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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article updated and revised. | Nov 04, 2026 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Nov 03, 2026 | ||
| Article updated. | Sep 23, 2026 | ||
| Article briefly updated. | Sep 10, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NOVA Open Publishing - Introduction to Cultural Geography - Gerrymandering. | Sep 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - Crash Course - Gerrymandering: Crash Course Government #37. | Jul 23, 2026 | ||
| Article updated. | May 15, 2026 | ||
| Article revised. | May 12, 2026 | ||
| Article updated. | May 11, 2026 | ||
| Article updated. | May 08, 2026 | ||
| Article revised. | May 01, 2026 | ||
| Updated with Florida and Louisiana redistricting plans. | Apr 30, 2026 | ||
| Article updated. | Apr 30, 2026 | ||
| Updated with results of Virginia redistricting election. | Apr 21, 2026 | ||
| Added redistricting map. | Apr 08, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN Politics - What is gerrymandering? Why is it legal? | Mar 13, 2026 | ||
| Article updated. | Feb 04, 2026 | ||
| Article updated to mention the U.S. Supreme Court's stay of a lower court's order preventing Texas from using its newly redrawn congressional district map in the 2026 midterm elections. | Dec 05, 2025 | ||
| Top Questions revised. | Aug 07, 2025 | ||
| Article updated. | Aug 07, 2025 | ||
| Cross-reference added. | Aug 07, 2025 | ||
| Top Questions added. | Aug 04, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Salt Lake Community College Pressbooks - Attenuated Democracy - Gerrymandering. | Jun 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Digital Commons at Touro Law Center - Political Gerrymandering: Was Elbridge Gerry Right (PDF). | Mar 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Gerrymandering and computational redistricting. | Dec 10, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - What is gerrymandering in US elections? What to know in 500 words. | Oct 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Brookings - A primer on gerrymandering and political polarization. | Sep 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The New York Times - What is Gerrymandering? And How Does it Work? | Jul 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: PNAS - Widespread partisan gerrymandering mostly cancels nationally, but reduces electoral competition. | May 30, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Case Western Reserve University School of Law - Scholarly Commons - Population Equality and the Imposition of Risk on Partisan Gerrymandering (PDF). | Feb 19, 2024 | ||
| Article revised for clarity. | Dec 13, 2023 | ||
| Link added. | Feb 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Brennan Center for Justice - Gerrymandering Explained. | Feb 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Brennan Center for Justice - Gerrymandering Explained. | Dec 09, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Social Science LibreTexts - Gerrymandering. | Aug 31, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 11, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Gerrymandering. | Aug 14, 2019 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised and updated. | Aug 01, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - History - Gerrymander. | Jan 13, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - The Long and Rich History of Gerrymandering. | Jan 11, 2012 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 15, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Sep 12, 2003 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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