Political Road Map: California’s redistricting panel avoided political party data when drawing the lines. Political Road Map: There’s a simple reason some want a larger California Legislature.

Dave Bradlee, founder of Dave’s Redistricting, first made a political map making and sharing tool available in 2009. Under the newest version, more than 500,000 maps were started in 2020.

Voters should pick their elected leaders, not the other way around. But when drawing boundaries for political offices, politicians often use the power of the pen to loop in communities they expect … ...

The long and likely court-intensive process of drawing Wisconsin’s next political map is underway. The U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday delivered the state’s population data. It was originally ...

A North Carolina court's unusual ruling has highlighted the fact that some states allow voting districts to be drawn in ways that make elections less competitive and help one political party win.

Where Michigan grew — and didn't Detroit's 70-year population decline continues Database: Look up how your community grew (or shrank) Panel won't hit deadline for drawing political maps. Here's ...

Criticism over Alabama's recently-completed redistricting process has some wondering: Is there a better way to do this? Some states have moved away from the Legislature in favor of commissions.

Is drawing a voting map that helps a political party illegal? Only in some states. May 17, 2023 5:00 AM ET. Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday. Hansi Lo Wang ...

G.O.P. legislatures in Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana are contesting federal orders to redraw congressional maps that disfavor Black voters. The stakes are enormous.

Reporting from Sacramento — As the U.S. Supreme Court considers its role in forcing states to draw fair political maps, Californians know well how the process can be manipulated. They saw it ...

A North Carolina court's unusual ruling has highlighted the fact that some states allow voting districts to be drawn in ways that make elections less competitive and help one political party win.

A recent unusual ruling by North Carolina's highest court has put a spotlight on the patchwork of state laws and court decisions that determine where maps of voting districts can be drawn to make ...