Can “At-Large” Districts Push Extremists Out of Congress

Next month, Virginians will vote on whether to authorize a new Congressional map that could yield as many as four new Democratic seats.

It’s the latest move in the gerrymandering wars touched off by President Donald Trump, when he demanded that Texas redraw its Congressional districts to help ensure a Republican majority after the midterms this fall. Since then, legislatures in at least ten states, including Indiana, Missouri, Maryland, Illinois, and California, have approved or are considering new maps.