Gerrymandering: support for independent redistricting by party U.S. 2018

According to a poll conducted in December 2018, 65 percent of respondents who identified as Democrats supported the introduction of independent redistricting commissions. Republicans also approved of independent redistricting commissions, with 60 percent supporting the idea.

Independent redistricting commissions are intended to prevent gerrymandering, which is the process of deliberately changing the boundaries of electoral districts so as to favor one political party over another.

Support for independent redistricting commissions to prevent gerrymandering among likely voters in the United States in 2018, by political party

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Release date

January 2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

December 12 to 16, 2018

Number of respondents

800 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

likely 2020 presidential voters

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

Gerrymandering is the process of deliberately changing the boundaries of electoral districts so as to favor one political party over another.
The source does not indicate why values do not total 100 percent.
Original question: "As you may know, some states have redistricting commissions in which the boundaries of legislative and congressional districts in the state are drawn by an independent commission rather than by elected officials. Do you support or oppose the creation of independent redistricting commissions to draw the lines of legislative and congressional districts in states?"

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