Gerrymandering, explained | USA TODAY

For centuries, politicians have used maps to rig elections. Here’s what gerrymandering is and what it means for voters.

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[rayubinger]

No, district line drawing is NOT required by the Constitution. The Constitution does not ever mention Congressional Districts, at all!

[kasnarfburns]

I've been looking through these videos on gerrymandering hoping to find one that would be adequately illuminating for my mother. I've tried explaining what I understood about gerrymandering to my mother - how it could be a tool to create "safe" seats for one party or the other - but she still hasn't gotten it. But watching them so far, I've learned a few new things myself.

[M.-vg]

Bro what is up with the supreme court recently. They keep passing everything down to the states.

[efebot]

The only viable solution to this is having a single congressional district with all the representatives being chosen using an apportionment method

[vladbox]

I still think that if you move the masses in a District that is controlled by a party, by massively voting it can overcome the gerrymandering.

[kamilsikora]

actually maybe they should make bigger districts where not only 1 member is chose, but 7 or 8. I live in Poland and it helps smaller parties to gain support

[WerkstukViva]

As a first step it would be helpful if there are no candidates per district, but candidates per state overall. So not one per party per district, but all per state per party on one list (so in a two party system you will have to lists). All voters can pick one representative. Then at the end you count the votes PER PARTY, and divide the seats according to that %. And the top # of votes of the party can take the acquired seats.

[DavidBadilloMusic]

Get rid of the electoral college. That will fix this gerrymandering nonsense.

[TechTokOffical]

How does this effect a election tho? A voter is gonna vote one way it shouldn't matter what district they are in. Like if im a republican in a map drawn by Democrats, how does it make it any easier for them and difficult on me to cast my ballot? Does my polling location change or something? Can someone please explain this?

[realbrickbread]

Why is it pronounced jerrymandering if the guy's name was gerry

[ibozz]

There’s a book called “Multi-Winner Voting with Approval Preferences” which describes some proportional methods using Approval ballots for multiwinner elections. If we used these in ~5 member districts, the problem of gerrymandering would be mostly solved as now the results would be generally proportional by party.

[darjuz]

A solution would be a single congressional district, there the most voted candidates will be elected.

[SirFency]

i still don't understand how moving boundaries can change how people vote.

[htsgm]

just use normal voting systems like the rest of the world

[sufiwa]

Mrs Laura is legit and her method works like magic I keep on earning every single week with her new strategy

[nunyabusyness]

We are a republic. If we were a democracy, gerrymandering would not be possible.

[nunyabidness]

We fix it by voting against incumbents whenever we are not happy with government. Game theory will then lead them to stop gerrymandering. It only takes a small minority to flip the script.

[imme]

Hello, you may have heard the news that your country is going to attack Iran. Please, please, you who are its people, prevent this from happening. We, the people of Iran, have not committed any sin.

[DJ_Force]

Gerrymandering: When congressional district lines are drawn in a way your group doesn’t like.

[LadyYoop]

Eliminate Gerrymandering. Michigan did something, and we got all Democrats to run our State. New York re-drew their map....and got George Santos! hahhahahahhhhahh