnson County and Warrensburg would be moved to the 5th Congressional District from the 4th Congressional District. To what purpose? Give republicans 7 “safe” of 8 Congressional Districts in the State of Missouri.

Kansas City would be split among three congressional districts:

That is the very definition of Gerrymander.

By the numbers:

Election Results Official Election Returns
State of Missouri – General Election, November 05, 2024, Tuesday, November 5, 2024
As announced by the Board of State Canvassers on Thursday, December 5, 2024

U.S. Representative – District 1 (653 of 653 Precincts Reported)

Andrew Jones Republican 56,453 18.4%
Wesley Bell Democratic 233,312 75.9%
Rochelle A. Riggins Libertarian 10,070 3.3%
Blake Ashby Better 2,279 0.7%
Don Fitz Green 5,151 1.7%
Total Votes 307,265

U.S. Representative – District 2 (591 of 591 Precincts Reported)

Ann Wagner Republican 233,444 54.5%
Ray Hartmann Democratic 182,056 42.5%
Brandon Daugherty Libertarian 8,951 2.1%
Shelby Davis Green 3,941 0.9%
Total Votes 428,392

U.S. Representative – District 3 (325 of 325 Precincts Reported)

Bob Onder Republican 240,620 61.3%
Bethany E. Mann Democratic 138,532 35.3%
Jordan Rowden Libertarian 9,298 2.4%
William Hastings Green 4,013 1.0%
Total Votes 392,463

U.S. Representative – District 4 (348 of 348 Precincts Reported)

Mark Alford Republican 259,886 71.1%
Jeanette Cass Democratic 96,568 26.4%
Thomas Holbrook Libertarian 9,240 2.5%
David Haave Write-in 2 0.0%
Total Votes 365,696

U.S. Representative – District 5 (571 of 571 Precincts Reported)

Sean E. Smith Republican 120,957 36.4%
Emanuel Cleaver, II Democratic 199,900 60.2%
William Truman (Bill) Wayne Libertarian 6,658 2.0%
Michael Day Green 4,414 1.3%
Total Votes 331,929

U.S. Representative – District 6 (443 of 443 Precincts Reported)

Sam Graves Republican 265,210 70.7%
Pam May Democratic 100,999 26.9%
Andy Maidment Libertarian 5,919 1.6%
Mike Diel Green 3,058 0.8%
Total Votes 375,186

U.S. Representative – District 7 (283 of 283 Precincts Reported)

Eric Burlison Republican 263,231 71.6%
Missi Hesketh Democratic 96,655 26.3%
Kevin Craig Libertarian 7,982 2.2%
Total Votes 367,868

U.S. Representative – District 8 (399 of 399 Precincts Reported)

Jason Smith Republican 271,249 76.2%
Randi McCallian Democratic 77,649 21.8%
Jake Dawson Libertarian 7,166 2.0%
Total Votes 356,064

The Congressional Districts in Missouri are already Gerrymandered. Mike Kehoe (r) and the right wingnut super majority in the Missouri General Assembly want to make it worse.

Again, the numbers:

Total Congressional Vote in Missouri: 2,924,863

With a range of total votes among the 8 Congressional Districts (lowest/highest): 307,265/428,392

Total Republican votes: 1,711,050 Percentage of total vote: 58.50%

Total Democratic votes: 1,095,671 Percentage of total vote: 37.46%

Current Party Distribution of Congressional Seats in Missouri (8 total):

Republican (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8): 6 seats 75%
Democratic: (1, 5): 2 seats 25%

What Gov. Mike Kehoe (r) and the other Trump (r) enablers and sycophants in the Missouri General Assembly want from this special session:

Republican (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8): 7 seats 87.5%
Democrats: (1): 1 seat 12.5%

What would actually reflect and represent the population of Missouri?:

Republican: 5 seats 62.5%
Democratic: 3 seats 37.5%

That’s pretty darn close to 58.50% and 37.46%, don’t you think?

So, is Brandon Phelps (r) going to vote for the republican gerrymandered bullshit? His party leadership wants it.

The answer is “yes” with a probability approaching 1.

“…The republican way – they choose their voters, the voters don’t choose their representatives.”

Previously:

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D) – on Donald Trump’s (r) early redistricting scam (August 29, 2025)