1. to divide a voting area into election districts in a way that gives unfair advantage to one political party
Usage: political term

1. the practice of dividing a voting area into election districts to give unfair advantage to one political party
Usage: political term

Examples

• The opposition accused the ruling party of trying to gerrymander the districts.
• Critics claimed the new map was an obvious gerrymander.
• The court ruled that the state had illegally gerrymandered the congressional districts.
• Voters complained that gerrymandering made their votes less meaningful.
• The redistricting committee was accused of gerrymandering to protect incumbent politicians.
• Many states have created independent commissions to prevent gerrymandering.