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American politician 1813-1886
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...
Massachusetts’ all-Democrat U.S. House delegation largely reflects the rather than obvious partisan map-drawing, according to multiple recent studies and statements from legislators and analysts; crit...
Most mainstream sources and the supplied analyses do identify a list of U.S. presidents who were formally accused of conducting gerrymandering while serving in the White House. The available materials...
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...
Partisan gerrymandering has deep roots in the United States dating to the 18th and early 19th centuries, with states such as Massachusetts, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina among the earlie...
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...
State legislatures in the 19th-century United States routinely used redistricting as a tool to produce , shaping congressional delegations and occasionally influencing control of the U.S. House. Schol...
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...
Former President Barack Obama and former President Donald Trump are the two contemporary figures most frequently cited in the recent analyses as actively involved in redistricting fights: , and . The ...