The ads underscore how Democrats and Republicans are talking past each other and warn of starkly different threats to the country’s future.
Author: Harry Stevens
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How algorithmic redistricting detects gerrymandered congressional maps
How ranked-choice voting could change the way democracy works
More places are adopting ranked-choice voting. Why?
Texas’s primaries are happening on a legally disputed congressional map
The Justice Department and civil rights groups say after redistricting Texas’s new congressional map does not reflect the past decade’s Latino population boom. Primaries are going ahead anyway.
Which party controls congressional redistricting in your state
With potential for gerrymandering and control of the U.S. House at stake, state legislatures and independent commissions are drawing new U.S. House and state legislative boundaries.
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Map proposals show how parties hope to gain from new congressional boundaries
The Washington Post analyzed proposed U.S. House district boundaries in Oregon, Indiana and Colorado as redistricting debates unfold in state capitals.