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28 Οκτ 2024 · Gerrymandering, 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).
- What Is Gerrymandering
Gerrymandering, in U.S. politics, is the drawing of the...
- What Is Gerrymandering
The term gerrymandering is a portmanteau of a salamander and Elbridge Gerry, [a][5] Vice President of the United States at the time of his death, who, as governor of Massachusetts in 1812, signed a bill that created a partisan district in the Boston area that was compared to the shape of a mythological salamander.
9 Ιουν 2023 · Cracking splits groups of people with similar characteristics, such as voters of the same party affiliation, across multiple districts. With their voting strength divided, these groups struggle to elect their preferred candidates in any of the districts.
20 Απρ 2021 · Gerrymandering in the south fell off in the early 20th century due to the success of suppressing Black voters through poll taxes, the threat of lynching and other insidious tactics.
27 Ιουν 2019 · Cracking does the opposite: It splits up clusters of opposition voters among several districts, so that they will be outnumbered in each district.
1 Απρ 2024 · Gerrymandering was one of many tools — including poll taxes, literacy tests, and intimidation — that Southern whites used to disenfranchise Black voters. This continued into the early 20th...
Gerrymandering is the practice of setting boundaries of electoral districts to favor specific political interests within legislative bodies, often resulting in districts with convoluted, winding boundaries rather than compact areas.
