Partisan Gerrymandering Archives

North Carolina Plans to Gerrymander a GOP Seat to Help Retain Control of the U.S. House in 2026

October 15, 2025October 15, 2025

North Carolina already has an “F” grade from the Princeton Gerrymandering Project for having extremely uncompetitive voting districts. Nonetheless, its state house speaker announced Oct. 13th the legislature would gerrymander another GOP congressional seat before the 2026 midterms. It’s the latest GOP attempt to cling to power in the U.S. House.

First Challenge to Trump-Requested Gerrymandering of Texas Congressional Maps Reaches a Federal Courtroom

October 5, 2025October 5, 2025

The first challenge to gerrymandered Texas congressional maps reached a federal courtroom October 1st, as a three-judge panel heard testimony about the 2025 maps in a previously filed 2021 racial gerrymandering case.

What States are Next? Updates on Pre-Midterm Gerrymandering Prospects in Missouri, Kansas, Florida, Ohio, Alabama & New Hampshire

September 29, 2025September 29, 2025

The midterm gerrymandering arms race is on, with the current balance of power in the U.S. Congress 219 Republicans to 213 Democrats. Red states Texas and Missouri have finished manipulating their Congressional maps. What states are next?

Redistricting Week – The Cheating Side of Redistricting: How Gerrymandering’s Packing, Cracking, and Diluting Voting Districts Rigs Our Electoral System

August 4, 2025August 4, 2025

We’re exploring redistricting this week, including its cheating side. By manipulating which voters are in a voting district, the party in power can rig the system to guarantee a win for that party. Ronald Reagan called it “. . . the antidemocratic and un-American practice of gerrymandering . . “

Is Partisan Gerrymandering Unconstitutional Under South Carolina’s Constitution? A Pro-Voter Challenge Takes the Legislature to Task.

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court said in 2019 that partisan gerrymandering was fundamentally a political issue, and left it to legislatures and state courts to decide. In South Carolina, a state supreme court case heard June 24th challenges the state constitutionality of partisan gerrymandering.

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North Carolina Plans to Gerrymander a GOP Seat to Help Retain Control of the U.S. House in 2026

First Challenge to Trump-Requested Gerrymandering of Texas Congressional Maps Reaches a Federal Courtroom

What States are Next? Updates on Pre-Midterm Gerrymandering Prospects in Missouri, Kansas, Florida, Ohio, Alabama & New Hampshire

Redistricting Week – The Cheating Side of Redistricting: How Gerrymandering’s Packing, Cracking, and Diluting Voting Districts Rigs Our Electoral System

Is Partisan Gerrymandering Unconstitutional Under South Carolina’s Constitution? A Pro-Voter Challenge Takes the Legislature to Task.