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The Politico Poll Redistricting Fight Has Voters Supporting Partisan

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the politico poll redistricting fight has voters supporting partisan

Gerrymandering after the 2020 Census has reshaped competitiveness and perceptions of fairness in U.S. elections, and multiple studies and watchdog reports link those changes to measurable effects on turnout: some research finds turnout falls where political actors draw maps to entrench power, while other studies show turnout rises... Nonprofit analyses and news investigations found that most congressional districts are noncompetitive — the Brennan Center estimated only 1 in 10 districts competitive after redistricting — a structural change that scholars tie to lower... 1. Gerrymanders reduce competitiveness — and competitiveness strongly shapes turnout Redrawn maps after the 2020 census produced many more safe seats and far fewer truly competitive contests, a change analysts say depresses the incentives that drive turnout in general elections: the Brennan Center reports...

Political science literature ties competitiveness to participation: competitive races tend to raise turnout, while safe, "decided" contests reduce the mobilization imperative that brings sporadic voters to the polls [2] [3]. 2. Evidence of turnout decline in gerrymandered strongholds — mixed but present Multiple lines of research and advocacy reporting connect gerrymandering to lower participation in the affected communities. Civil-rights and election- reform groups warn that packing and cracking dilute voters’ power and foster disempowerment that can depress turnout [6] [7]. Academic work finds that when mapmakers pack opposition voters into a few districts or crack them across many, turnout in those precincts can correlate negatively with the party that engineered the map — precincts...

The pattern is not uniform: institutional differences (courts, independent commissions vs. legislatures) and local politics modulate the effect [1] [8]. North Carolina’s Congressional Districts (Map: NCGA) A survey of North Carolina voters released Thursday found that 84% of all voters, including strong majorities in both parties, say redrawing voting maps for partisan advantage is “never acceptable” and districts should be... Among Democrats, 87% said they were opposed to partisan gerrymandering while 78% of Republicans said the same. Asked whether the practice should remain legal, 76% said it should not, including 79% of Democrats and 66% of Republicans.

Conducted by Opinion Diagnostics, a Republican-leaning polling firm, and commissioned by voting rights group Common Cause North Carolina, the poll surveyed 671 North Carolina voters from Sept. 15 to Sept. 17. The poll included an even split of Democrats and Republicans, with 210 and 214, respectively, while 247 were unaffiliated or belonged to a third party. The share of Republicans in North Carolina opposed to gerrymandering is higher than that seen in some national polls — such as an August Reuters/Ipsos poll in which only 46% of Republican respondents agreed...

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Gerrymandering After The 2020 Census Has Reshaped Competitiveness And Perceptions

Gerrymandering after the 2020 Census has reshaped competitiveness and perceptions of fairness in U.S. elections, and multiple studies and watchdog reports link those changes to measurable effects on turnout: some research finds turnout falls where political actors draw maps to entrench power, while other studies show turnout rises... Nonprofit analyses and news investigations found that most congr...

Political Science Literature Ties Competitiveness To Participation: Competitive Races Tend

Political science literature ties competitiveness to participation: competitive races tend to raise turnout, while safe, "decided" contests reduce the mobilization imperative that brings sporadic voters to the polls [2] [3]. 2. Evidence of turnout decline in gerrymandered strongholds — mixed but present Multiple lines of research and advocacy reporting connect gerrymandering to lower participation...

The Pattern Is Not Uniform: Institutional Differences (courts, Independent Commissions

The pattern is not uniform: institutional differences (courts, independent commissions vs. legislatures) and local politics modulate the effect [1] [8]. North Carolina’s Congressional Districts (Map: NCGA) A survey of North Carolina voters released Thursday found that 84% of all voters, including strong majorities in both parties, say redrawing voting maps for partisan advantage is “never acceptab...

Conducted By Opinion Diagnostics, A Republican-leaning Polling Firm, And Commissioned

Conducted by Opinion Diagnostics, a Republican-leaning polling firm, and commissioned by voting rights group Common Cause North Carolina, the poll surveyed 671 North Carolina voters from Sept. 15 to Sept. 17. The poll included an even split of Democrats and Republicans, with 210 and 214, respectively, while 247 were unaffiliated or belonged to a third party. The share of Republicans in North Carol...