How Congressional Maps Get Drawn — and Why Your Vote's Geography Matters

1.0POLIRATR™ Bloghttps://poliratr.com/blogadminhttps://poliratr.com/blog/author/admin/How Congressional Maps Get Drawn — and Why Your Vote's Geography Matters - POLIRATR™ Blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="63TcrkkEXm"><a href="https://poliratr.com/blog/election-primers/redistricting-and-gerrymandering-explained/">How Congressional Maps Get Drawn — and Why Your Vote’s Geography Matters</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://poliratr.com/blog/election-primers/redistricting-and-gerrymandering-explained/embed/#?secret=63TcrkkEXm" width="600" height="338" title="“How Congressional Maps Get Drawn — and Why Your Vote’s Geography Matters” — POLIRATR™ Blog" data-secret="63TcrkkEXm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://poliratr.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Every decade, the lines that define congressional districts get redrawn based on new census data. Who draws those lines, how they do it, and what rules they follow can dramatically shape who ends up representing you in Congress.