What 60 years of political gerrymandering looks like. Yarisa Figueroa

What 60 years of political gerrymandering looks like.

But these states don't show any discernible relationships between population, the number of seats in a congressional district and the extent of gerrymandering. Pennsylvania and New York have lost congressional seats over time. But Pennsylvania's gerrymandering scores have risen steadily, while New York's peaked around the 98th Congress and have been declining ever since. Texas has nearly doubled its congressional representation since 1950, and its gerrymandering average spiked in the 103rd Congress, dipped in the 108th, and shot back up in the 113th. Maryland's number of districts has been relatively flat, and its gerrymander scores have fluctuated considerably. 


This paragraph states that Pennsylvania and New York have lost congressional seats over time, but that New York peaked in at 98th Congress declining ever since. I think that a lot of that has to do with economy or maybe all the things that have being going on. The way things are now compared to 60 years ago are completely different. there are new laws, new regulations, new presidency and new things are have been created.  For some states things have fluctuated, stood flat or risen.