Gerrymandering is almost as old as the US republic itself. It’s the process of drawing electoral district lines in sometimes absurd ways to fortify one political party at the expense of another. Good-government groups say that gerrymandering lets politicians choose their constituents, rather than the other way around.
Gerrymandering is almost as old as the US republic itself. It’s the process of drawing electoral district lines in sometimes absurd ways to fortify one political party at the expense of another. Good-government groups say that gerrymandering lets politicians choose their constituents, rather than the other way around.
A Georgia state representative looks over a map of proposed state House districts at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta in 2023. Photographer: Jeff Amy/AP Photo
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