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What is it called when you draw voting district boundaries so as to purposely favor the party in power?
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∙ 8y ago
Redrawing voting district boundaries to favor a specific party is called gerrymandering. The word is a portmanteau (combination) Gerry (Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry) and the word salamander, which his districts looked resembled.
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∙ 8y agoGenerally speaking the term of gerrymandering is used when voting districts within a state in the US is divided in such a way as to favor a politician or a political party. For example. a heavily minority area within a state that has proven to vote for, as example, Democratic candidates, may be redivided in such a way to split that majority area into two or three areas, negating the voting power of a particular group of people.
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What is a Drawing voting district boundaries within a state to favor one party or group over another is called?
It is called Gerrymandering.
Drawing voting district boundaries within a state to favor one party or group over one another is called what?
It is called Gerrymandering.
What is gerrymandering?
Setting political boundaries in a way that favors one party. The drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group. an oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group
What type of district is a congressional district whose boundaries are drawn so as to maximize the voting power of minority groups?
Majority-Minority Districts
What are voting districts in which members of a minority group make up a majority of the population are referred to as?
This voting district is called a majority-minority district.
What is a local voting district in a county city ward called?
Precinct
What is the smallest voting district in the US called?
The smallest voting district in the US is called a precinct. Kansas had the smallest average precinct size with 437 voters per precinct. The District of Columbia had the largest average size at 2,704 voters per precinct.
What is an oddly shaped district designed to increase one groups voting strength?
A Gerrymander is an oddly shaped district that is designed to increase the voting strength and power of one political party at the expense of another. As a result of the manipulation of district boundaries, the shape of political map becomes altered and distorted.
What voting district is Rosenberg Texas in?
22 Congressional district
An oddly shaped district purposefully drawn to increase the voting strength of a particular group is called a?
Gerrymandering
When a voter is absent from his or her home district on election day and votes by special ballot its called?
absentee voting.
What voting district is siler city North Carolina?
District 2 congressional district
