Sometimes, the politicians responsible for updating district maps, draw
Every 10 years, congressional district maps are redrawn based on the new census data on the population. This process, known as
In many cases, politicians will use
Is this 鈥渇air representation鈥�?
In 2018, Republicans won 3x more House seats than Democrats in Ohio despite the relatively close popular vote.
| Party | Number of Votes | Number of House Seats | Percentage of Votes | Percentage of House Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 2,291,333 | 12 | 53% | 75% |
| Democratic | 2,082,684 | 4 | 47% | 25% |
Popular Votes
House Seats
Let鈥檚 see what gerrymandering looks like.
Scroll to see how the 老澳门开奖结果 challenged the fairness of district lines in Ohio.
Partisan gerrymandering like Ohio鈥檚 contradicts the core principle of a representative democracy 鈥� that voters should choose their elected officials, and not the other way around.
And both parties are guilty. The 老澳门开奖结果 has challenged both Republican and Democratic gerrymandering.
Ohio a. Philip Randolph Institute v. Smith.
2018
Successfully challenged
Republican gerrymandering
Successfully challenged
Republican gerrymandering
Benisek v.
Lamone
2018
Successfully challenged
Democratic gerrymandering
Successfully challenged
Democratic gerrymandering
How about this? Is this 鈥渇air representation鈥�?
In 2016, plaintiffs in Texas proposed that district populations should be counted based on registered voters despite the fact that nearly half of Hispanic and Latinx populations in Texas were not even eligible to vote (above 18 and citizens) and many more were not registered.
| Population | Registered and Eligible to Vote | Not Eligible to Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latinx | 49% | 51% |
| White | 90% | 10% |
Hispanic and Latinx vs. White
Eligible Voters in Texas in 2016
The constitution protects 鈥渙ne person, one vote.鈥�
Drawing maps based on 鈥渞egistered voters鈥� may sound fair, but consider which groups are more likely to be unregistered: young people, people in poverty, and communities of color.
Evenwel v.
Abbot
2018
Successfully challenged
the proposal to draw maps that dilute the Latinx vote
Successfully challenged
the proposal to draw maps that dilute the Latinx vote
The 老澳门开奖结果 has also challenged prison gerrymandering, the practice of counting incarcerated people as residents of the prison district rather than their home districts.
The U.S. has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, and prison gerrymandering compounds the systemic inequalities that Black and Brown people already face.
Davidson v.
City of Cranston
2016
Successfully challenged
prison gerrymandering
Successfully challenged
prison gerrymandering
Calvin et al v.
Jefferson County
2016
Successfully challenged
prison gerrymandering
Successfully challenged
prison gerrymandering
Every attempt to undermine the people鈥檚 ability to choose their representatives is a threat to our civil liberties.
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We're Suing Louisiana
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And when civil liberties are under attack, we go to court.