Redistricting

Redistricting in the United States

Redistricting

A description about Redistricting is available here: The process of redrawing the geographic boundaries of congressional districts, the electoral districts within states from which members of the House of Representatives are elected, is called redistricting. Democrats and Republicans at the state level compete to get hold of the legal and political mechanisms of redistricting — usually by controlling the state legislature. By doing so, they can redraw boundaries of congressional districts in ways that will lend an electoral advantage to their own party.

Concept of Redistricting

In the U.S., in the context of Voting, Campaigns and Elections Redistricting has the following meaning: The periodic redrawing of legislative district boundaries, with the goal of political equality (one person, one vote) – i.e., in areas where population grows in excess of the growth elsewhere, the district boundaries are shifted to create equal population districts. Other political goals may also be pursued in redistricting. (Source of this definition of Redistricting : University of Texas)

Redistricting

Concept of Redistricting in Political Science

The following is a very basic definition of Redistricting in relation to the election system and the U.S Congress: Changing the borders or boundaries of an area

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See Also

  • Voting
  • Campaigns
  • Elections

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