What is the process of redrawing congressional district maps?

Answer 1

districts must be equally populated.

lines must be contiguous or connected.

redistricting cannot dilute minority voting strength.

district lines cannot be drawn solely based upon race.

districts must be compact.

communities of interest must be protected.

Answer 2

They are drawn after the results of the Census. The Census reports information about the population of the U.S. The U.S, has a set number of Districs, however states can gain Districts by increasing their population, another state will lose their District in order to give to the other one which increased their population. This way everyone has a somewhat equal say in presidential elections

Answer 3

Redistricting, a form of redistribution, is the process of drawing United States district lines. This often means changing electoral district and community boundaries in response to periodic census results. In 36 states, the state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan, in many cases subject to approval by the state governor.

Answer 4

Congressional redistricting is the revision (or redrawing) or congressional districts. This occurs every 10 years after the census to account for the population growth (and shrinkage) in congressional districts across the country.

Answer 5

Redistricting (sometimes called 'gerrymandering').

Answer 6

gerrymandering is what you're referring to i think

They also redistrict based on U.S. census reports

Answer 7

gerrymandering