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Bookmark or Share- How Gerrymandering Began in the US - HISTORYIn March 1812, the Boston Gazette ran a political cartoon depicting “a new species of monster”: “The Gerry-mander.” The forked-tongue creature was shaped like a contorted Massachusetts voting...
- Gerrymandering Explained | Brennan Center for JusticeHere are six things to know about partisan gerrymandering and how it impacts our democracy. Gerrymandering is deeply undemocratic. Every 10 years, states redraw their legislative and congressional district lines following the census.
- Gerrymander Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster: to divide (as a state) into election districts so as to give one political party an advantage over its opponents. from Elbridge Gerry, former governor of Massachusetts, and sala mander; so called from the shape of an election district formed during Gerry's term in office. : the act or method of gerrymandering.
- Gerrymandering | Definition, Litigation, & Facts | Britannicagerrymandering, in U.S. politics, the practice of drawing the boundaries of electoral districts in a way that gives one political party an unfair advantage over its rivals (political or partisan gerrymandering) or that dilutes the voting power of members of ethnic or linguistic minority groups (racial gerrymandering).
- Gerrymandering Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterThe meaning of GERRYMANDERING is the practice of dividing or arranging a territorial unit into election districts in a way that gives one political party an unfair advantage in elections. How to use gerrymandering in a sentence.
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