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North Carolina’s Republican-crafted electoral maps are headed to trial this week as opponents contend they illegally gerrymander the state’s Black voters, and other members of racial and ethnic ...
When congressional maps were redrawn in 2021, South Carolina’s Republican leadership shifted Democrat voters out of ...
But our research finds that this round of gerrymandering hurt Democrats less than the maps in place during the 2020 elections for the House. Here’s how we know. Don't miss any of TMC's smart ...
It's not quite "one person, one vote," when politicians can redraw maps of the voting districts they represent, to ensure safe seats for their party. ... Gerrymandering: Why it's getting worse ...
The practice is known as partisan gerrymandering, which, courts have found, both Republicans and Democrats have deployed when in control of redistricting. In 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court's ...
According to the report, Wisconsin is considered the most gerrymandered state in America, although the practice is present in all states. In 2022, voters in Wisconsin elected a Democratic governor ...
Democracy The GOP’s Secret to Protecting Gerrymandered Electoral Maps? Claim Privilege. Through new and expansive assertions of privilege, Republican legislatures around the country are ...
APPLETON - A regional group against gerrymandering in Wisconsin will hold a protest and information event about the practice Thursday in downtown Appleton. The event will take place from 5 to 7 p ...
The Princeton Gerrymandering Project gives South Carolina’s Congressional district map an F for partisan fairness and an F for competitiveness. Another nonpartisan site, PlanScore, notes that ...
Gerrymandering dates back to the 18th century, and damages democracy. ... Yet, thanks to their gerrymandered map, Democratic-Republicans captured 29 seats to the Federalists’ 11.