For months, politicians have been wondering about redistricting.

What’s going to happen?

We don’t know yet, but the first official action of the state’s Redistricting Commission takes place on Wednesday of this week.

That’s when the 13-member group – six Republicans, six Democrats and former Supreme Court Justice John Wallace as chair – will hold its initial organizational meeting.

This may be a game for insiders, but the stakes here are pretty high.

New Jersey has – and will continue to have – 12 congressional seats, but the question is how will the districts change, and what party will benefit.

Democrats now have 10 seats compared to only two for Republicans.

There is partisanship here, of course, but tradition also suggests that both parties tend to protect incumbents. But whether that gentlemanly-practice continues in an era of more political polarization remains to be seen.

The Redistricting Commission must remap districts in time for the 2022 midterm elections.

Also on tap is redrawing the state’s 40 Legislative districts. That will be done by the state’s Apportionment Commission.

That group has a bit more time. This year’s legislative elections are being conducted under the map conceived after the 2010 Census. The new state map won’t be needed until 2023.