Gerrymandering is the act of redrawing district lines, after a census, in a way that favors a specific political party. It is a perfectly legal practice that is used by both parties in hopes of influencing the party that controls Congress, and subordinate state and local governments. Two common strategies of gerrymandering are packing and cracking. Packing occurs when a district is drawn so that voters of a specific party are included into a single district, in order to limit the influence of that specific party. Cracking occurs when a district is drawn so that voters of a specific party are spread out between several districts in order to limit their influence in a specific district.
There are only two federal rules regarding redistricting;
There are only two federal rules regarding redistricting;