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What the hell is gerrymandering?

The Map That Chooses the Voters: Why Gerrymandering Threatens U.S. Democracy—and How to Fix It

Gerrymandering should be illegal!

When politicians pick their voters instead of voters picking their representatives, democracy bends. Gerrymandering—surgically drawing districts to entrench one party’s power—skews outcomes, suppresses competition, and leaves whole communities with representatives they didn’t truly choose. It’s not abstract: extreme maps decide who governs, what gets a vote, and whose voice gets muted.

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