Ohio's Republican and Democratic lawmakers unanimously approved a new electoral map that would give a slight boost to the Republican Party in the state in next year's midterm elections.

Ohio officials on Friday agreed to a new electoral map that increases the odds for Republicans to win two more seats in the House of Representatives, which This could help the party retain power in Congress.

The compromise electoral map, drawn up by a bipartisan commission, gained the Democrats' support by allowing them to keep an additional House congressional district that was under consideration.

Because the map received bipartisan support from the commission, it does not need the approval of the Republican-dominated legislature, according to state law.

The electoral map shifted two Democratic districts to Republicans and one to Democrats, while also maintaining ten districts that favor Republicans and two that are Democratic strongholds.

Punchbowl News was the first outlet to report on the details of the agreement.

President Donald Trump has pressured Republican-run states to give more seats to his party, and Democrats have tried to counter these moves in the states they control.

Nationally, Republicans have an advantage that could allow them to win more districts than Democrats as they try to maintain their narrow majority in the House of Representatives in next year's midterm elections. elections.

Ohio is represented in Congress by 10 Republican and 5 Democratic legislators.

Democratic Representatives Greg Landsman and Marcy Kaptur would face more competitive districts with the new electoral map, while Representative Emilia Sykes' district would lean slightly more Democratic.

Texas, Missouri, and North Carolina have drawn up electoral maps that favor Republicans, while California Democrats are urging voters to approve the new electoral district map in a special election next week.