What Is Gerrymandering?: Quick Facts

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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.

Map of Wisconsin showing boundaries and numbers of its congressional districts for the 113th United States Congress, with major cities and lakes labeled.

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