How gerrymandering affects democracy in Lawrence
4 days ago · Gerrymandering is not exclusive to Kansas and Democrats do it too. A look at the 270 To Win house election map shows that 22 out of 435 districts face a competitive race this year. Republican ...
Supreme Court declines to hear Kansas racial gerrymandering case ... - CNN
Mar 27, 2023 · The US Supreme Court on Monday declined a request from voters in Kansas to review a state court decision they say allows for racial gerrymandering of congressional districts there.
Kansas | Gerrymandering Project
Public Input. While Kansas law does not require public hearings, the Joint Special Committee on Redistricting held meetings in 14 different locations in 2011, starting in July. It is likely that there will be similar opportunities for public input in 2021. Additionally, Insight Kansas held a redistricting competition in 2012, inviting readers ...
Kansas - The Atlas Of Redistricting - FiveThirtyEight
Jan 25, 2018 · Ranking Kansas’s maps. How the maps compare on district competitiveness, minority makeup, respect for local borders, compactness and the efficiency gap, an attempt to gauge how politically...
What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State - Kansas
Jul 19, 2022 · A Kansas state judge found the recently-enacted congressional redistricting plan unconstitutional on both partisan gerrymandering and minority vote dilution grounds.
Redistricting in Kansas - Ballotpedia
The phrase racial gerrymandering refers to the practice of drawing electoral district lines to dilute the voting power of racial minority groups.
Kansas redistricting 2022: Congressional maps by district - CNN
Nov 8, 2022 · The Kansas Supreme Court upheld the Republican-drawn map that had been blocked by a lower court over partisan gerrymandering and diluting minority voting strength. The new congressional map...
Kansas gerrymandering may eventually imperil Republicans’ firm …
Sep 26, 2024 · LAWRENCE — Wichita State University political science chairwoman Alexandra Middlewood suspects Kansas Republicans made a tactical error by gerrymandering left-leaning Lawrence into the...
Redistricting Report Card | Gerrymandering Project - Princeton …
The Redistricting Report Card uses a powerful and unique set of analytics to grade each state’s newly-drawn maps during the redistricting process. Select a map from the dropdown above to view its report card, or select a state to view report cards for maps as they become available.
Kansas Supreme Court upholds controversial GOP-drawn …
May 18, 2022 · The state's highest court reversed a lower court decision that found the Republican-led Kansas Legislature drew a map that was racially and politically gerrymandered.