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This Is The Best Explanation of Gerrymandering You Will Ever See - The Washington Post
By simplifying gerrymandering we see how problematic it really is.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/03/01/this-is-the-best-explanation-of-gerrymandering-you-will-ever-see
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Gerrymandering in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gerrymandering in the United States has been practiced since the founding of the country to strengthen the power of particular political interests within legislative bodies. Partisan gerrymandering is commonly used to increase the power of a political party, and in some instances, political parties collude to protect incumbents by engaging in bipartisan gerrymandering.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering_in_the_United_States
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Gerrymandering - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the process of setting electoral districts, gerrymandering is a practice that attempts to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating district boundaries to create partisan advantaged districts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering
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Gerrymandering Isn't Evil - Politico Magazine
Why independent redistricting won't save us from political gridlock.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/06/could-gerrymandering-be-good-for-democracy-119581
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Who Gerrymanders More, Democrats or Republicans? - Mother Jones
A couple of months ago I linked to a bit of research showing the effect of gerrymandering on House races. Long story short, Eric McGhee concluded that gerrymandering produced about 7 extra Republican seats this year while Sam Wang figured it at about 6.3 seats.
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/01/who-gerrymanders-more-democrats-or-republicans
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How Come Gerrymandering is still Legal? - Politics Stack Exchange
How come state courts do not outright throw this out through the window for not following the compactness rule? I understand the rule might be somewhat fuzzy, but just look what happens between districts 17 and 19! You'd have to be insane to claim this is "compact".
http://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/1154/how-come-gerrymandering-is-still-legal
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Legality Of Gerrymandering - Fairvote
Political gerrymandering is the drawing of electoral district lines in a manner that discriminates against a political party. When used to insure party success, political gerrymandering is usually legal but can be contested. At this time it is legal to draw district lines to protect incumbents of both parties.
http://archive.fairvote.org/redistricting/legality.htm
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The Twisted History of Gerrymandering in American Politics - The Atlantic
Outlandish districts created for electoral gain are a major distorting force in the contemporary U.S., but they belong to a long tradition.
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/09/the-twisted-history-of-gerrymandering-in-american-politics/262369/
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The Real Impacts of Gerrymandering - POST
Gerrymandering is a phenomenon accompanying some elections in the United States, since most of the state legislatures are responsible for the drawing of districts in the respective states. Many critics of gerrymandering argue that it distorts electoral results and some even add that it contributes to the polarization in the House of Representatives (HoR).
http://postnito.cz/the-real-impacts-of-gerrymandering/
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Gerrymander - Definition of gerrymander by Merriam-Webster
Define gerrymander: the act or method of gerrymandering, usage, synonyms, more.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gerrymander
