Gerrymandering is the practice of manipulating the boundaries of electoral districts or adjusting the number of representatives in order to give an unfair advantage to a particular political party or group. This strategy is often used to purposely diminish the voting power of certain communities or to ensure the domination of one political party over others. The term "gerrymandering" originated from the early 19th-century redrawing of Massachusetts state senate election districts, which resembled the shape of a salamander and was named after then-Governor Elbridge Gerry.
Gerrymandering is the process of manipulating the boundaries of electoral districts to favor a particular political party or group. It involves drawing the district boundaries in a way that strategically concentrates voters of one party in certain districts, known as packing, or dilutes the voting power of a specific group by spreading them across multiple districts, known as cracking. The goal of gerrymandering is to give an unfair advantage to one political party and maximize their chances of winning elections.
