The Boston Gazette ran a political cartoon noting that the shape of one district looked like a mythological salamander. Gerry + salamander = gerrymander. Two centuries later, we still use the term.

Gerrymandering’ was coined in 1812, and the practice has grown to such an extent that political representation is severely ...

The state is part of a bid for independent commissions to draw lines for voting districts, and changes to primary elections ...

He is a cartoon character. Sherrod has a lifetime ... did on issue one on gerrymandering. When the language is challenged, ...

Yet in a race this close, partisan gerrymandering will be central to determining which party takes control of the House. And as it has since 2012, the GOP begins with a head start. Just as ...

The vote marked a disappointing loss for anti-gerrymandering reformers in a key state. The ballot measure, known as Issue 1, proposed a state constitutional amendment to replace Ohio’s current ...

Ohioans don't like gerrymandering, which is why both sides of the Issue 1 debate say they have a solution for it. But what is gerrymandering? Gerrymandering is the manipulation of district ...

Although abortion isn't directly on the ballot, Issue 1 relates to abortion policy more than many realize. Gerrymandering—the manipulation of electoral district boundaries for partisan advantage—has ...