Why is gerrymandering bad for democracy?

Answer 1

Because it makes the electoral system unfair. It can give an advantage to one candidate and disadvantage another one. It can do the same for whole sections of society resulting in discrimination. It is an abuse of democracy. Democracy should be fair and equal to all, but gerrymandering disrupts all of that.

Answer 2

1. It deprives numerous citizens of the proportional value of their vote, because their individual race may be heavily one-sided.
2. It causes unnatural boundary representation for the representatives, making it harder to serve their constituents' needs.
3. It raises cynicism of the fairness and equality of the system.
4. It makes it harder for established politicians to be voted out based on their own merits and faults.
5. It introduces corruption into the political process, as politicians have to buy favor with those in charge of redistricting.
6. From a party basis, the overall proportionality of the votes to winners becomes more skewed.

Answer 3

Because it gives unfair advantage to one party in elections and thus undermines the basis of democracy.

Answer 4

It really isn't.