redistricts
Reapportions voting zones
Redistricts means to redraw the boundaries of electoral districts, typically following a census to reflect population changes.
The process determines which voters fall into which legislative districts.
When done to favor a particular party, it's called gerrymandering: The state legislature redistricts every ten years.
Division into shares
- reapportionmentRedistributing legislative seats
- constituenciesElectoral regions or supporter groups
- representationDepiction or likeness
- congressionalOf a legislature
senatorial · legislature · statehouse · lawmakers · seats · wards · precincts · electoral
Making an image anew
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- linesStrokes connecting two points
- bordersLines separating regions
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
partition · contour · outline · dividing · reconfiguring · reshaping · adjusting · delineation
Underhanded control of others
- partisanBiased toward one side
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- packingPutting items in containers
- crackingBreaking without separating completely
diluting · malapportionment · bias · incumbent · entrenchment · advantage · unfair · skewing
Creating geographic representations
- GISSpatial data framework
- geospatialRelating to earth-position data
- tractsAreas or pamphlets
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
data · software · algorithm · polygon · overlay · visualization · digital · computerized
apportionment
Division into shares
- reapportionmentRedistributing legislative seats
- constituenciesElectoral regions or supporter groups
- representationDepiction or likeness
congressional · senatorial · legislature · statehouse · lawmakers · seats · wards · precincts · electoral · census
redrawing
Making an image anew
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- linesStrokes connecting two points
- bordersLines separating regions
perimeter · partition · contour · outline · dividing · reconfiguring · reshaping · adjusting · delineation · territory
manipulation
Underhanded control of others
cracking · diluting · malapportionment · bias · incumbent · entrenchment · advantage · unfair · skewing · distortion
cartography
Creating geographic representations
- GISSpatial data framework
- geospatialRelating to earth-position data
- tractsAreas or pamphlets
coordinates · data · software · algorithm · polygon · overlay · visualization · digital · computerized · grid
redistrictsconsolidates
Combines into stronger whole
merges · unifies · annexes · absorbs · integrates