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Elbridge Gerry is the historical figure most directly tied to the origin of the word after he signed a Massachusetts redistricting bill in 1812 that produced an irregularly shaped district and sparked...
The word “gerrymander” originated in Massachusetts in 1812 as a sarcastic coinage linking Governor Elbridge Gerry’s name to an oddly shaped state senate district that critics said resembled a salamand...
The word “gerrymander” and the political cartoon that popularized it date to Massachusetts in 1812, after Governor Elbridge Gerry signed a redistricting law on February 11, 1812 that produced an oddly...
The term "gerrymander" was coined in early 1812 in Massachusetts after Governor Elbridge Gerry signed a redistricting law; opponents combined with to mock an oddly shaped district, and a satirical car...
Elbridge Gerry was a Revolutionary-era political leader who served as and later as ; in 1812 he signed a Massachusetts redistricting bill that produced an oddly shaped Essex County district and spawne...