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The Role of Redistricting and Gerrymandering in Electoral Geography

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In 2012, Democrats won the national popular vote for the House but Republicans gained a 33-seat majority, partly due to gerrymandered district boundaries that concentrated Democratic voters in few districts and spread Republicans across many.

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During the 2012 U.S. House elections, Democrats won about 1.4 million more votes nationwide, yet Republicans won a 33-seat majority. How can a minority of votes control a majority of seats?