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INDIANAPOLIS (Fort Wayne's NBC and AP) Republican lawmakers have given their final approval of their partys redrawing of Indianas congressional and legislative districts while brushing off objections that the new maps give them an excessive election advantage and dilute the influence of minority and urban voters.

The Indiana Senate voted 36-12 and the House 64-25 Friday with no Democratic support of the plan, advancing it to Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb for his signature.

Political analysts say the new maps that will be used through the 2030 elections protect the Republican dominance that has given them a 7-2 majority of Indianas U.S. House seats and commanding majorities in the state Legislature.

The maps divide Allen County into parts of four different state Senate districtssomething Democrats and some minority advocates, including the NAACP, have criticized as an effort to water down representation in one of the state's urban communities.

READ MORE: New GOP redistricting maps confusing, divisive says state, county Democrats

You kept the south side and the people of Fort Wayne from having a voice in this legislative body for things that they think are better for them, their families, their loved ones and thats not right, Democratic Sen. Greg Taylor of Indianapolis said.

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Republicans brush off critics, approve Indiana redistricting - Fort Wayne's NBC