redistricting

(noun)

the process of drawing boundaries for United States electoral areas, often in response to population changes determined by the results of the decennial census

Related Terms

  • Latino
  • Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

Examples of redistricting in the following topics:

  • Congressional Districts

    • The quantity (apportionment) and boundaries (redistricting) of districts are determined after each census, although in some cases states have changed the boundaries more than once per census.
    • The boundaries of districts often shift with each redistricting.
  • Electoral Districts

    • Apportionment changes are often accompanied by redistricting, the redrawing of electoral district boundaries to accommodate the new number of representatives.
  • Civil Rights of Latinos

    • Voting redistricting laws that serve to limit the political power of Latino voting blocs are examples of contemporary civil rights controversy affecting Latinos.
    • In some states, redistricting, or the process of redrawing voting precinct boundaries, has divided voters to either segregate Latinos or prevent them from gaining a majority in historically white native-born American districts.
  • Candidates for Congressional Elections

    • As the redistricting commissions of states are often partisan, districts are often drawn which benefit incumbent .
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