Published 8:14 am Wednesday, May 13, 2026 The Northwest isn’t redistricting central, but don’t write it off completely Are you feeling left out of all the gerrymandering action around the country? Are you wondering why the Northwest — even defined broadly — isn’t getting in all the fun of parties redrawing their congressional district maps to do everything they can to wipe out the other side? It’s just not as easy for the Northwest as in some places. With California already done and gerrymandered, we’re probably going to have to watch most of this action from afar. To see why, let’s start with the smaller-population states. Alaska and Wyoming have only one representative apiece, so there are no district lines to redraw. Montana in this decade regained the second district it once had, and the line between the two districts is new. But it actually resembles the way Montana was split decades ago, with westside and eastside districts.…