Court hears arguments on redrawing electoral districts’ boundaries to boost a political party’s chances in an election
Redistricting (Gerrymandering) articles on Democracy Chronicles
Redistricting, also known pejoratively as gerrymandering, refers to manipulation of the redrawing of districts to skew results towards a preferred party or candidate. With changes in population over time as cities grow and shrink, representative democracy requires adjusting border lines between electoral areas. For national elections, the U.S. Constitution outlines the need for a ten-year population count by census for national elections. The 50 states often have their own methods of redistricting. Also see our section on American democracy.
Supreme Court weighs partisanship in Maryland redistricting
Supreme Court to review a Democratic scheme to take away one of Maryland’s two Republican House seats in Congress
Why Democrats Need 11-Point Margin to Take House in 2018
Democrats would need a near-record 11-point national margin or a series of extraordinary breaks to win
Mathematicians invent new tool to judge gerrymandering
A mathematical approach to judge gerrymandering and when political districts go beyond fairness and into manipulation
Behind the Move to Add a Census Citizenship Question
Department of Justice requested that the Census Bureau add a citizenship question to the 2020 survey
It is way past time to end partisan gerrymandering
Drawing the boundary lines of legislative or congressional districts to provide an unfair advantage needs to stop
Battle over Pennsylvania congressional map set to escalate
Common Cause and NAACP considering filing suit in federal court to challenge the new Supreme Court map
Republicans vow to sue over new Pennsylvania congressional map
National and state GOP officials plan to challenge Pennsylvania’s new congressional map in federal court
Pa. State Supreme Court releases new 2018 redistricting map
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court released a new congressional district map, upending familiar boundaries
GOP submits latest Pennsylvania district maps to governor
GOP sent to the governor a new statewide map of congressional districts to replace boundaries court ruled unconstitutional