There are two types of gerrymandering:

  • Partisan gerrymandering is designed to keep a political party in power.

  • Racial gerrymandering maps are drawn to disenfranchise people of color.


The practice results in politicians choosing their voters rather than voters being able to choose those who represent them.

​Different techniques are used to gerrymander.

Some commonly used tools to accomplish this goal are described in this chart.

A Deeper Look at Gerrymandering


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