Civic term
Gerrymandering
Also written as: gerrymander
What it means
Drawing electoral district boundaries to advantage a particular party, incumbent, or group. Two standard techniques are packing opposing voters into a few districts, and cracking them across many districts so they form a majority in none.
Definition drawn from law.cornell.edu · last verified 2026-08-17
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How it's being covered
330 stories in Sift's index, from 33 outlets.
Filed 2026-04-01 — 2026-09-26.
Counts stories whose headline or summary uses the term, plus stories where Sift's own reading notes flagged it — many pieces turn on a term they never spell out in the headline.
Across the spectrum
- Left136 stories
- Center94 stories
- Right73 stories
Positions are AllSides' published ratings, shown for the outlets that filed these stories. 27 stories are counted in the total above but not placed here — either the outlet has no published rating, or Sift has not yet matched the name it files under to a dossier.
Who's covering it
- The HillCenter 49
- CBS NewsLean Left 32
- The New York TimesLean Left 23
- The GuardianLean Left 20
- PBS NewsHourCenter 17
- New York PostRight 16
- Washington ExaminerLean Right 15
- PoliticoLean Left 13
- RealClearPolitics13
- The AtlanticLean Left 13
- NPRCenter 12
- AxiosCenter 11
- The Daily CallerRight 11
- The Daily WireRight 11
- The Washington PostLean Left 11
- Fox NewsLean Right 10
- VoxLeft 10
- SlateLeft 7
- The Dispatch7
- The Washington TimesLean Right 5
- ReasonLean Right 4
- Al JazeeraLean Left 3
- The Conversation3
- ABC NewsLean Left 2
- Ballot Access News2
- CNBCCenter 2
- Roll Call2
- Financial TimesCenter 1
- France 241
- National ReviewRight 1
- ReutersCenter 1
- The InterceptLeft 1
- The VergeLean Left 1
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