A majority of Americans say states shouldn’t consider race when drawing up congressional districts, a new poll of 1,500 likely general election voters said.

According to a survey conducted from Aug. 7-9, conducted by Cygnal, 69% took that stand.

Additionally, 55% of Hispanic voters and 49% of Black voters said race shouldn’t be considered when setting up new congressional districts.

Overall, 47.7% of voters “care extremely” about the issue of congressional redistricting, with independents at 51%, Democrats 58% and Republicans 38%.

Republicans and Democrats are battling one another over mid-cycle congressional redistricting in Texas that could give the GOP five additional seats and set off a cascade of state redistricting battles.

On Oct. 15, the Supreme Court will hear — for the second time — a dispute over Louisiana’s congressional map.

Challengers contest whether the Constitution lets state lawmakers carve out district lines to boost racial minority voting power.

Depending on how the case plays out, it could challenge a key part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which sought to recover from centuries of political oppression and has pushed states to maximize minorities’ voting power.

The high court heard the case last year but ended up not issuing a decision and saying it would rehear the case when the new term begins in two months.

The map, adopted by the state ahead of the 2024 election, carves out two of Louisiana’s six congressional districts as majority Black. The result is that the state went from a 5-1 Republican delegation to 4-2.

Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibits discrimination in voting practices on the basis of race, color or language.

Critics say a ruling for the challengers in the Louisiana dispute could gut part of the Voting Rights Act, making it harder for minorities to launch challenges to congressional district maps.

• Kerry Picket can be reached at kpicket@washingtontimes.com.

• Alex Swoyer can be reached at aswoyer@washingtontimes.com.