gerrymandering

(noun)

The practice of redrawing electoral districts to gain an electoral advantage for a political party.

Related Terms

  • apportionment
  • electoral district
  • pork barrel

Examples of gerrymandering in the following topics:

  • Electoral Districts

    • Gerrymandering is the manipulation of electoral district boundaries for political gain.
    • Gerrymandering effectively concentrates wasted votes among opponents while minimizing wasted votes among supporters.
    • Gerrymandering is typically done under voting systems with single-member districts .
    • Another example of Illinois gerrymandering is the 17th congressional district in the western portion of the state.
    • An example of "cracking" style of gerrymandering.
  • Constituency

    • The practice of gerrymandering has been used to insure that one or the other party will have an easier time winning elections by creating districts that hold a majority of voters likely to vote for one party or the other.
    • The more complicated shapes on the map might be a result of gerrymandering.
  • Candidates for Congressional Elections

    • Due to gerrymandering, fewer than 10% of all House seats are contested in each election cycle.
    • Due to gerrymandering, fewer than 10% of all House seats are contested in each election cycle.
    • Gerrymandering of the House, combined with the divisions inherent in the design of the Senate and of the Electoral College, result in a discrepancy between the percentage of popular support for various political parties and the actual level of the parties' representation.
  • The House and the Senate: Differences in Responsibilities and Representation

    • The Voting Rights Act prohibits states from gerrymandering districts .
    • In this example, the more even distribution is on the left and the gerrymandered distribution is on the right.
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