Many U.S. politicians throughout history owe their success to the drawing of boundary lines on a map that made their election a near certainty. Here is how it worked and continues to work to this day.

This allowed them to pick with precision which voters they’d like to have in each district—a process known as gerrymandering. Typically, the party in control of the state legislature has two ways to ...

Proponents of Ohio Issue 1 say removing self-interested politicians from drawing districts will curb gerrymandering. The measure would also require that maps closely match how Ohioans voted in recent ...

It led to partisan bickering between Democrats and Republicans who accused each other of gerrymandering. Several voters told The Enquirer on Tuesday they found Issue 1 confusing. Taja Sigmon read up ...

In Kansas, the congressional district map has been redrawn to where district one contains Lawrence, a traditionally ...

Gerrymandering is the manipulation of electoral district boundaries to favor a particular political party or group. By redrawing districts in ways that concentrate or dilute votes, gerrymandering ...

Opponents of Issue 1 say current rules work to prevent gerrymandering. Right now, state lawmakers and a seven-member commission of elected officials draw districts. You can learn more about Issue ...