gerrymandering

Examples of gerrymandering in the following topics:

• Electoral Districts

  • Gerrymandering is the manipulation of electoral district boundaries for political gain.
  • Gerrymandering effectively concentrates wasted votes among opponents while minimizing wasted votes among supporters.
  • Gerrymandering is typically done under voting systems with single-member districts .
  • Another example of Illinois gerrymandering is the 17th congressional district in the western portion of the state.
  • An example of "cracking" style of gerrymandering.

• Constituency

  • The practice of gerrymandering has been used to insure that one or the other party will have an easier time winning elections by creating districts that hold a majority of voters likely to vote for one party or the other.
  • The more complicated shapes on the map might be a result of gerrymandering.

• Candidates for Congressional Elections

  • Due to gerrymandering, fewer than 10% of all House seats are contested in each election cycle.
  • Due to gerrymandering, fewer than 10% of all House seats are contested in each election cycle.
  • Gerrymandering of the House, combined with the divisions inherent in the design of the Senate and of the Electoral College, result in a discrepancy between the percentage of popular support for various political parties and the actual level of the parties' representation.

• The House and the Senate: Differences in Responsibilities and Representation

  • The Voting Rights Act prohibits states from gerrymandering districts .
  • In this example, the more even distribution is on the left and the gerrymandered distribution is on the right.