Hi,

In Wisconsin, a major fight over redrawn maps could give Republicans the upper hand in a critical state for years to come. GOP elected officials across the country are engaging in gerrymandering to silence certain voters, especially in minority communities, and give Republicans unfair, undemocratic advantages in elections.

Redistricting, a democratic process made to account for changes in population every ten years, has been hijacked by state-level GOP elected officials around the country, who have turned it into a weapon against democracy and the people's right to pick their leaders.

Sign the petition: Tell Congress to protect democracy and ban partisan gerrymandering.

The effects of GOP redistricting on the country are extremely beneficial to Republican elected officials and extremely detrimental to the people. One example is in Wisconsin, where in 2011, a GOP-majority in the legislature used their redistricting powers to draw aggressive gerrymanders into the legislative maps.

Since then, Republicans have controlled the legislature after every election and have made it practically impossible for Democrats to gain control.1 And now, the current fight in Wisconsin is spurring a “constitutional crisis.”2

The impacts of this gerrymander are even worse — it’s silencing votes across the state. Since Democratic voters are geographically concentrated in urban areas, the maps created in 2011 ensure Democratic voting power is confined to a smaller number of districts.3 This isn’t exclusive to Wisconsin; Republicans across many states have taken advantage of the redistricting process and increased their power in Congress more and more.

We cannot continue to allow the GOP to silence democratic votes and guarantee Republican victories every election.

Add your name: Demand that Congress protects democracy and bans partisan gerrymandering in the country.

Thanks for taking action,

Tihi and the team at Demand Progress

Sources:

  1. Vox, “America’s worst gerrymander may soon finally die,” August 3, 2023.
  2. The New Republic, “Wisconsin’s Gerrymandering Is Sparking a Constitutional Crisis,” September 14, 2023.
  3. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “New election data highlights the ongoing impact of 2011 GOP redistricting in Wisconsin,” December 6, 2018.

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