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Gerrymandering

The practice of manipulating congressional district boundaries for partisan gain.

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Feb 6, 2026

How does the US census affect the number of electoral votes per state?

The decennial Census determines how the 435 seats in the are apportioned among the states, and because each state’s total equals its number of Representatives plus two Senators (with 3 additional elec...

Feb 5, 2026

Which states use independent commissions vs legislative mapmaking for congressional districts?

A clear national split exists: a majority of states leave to their legislatures, while a smaller but growing cohort relies on commissions or hybrid systems to draw lines; according to consolidated rep...