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Originally Posted by Skuj
I'm still trying to understand what the GOP did in 2010 with this redistribution thing. I keep hearing things like Dems need up to 7% more than GOP in popular vote to win.
(I think I'm a relatively smart person, but I still cannot come to grips with all of the details and nuances of USA elections.)
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start here for the basic concept of districting:
https://law.onecle.com/constitution/...stricting.html
as populations change, districts must be redrawn.
th us constitution mandates a census every 10years
redistricting is done locally by state legislatures
anyway, once you get all that, youre ready to understand gerrymandering
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering