According to a poll conducted in December 2018, 65 percent of respondents who identified as Democrats did not favor the practice of gerrymandering. While Republicans were slightly more likely to support gerrymandering than Democrats or Independents, 59 percent were still opposed.
Gerrymandering is the process of deliberately changing the boundaries of electoral districts so as to favor one political party over another.
Favorability among likely voters in the United States for gerrymandering in 2018, by political party
Gerrymandering is the process of deliberately changing the boundaries of electoral districts so as to favor one political party over another.
The source does not indicate why some values do not total 100 percent.
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CLC. (January 25, 2019). Favorability among likely voters in the United States for gerrymandering in 2018, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1132038/gerrymandering-favorability-us-party/
CLC. "Favorability among likely voters in the United States for gerrymandering in 2018, by political party." Chart. January 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1132038/gerrymandering-favorability-us-party/
CLC. (2019). Favorability among likely voters in the United States for gerrymandering in 2018, by political party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1132038/gerrymandering-favorability-us-party/
CLC. "Favorability among Likely Voters in The United States for Gerrymandering in 2018, by Political Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2019, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1132038/gerrymandering-favorability-us-party/
CLC, Favorability among likely voters in the United States for gerrymandering in 2018, by political party Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1132038/gerrymandering-favorability-us-party/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Favorability among likely voters in the United States for gerrymandering in 2018, by political party [Graph], CLC, January 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1132038/gerrymandering-favorability-us-party/
