Partisan gerrymandering can overlap with racial gerrymandering, and when race is the predominant factor in drawing districts the map can violate federal law regardless of partisan motives.
November 18, 2025
high
legal
Overlap of partisan and racial motives can make a districting plan unlawful if race predominates in the drawing of lines.
Partisan gerrymandering is the practice of reshaping electoral district boundaries to give a political party's candidates an electoral advantage.
November 03, 2025
high
general
Defines the political strategy behind redrawing district lines for advantage.