The Realities of Redistricting: Following the Rules and Limiting Gerrymandering in State Legislative Redistricting

Allowing legislators to pick the voters that make up their districts is a fundamental conflict of interest and central concern for the popular sovereignty of American elections. In The Realities of Redistricting, Jonathan Winburn examines the extent of this potential problem by focusing on both the incentives and the constraints facing state legislators during the redistricting process.

Most research on redistricting tends to examine only the outcomes produced in terms of partisan gains or ...