Episode 95: Researchers Confirm Gerrymandering Used to Regain Power After Losses & Demographic Shifts

American Democracy Minute · Aug 28, 2022 · 1m

Researchers Confirm Gerrymandering Used to Hold Power After Losses & Demographic Shifts

Today’s Links

Articles:

University of California Santa Cruz - Political parties use gerrymandering to counteract shifting voter preferences in key battleground states

MIT Press - UC Santa Cruz Study (requires sign-up) - The Targeting and Impact of Partisan Gerrymandering: Evidence from a Legislative Discontinuity

FiveThirtyEight.com - What Redistricting Looks Like in Every State

Groups Taking Action:

Common Cause, League of Women Voters People Powered Fair Maps, Fair Vote

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