California Gov. Gavin Newsom has unsurprisingly made a decision to try to counteract a Republican effort, but voters might not be on board.

According to recent data, Newsom’s push for redistricting his state in response to the Texas effort isn’t being met with support, as the Daily Caller reported.

The POLITICO-Citrin Center-Possibility Lab poll found that Californians want to keep the independent panel that decides redistricting. Newsom has called a special election to potentially change that.

Currently, the Golden State has an independent redistricting commission that decides where the congressional district lines will be drawn. According to the poll, that's how Californians think it should be done.

Public Support

The POLITICO survey found that the number of Californians who want to keep the current system outnumber those who want to change it by an almost two-to-one margin.

Roughly 36% of those polled liked the idea of putting the authority for redistricting in the hands of state lawmakers.

This is a problem for the Democratic plan, which is directly in reaction to the Texas redistricting plan.

Texas already has a congressional district map that is approved by state lawmakers, much like the plan that Newsom would support. The difference is in which majority parties control the states.

BREAKING 🚨: Politico has just published a leaked chart, that shows Gavin Newsom's redistricting plans that basically ERASE what little Republican representation California has.

If this vote passes in November, Republican state legislators say they will be targeted next. pic.twitter.com/nk1cWuI1f9

— Anthony (@AnthonyCabassa_) August 14, 2025

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott responded, accusing Democrats of gerrymandering in the past, and saying, essentially, that his state is up for a fight if that’s what Democrats want.

“Look at the map of Illinois. Look at the map of California, New York, and Massachusetts, and so many other blue states, they gerrymandered a long time ago. They got nothing left with regard to what they can do,” Abbott said during an interview on CNN.

“And know this: If California tries to gerrymander, find more districts, listen, Texas has the ability to eliminate 10 Democrats in our state.”

More GOP Support

The House GOP’s main campaign arm, the National Republican Congressional Committee, also responded, accusing Newsome of violating California’s Constitution.

Christian Martinez, a spokesperson for the group, said, “Newsom’s made it clear: He’ll shred California’s Constitution and trample over democracy—running a cynical, self-serving playbook where Californians are an afterthought and power is the only priority.”