The NC General Assembly approved all of the decisions below except for the 2022 Map, which was mandated by the NC Supreme Court to be drawn by a group of three Grand Masters—for that one election.
The new NC Senate and NC House of Representative voting districts are here.
See NC state representative, state senate and US Congressional Maps here.
Elected officials can change lines to help guarantee they will be re-elected.
What is jeh-ree-man-dur-ing?
Gerrymandering, the partisan drawing of voting maps, has always been a part of American politics. Both major parties have drawn maps to their advantage, but with advancing technology, it has become a science. Imagine having a map that is drawn through the middle of a college campus, through a town where one side of the street is in one district and the other side in a different district. These are real examples of gerrymandering in North Carolina.
See how the process could work in 1 minute clip below.
Why Should You Care?
The way that district boundaries are drawn can determine or strongly influence who gets elected. Primary voting becomes extremely important because that district has been drawn in such a way to favor one party over another in the general election.
Fair districting helps to ensure that our legislative bodies reflect our changing population and that each citizen’s vote counts equally.
Fair districts can lead to:
More accountability to constituents because fewer seats are “safe” for members of one party.
More time and money spent addressing real legislative priorities, rather than litigating court challenges to district maps that are seen as gerrymandered.
More respect for communities of interest.
More voters who feel that their votes matter.