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The 2010 United States redistricting cycle took place following the completion of the 2010 United States census. In all fifty states, various bodies re-drew state legislative districts. States that are apportioned more than one seat in the United States House of Representatives also drew new districts for that legislative body. The resulting new districts were first implemented for the 2011 and 2012 elections.
The rules for redistricting vary from state to state, but all states draw new legislative and congressional maps either in the state legislature, in redistricting commissions, or through some combination of the state legislature and a redistricting commission. Though various laws and court decisions have put constraints on redistricting, many redistricting institutions continue to practice gerrymandering, which involves drawing new districts with the intention of giving a political advantage to specific groups.[1] Political parties prepare for redistricting years in advance, and partisan control of redistricting institutions can provide a party with major advantages.[2] Aside from the possibility of mid-decade redistricting,[3] the districts drawn in the 2010 redistricting cycle will remain in effect until the next round of redistricting following the 2020 United States census.
This was the first cycle since the 2000 cycle.
- ^ Miller, pp. 10-11
- ^ Miller, William J.; Walling, Jeremy (June 7, 2013). The Political Battle over Congressional Redistricting. Lexington Books. pp. 1–4. ISBN 9780739169841. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ Wilson, Reid (February 4, 2015). "Nevada Republicans could take up mid-decade redistricting". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.