This is an unfortunate truth in US politics, and has been for many years. This tactic is known as Gerrymandering, named after Governor Elbridge Gerry, who in 1812 redrew a Massachusetts district in a salamander-like shape to benefit his own political party. The tactic has, in the past, been used to prevent various political and ethnic groups from having equal representation by wasting their votes. Gerrymandering is shady at best, and downright unethical at worst.
This is not a question.
Yes, gerrymandering does happen.
Gerrymandering
gerrymandering
of the state governments
when district lines are drawn in a crazy manner to favor one party
Gerrymandering is a way of redrawing lines in a voting district to favor a candidate/political opponent and to hurt their opponent's chances of winning. For instance, a Republican could draw district lines to include many Republican voters into one district. They could also draw the district lines to split up the Democrat voters, making it difficult for them to ever be a majority of the district. Often, gerrymandering is obvious because of the strangely-shaped districts.
It's called gerrymandering.
Gerrymandering or reapportionment
The process of drawing congressional district lines to favor a political party is called gerrymandering. The word comes from the combination of the name Gerry and the word salamander. Gerry was the governor of Massachusetts in 1812 when the congressional districts in his state were redrawn to favor his Democratic-Republican Party. One of the words was said to resemble a salamander.
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
gerrymandering
Gerrymandering is the term used to describe the process of redrawing district lines to benefit a specific political party or group. This practice aims to manipulate electoral outcomes by concentrating or diluting the voting power of certain demographics within specific districts.
State legislatures (typically approved by the governor)