Browsing: redistricting

Voter turnout in Tennessee has surged after the state erased a Black-majority district, prompting renewed scrutiny of voting rights, racial representation, and partisan redistricting strategies.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered a fresh review of Washington’s legislative maps, raising new questions about Latino representation and how the state’s political boundaries are drawn.

As extreme gerrymandering remaps U.S. districts, lawmakers increasingly choose their voters, deepening polarization, weakening accountability and reshaping the balance of national power.