"Gerrymandering Affects House Swings"

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Gerrymandering in 2024: How "deeply steered" districts benefit Republicans

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In 1999 , there were 164 House districts where election results were within five points of the national popular vote.

Today there are only 82 such competitive swing districts.

Many of the competitive seats are located in just two states: New York and California .

Because voters are “not very persuadable,” redistricting has become a “primary method” by which parties can gain or lose seats in Congress .

Alabama and Louisiana were ordered by a court to adopt new maps that included a new majority Black district in each state after their previous maps were found to have violated the Voting Rights Act .

North Carolina also adopted new maps after the newly elected Republican -controlled state Supreme Court decided to reverse the court’s ruling against partisan gerrymandering.

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