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Redistricting in the United States is the process of drawing electoral district boundaries. [1] For the United States House of Representatives, and state legislatures, redistricting occurs after each ten-year census.
Court cases have also required states to redistrict every ten years, although states can redistrict more often than that depending on their own statutes and constitutional provisions. [14] States are free to employ multi-member districts, and different districts can elect different numbers of legislators. [24]
Currently, 21 U.S. states have some form of non-partisan or bipartisan redistricting commission. [2] Of these 21 states, 13 use redistricting commissions to exclusively draw electoral district boundaries (see below). [2]
A U.S. District Court judge ordered the Washington Secretary of State to use a new map for state elections that included significant changes to the Yakima Valley and Tri-Cities.
Gerrymandering is the practice of setting boundaries of electoral districts to favor specific political interests within legislative bodies, often resulting in districts with convoluted, winding boundaries rather than compact areas.
Allocation of seats by state, as percentage of overall number of representatives in the House, 1789–2020 census. United States congressional apportionment is the process [1] by which seats in the United States House of Representatives are distributed among the 50 states according to the most recent decennial census mandated by the United States Constitution.
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The 2010 United States redistricting cycle took place following the completion of the 2010 United States census.In all fifty states, various bodies re-drew state legislative districts.