60 People 23882 Fact-checks 7774 Articles People (60) Democrats Winning Democrats Georgia Democrats Senate Democrats Democratic Underground Justice Democrats Democrats Rising Occupy Democrats Clackamas County Democrats Democratic congressional leadership Maine Democratic Party Arizona Democratic Party Democratic Party of Georgia Democratic Party of Wisconsin Florida Democratic Party Michigan Democratic Party Texas Democratic Party U.S. House Democrats U.S. Senate Democrats Democratic Governors Association Fact-checks (23882) JB Pritzker stated on June 03, 2021 in a TV interview: Illinois Republican lawmakers “have argued that they want an independent [redistricting] commission, but they didn't do anything about it.” By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• June 11, 2021 Ron Ramsey stated on January 27, 2012 in an email announcing redistricting maps.: "This year’s redistricting has been the most open, interactive and transparent redistricting process in Tennessee history." By Richard Locker• February 10, 2012 Armond Budish stated on November 03, 2011 in a news conference: Dem-controlled Ohio House voted "to change the process, to create objective criteria, to modify the Constitution" ... to "take politics out of the efforts to draw legislative boundaries." By Joe Guillen• November 23, 2011 Tom Cotton stated on October 21, 2021 in a tweet: The newly drawn congressional district map in Arkansas “keeps communities together.” By Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2021 X posts stated on October 09, 2025 in a post on X: “If you vote no on Prop 50 to stop the redistricting, it shows through the envelope,” making it easy for Democrats to cheat. By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 14, 2025 Robert Brown stated on May 17, 2011 in an interview: "We in the Democratic Party had no input into the locations of these hearings, nor did we have input into the process." By Eric Stirgus• June 6, 2011 Trey Martinez Fischer stated on February 25, 2013 in press conference in the Texas House Speaker’s Committee Room.: Says that since 1975, redistricting by Texas lawmakers has always been found in violation of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. By W. Gardner Selby• March 1, 2013 Nina Perales stated on May 31, 2011 in a press release.: Says a Republican-drawn map of proposed U.S. House districts for Texas "gerrymanders more than nine million Latinos in Texas to make sure that we have no more electoral opportunity than we did in 1991." By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2011 North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus stated on January 31, 2022 in a tweet: Republican state Sens. Paul Newton and Warren Daniel “refused to even give testimony” in North Carolina’s latest redistricting case. By Paul Specht• February 17, 2022 Virginia House Democratic Caucus stated on March 05, 2020 in Voting record: On a referendum that could strip legislators of their redistricting power. By Warren Fiske• March 24, 2020 Ron Tusler stated on September 12, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Wisconsin Republicans are backing “a nonpartisan redistricting plan based off the Iowa Model. ... Republicans, Democrats, and the Governor pushed this plan last time redistricting happened in 2020.” By D.L. Davis• December 8, 2023 Eric Ager stated on October 24, 2023 in a speech on the house floor: “This map was drawn entirely in secret by an Ohio consultant … with taxpayer dollars.” By Paul Specht• November 15, 2023 Lloyd Doggett stated on November 04, 2013 in a guest lecture: "During the last election, Democrats won over a million votes more than Republicans, but because of the way districts are designed, the Republicans got 33 more members of the House of Representatives than the Democrats did." By W. Gardner Selby• November 26, 2013 Will Weatherford stated on June 22, 2011 in a redistricting meeting in Panama City: "There is no $30 million pot of money" for redistricting issues, including defending redistricting lawsuits. "Your tax dollars are not being spent on anything like that." By Amy Sherman• June 28, 2011 AFL-CIO stated on July 13, 2011 in a blog posting: Republican redistricting plans cut Democrat Nancy Nusbaum out of "her state Senate district by a half a block." By James B. Nelson• July 21, 2011 Gavin Newsom stated on August 17, 2025 in a podcast episode: “Democrats have voted for national independent redistricting. Republicans have not.” By Loreben Tuquero• August 21, 2025 Turning Point USA stated on March 27, 2021 in a video posted on Instagram: HR 1 “gives the federal government the power to establish their own committees” to take over the redistricting process. By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2021 Janet Bewley stated on November 05, 2021 in News release: “Wisconsin