Gerrymandering: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	gerrymander

Photos

“The Gerry-mander,” political cartoon

Infographic explaining gerrymandering using a grid of 50 people, shown as orange and purple squares, to demonstrate how different ways of drawing five districts can lead to either fair or gerrymandered election outcomes, with some maps reflecting voter proportions and others distorting them.

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Topics

What Is Gerrymandering?voting rights voter suppression suffrage legislative apportionment

Key People

Elbridge Gerry

Elbridge Gerry

vice president of United States