The US midterm elections were historic in part because of the success of reforms to state redistricting processes. Citizens in Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, and Utah passed initiatives that take control of redistricting US House districts out of the hands of state legislatures. Reformers went undefeated, and this is a major […] Read more »
What It Takes to Win: Interactive Map Shows How Gerrymandering Will Skew the 2018 Election
The stakes for this year’s midterms could hardly be higher. And yet, the results almost certainly won’t come close to accurately reflecting the will of voters. … The Brennan Center’s interactive map, created with our partners at Development Seed, shows the effect of those gerrymanders on election results. CONT. Brennan […] Read more »
Midterm elections are likely to change the calculus for post-2020 Census redistricting
The redistricting wars, which since 2010 have worked to the advantage of the Republicans, are about to take a potentially significant turn. The midterm elections, along with efforts in states to reduce partisan redistricting, are likely to make the post-2020 battles more competitive. … A Pew Research Center study last […] Read more »
What comes next in the fight against partisan gerrymandering
With the midterm elections only weeks away, the shape of U.S. House districts is again front and center in political conversation. A central question is how much Republican-drawn maps might disadvantage Democratic candidates. To tackle this issue and the debate about redistricting generally, I talked to two scholars: Jonathan Rodden […] Read more »
Is the Rust Belt Still Trump Country?
Democrats are poised to win every Senate and governor’s race throughout the Midwest this November, and they are expected to pick up House seats in the region too. But in their bid to win control of Midwestern state Legislatures — bodies that will have the power to gerrymander congressional, State […] Read more »
Democratic voters face off against gerrymandered districts
Democrats are hopeful about possibly retaking the House of Representatives next month, but to do that they are going to have to overcome an inherent disadvantage in many states due to gerrymandering. Every 10 years, the states redraw the lines of their congressional districts to reflect population changes in the […] Read more »