Democrats are banking in a big way on California and its governor, Gavin Newsom, to help them fight back against Republicans ...

COMMON CAUSE EXPLAINS ITSELF: Common Cause, the good government group that walked back its opposition to California’s ...

The term gerrymandering can be traced back to Elbridge Gerry, the governor of Massachusetts in 1812. In the early 1800s, ...

To disregard California’s practice of independently crafting political maps to avoid partisan tilt, Newsom’s plan hinges on ...

Elbridge Gerry approved a voting map meant to benefit his political party in 1812, giving a name to a controversial practice ...

Common Cause, a government watchdog group historically opposed to partisan gerrymandering, announced Tuesday that it will not ...

When politicians redraw congressional district maps to favor their party, they may secure short-term victories. But those ...

The practice was first identified and coined in 1812 when Massachusetts Gov. Elbridge Gerry signed a bill that redrew the ...

There are no plans in Minnesota to redraw political boundaries ahead of next year’s midterm election, said Gov. Tim Walz’s ...

An internal staff report lists opposition to the redistricting attempt as a “hot topic” among Missourians who contacted the ...

Gerrymandering, manipulating electoral district boundaries to favor a political party, has a long and complex history in ...

Independently drawn maps will have no effect on the deep political divisions we face in Illinois and across our country today ...