One important factor is the actual shape of the voting districts. By cleverly choosing the boundaries of a congressional district, a party can enable its candidate to win even if the vote count does ...

Virginia voters on Tuesday approved Democrats’ effort to gerrymander the state, giving the party an edge in its bid to reclaim the House in November. The new map would give Democrats the chance to ...

The gerrymandering of House districts is becoming more rampant across the U.S. The word “gerrymander” was coined in America more than 200 years ago as an unflattering way to describe the political ...

Virginia Democrats, in a rank partisan power-grab, just voted to replace the current fair and bipartisan congressional map with a naked gerrymander that will give Democrats 10 of the state’s 11 seats, ...

Q: How do other democracies draw legislative districts and avoid gerrymandering? Partisan gerrymandering is drawing districts with the intent to advantage one party over another, and it is made easier ...

The latest by Sun Chronicle guest columnist Bob Foley is a perfect example of the recent “projection” phenomenon being employed by right wing Trump followers. (“The 4th: A living example of ...

(AP) — The gerrymandering of House districts is becoming more rampant across the U.S. The word “gerrymander” was coined in America more than 200 years ago as an unflattering way to describe the ...

So how can a ban on partisan gerrymandering be a solution to the demise of the VRA? Because, in the United States, minority population patterns—often in clusters both in urban and rural areas—are such ...

Gerrymandering is dominating political debate right now, and for good reason. The outcome of the 2026 midterms could hinge on which party is able to redraw congressional districts most aggressively in ...