is almost equally divided on partisan lines” and therefore new Legislative maps could be drawn to “represent that 50-50 split.” By Madeline Heim• November 23, 2021 Ken Martin stated on August 05, 2025 in a press conference: Texas Republicans held one hearing on flood response but eight hearings on redistricting By Amy Sherman• August 6, 2025 Phil Berger stated on September 15, 2017 in In a press release: North Carolina has "the strictest anti-gerrymandering standards in the entire country." By Paul Specht• October 5, 2017 Articles (7774) Is Florida’s mid-decade redistricting plan ‘illegal,’ as some Democrats say? By Samantha Putterman• April 15, 2026 How much power does Donald Trump have to change the census and who is counted in it? By Louis Jacobson• August 8, 2025 What is redistricting? And why should voters care? By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2021 Trump's actions could affect the 2026 midterm elections. What will it mean for voters? By Amy Sherman• November 3, 2025 JD Vance called California’s congressional map ‘outrageous.’ It’s not an outlier By Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2025 The legal fight over NC gerrymandering isn’t over. How we got here, and what’s next. By Elizabeth Thompson• July 2, 2019 Will McDonnell keep campaign pledge on bipartisan redistricting? By Warren Fiske• April 5, 2011 Do NC, Texas face more election lawsuits than all other states combined? By Paul Specht• February 8, 2019 Will children be counted if Missouri Amendment 3 passes? It depends By Veronica Mohesky• October 15, 2020 Midterm elections: What does history say? And what could make 2022 different? By Louis Jacobson• September 12, 2022 Was candidate excluded because of her race? By Eric Stirgus• June 10, 2010 Getting it right about Florida's redistricting By Amy Sherman• July 20, 2011 Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 5, 2022 On whether Wisconsin is the most gerrymandered state By Tom Kertscher• June 18, 2018 Fact-checking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ final State of the State speech By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• January 13, 2026 Fact-checking misleading attacks on HR 1, Democrats’ voting rights bill By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2021 Claims about HR 1 keep pouring in. Here are all of our fact-checks in one place By Louis Jacobson• April 5, 2021 In New York, uneven progress on increasing voter access By Jill Terreri Ramos• August 22, 2022 Why does Russia want the Donbas region? By Louis Jacobson• August 18, 2025 PolitiFact Wisconsin's most clicked items for August 2019 By D.L. Davis• September 3, 2019
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JB Pritzker stated on June 03, 2021 in a TV interview: Illinois Republican lawmakers “have argued that they want an independent [redistricting] commission, but they didn't do anything about it.” By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• June 11, 2021 Ron Ramsey stated on January 27, 2012 in an email announcing redistricting maps.: "This year’s redistricting has been the most open, interactive and transparent redistricting process in Tennessee history." By Richard Locker• February 10, 2012 Armond Budish stated on November 03, 2011 in a news conference: Dem-controlled Ohio House voted "to change the process, to create objective criteria, to modify the Constitution" ... to "take politics out of the efforts to draw legislative boundaries." By Joe Guillen• November 23, 2011 Tom Cotton stated on October 21, 2021 in a tweet: The newly drawn congressional district map in Arkansas “keeps communities together.” By Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2021 X posts stated on October 09, 2025 in a post on X: “If you vote no on Prop 50 to stop the redistricting, it shows through the envelope,” making it easy for Democrats to cheat. By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 14, 2025 Robert Brown stated on May 17, 2011 in an interview: "We in the Democratic Party had no input into the locations of these hearings, nor did we have input into the process." By Eric Stirgus• June 6, 2011 Trey Martinez Fischer stated on February 25, 2013 in press conference in the Texas House Speaker’s Committee Room.: Says that since 1975, redistricting by Texas lawmakers has always been found in violation of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. By W. Gardner Selby• March 1, 2013 Nina Perales stated on May 31, 2011 in a press release.: Says a Republican-drawn map of proposed U.S. House districts for Texas "gerrymanders more than nine million Latinos in Texas to make sure that we have no more electoral opportunity than we did in 1991." By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2011 North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus stated on