Republicans appear to hold the advantage in the current nationwide battle over redistricting, with more opportunities to alter the lines in their favor ahead of next year’s midterm elections, strategists and nonpartisan analysts told The Washington Post on Wednesday.

Democrats have vowed to retaliate since the GOP moved to add five red seats in Texas, but they face many obstacles because they control fewer states than Republicans and they have already maximized their power in others. In addition, in some cases they would have to overcome independent commissions set up to prevent gerrymandering.

“The Republicans are pretty likely to come out ahead — it’s just a question of how much they come out ahead,” said Kyle Kondik, an elections analyst for the nonpartisan site Sabato’s Crystal Ball.

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