There are lots of ways to gerrymander. One method is called packing. Using this technique, mapmakers could cram most of an area's Republicans into one district, which the Republican candidate is ...
Two others, one Democratic and one Republican, could enter “swing district” territory in the event of a “wave election.” Successful gerrymandering requires drawing unusual-looking maps, with ...
The political landscape shifted dramatically last year, however, after liberal justices won control of the state Supreme Court and invalidated the Republican district maps. That move opened the door ...