January 31, 2022 in a tweet: Republican state Sens. Paul Newton and Warren Daniel “refused to even give testimony” in North Carolina’s latest redistricting case. By Paul Specht• February 17, 2022 Virginia House Democratic Caucus stated on March 05, 2020 in Voting record: On a referendum that could strip legislators of their redistricting power. By Warren Fiske• March 24, 2020 Ron Tusler stated on September 12, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Wisconsin Republicans are backing “a nonpartisan redistricting plan based off the Iowa Model. ... Republicans, Democrats, and the Governor pushed this plan last time redistricting happened in 2020.” By D.L. Davis• December 8, 2023 Eric Ager stated on October 24, 2023 in a speech on the house floor: “This map was drawn entirely in secret by an Ohio consultant … with taxpayer dollars.” By Paul Specht• November 15, 2023 Lloyd Doggett stated on November 04, 2013 in a guest lecture: "During the last election, Democrats won over a million votes more than Republicans, but because of the way districts are designed, the Republicans got 33 more members of the House of Representatives than the Democrats did." By W. Gardner Selby• November 26, 2013 Will Weatherford stated on June 22, 2011 in a redistricting meeting in Panama City: "There is no $30 million pot of money" for redistricting issues, including defending redistricting lawsuits. "Your tax dollars are not being spent on anything like that." By Amy Sherman• June 28, 2011 AFL-CIO stated on July 13, 2011 in a blog posting: Republican redistricting plans cut Democrat Nancy Nusbaum out of "her state Senate district by a half a block." By James B. Nelson• July 21, 2011 Gavin Newsom stated on August 17, 2025 in a podcast episode: “Democrats have voted for national independent redistricting. Republicans have not.” By Loreben Tuquero• August 21, 2025 Turning Point USA stated on March 27, 2021 in a video posted on Instagram: HR 1 “gives the federal government the power to establish their own committees” to take over the redistricting process. By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2021 Janet Bewley stated on November 05, 2021 in News release: “Wisconsin is almost equally divided on partisan lines” and therefore new Legislative maps could be drawn to “represent that 50-50 split.” By Madeline Heim• November 23, 2021 Ken Martin stated on August 05, 2025 in a press conference: Texas Republicans held one hearing on flood response but eight hearings on redistricting By Amy Sherman• August 6, 2025 Phil Berger stated on September 15, 2017 in In a press release: North Carolina has "the strictest anti-gerrymandering standards in the entire country." By Paul Specht• October 5, 2017
Is Florida’s mid-decade redistricting plan ‘illegal,’ as some Democrats say? By Samantha Putterman• April 15, 2026 How much power does Donald Trump have to change the census and who is counted in it? By Louis Jacobson• August 8, 2025 What is redistricting? And why should voters care? By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2021 Trump's actions could affect the 2026 midterm elections. What will it mean for voters? By Amy Sherman• November 3, 2025 JD Vance called California’s congressional map ‘outrageous.’ It’s not an outlier By Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2025 The legal fight over NC gerrymandering isn’t over. How we got here, and what’s next. By Elizabeth Thompson• July 2, 2019 Will McDonnell keep campaign pledge on bipartisan redistricting? By Warren Fiske• April 5, 2011 Do NC, Texas face more election lawsuits than all other states combined? By Paul Specht• February 8, 2019 Will children be counted if Missouri Amendment 3 passes? It depends By Veronica Mohesky• October 15, 2020 Midterm elections: What does history say? And what could make 2022 different? By Louis Jacobson• September 12, 2022 Was candidate excluded because of her race? By Eric Stirgus• June 10, 2010 Getting it right about Florida's redistricting By Amy Sherman• July 20, 2011 Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 5, 2022 On whether Wisconsin is the most gerrymandered state By Tom Kertscher• June 18, 2018 Fact-checking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ final State of the State speech By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• January 13, 2026 Fact-checking misleading attacks on HR 1, Democrats’ voting rights bill By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2021 Claims about HR 1 keep pouring in. Here are all of our fact-checks in one place By Louis Jacobson• April 5, 2021 In New York, uneven progress on increasing voter access By Jill Terreri Ramos• August 22, 2022 Why does Russia want the Donbas region? By Louis Jacobson• August 18, 2025 PolitiFact Wisconsin's most clicked items for August 2019 By D.L. Davis• September 3, 2019
