PolitiFact

Adam Jarchow stated on July 16, 2019 in a tweet:

"Elected officials draw (legislative redistricting) maps. That’s it."

By Eric Litke• August 23, 2019

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

Robin Hayes stated on January 10, 2018 in Press release:

"A ‘gerrymander’ is by definition and common understanding, a strange looking ‘monster’ drawing. This map is clearly not that."

By Paul Specht• January 10, 2018

Fentrice Driskell stated on April 29, 2026 in an interview:

“Under federal law, you cannot engage in partisan gerrymandering.”

By Samantha Putterman• May 1, 2026

Chris Larson stated on November 09, 2020 in Twitter:

“Jurisdictions representing about 80% of WI residents have passed referendums or resolutions in favor of fair maps.”

By Laura Schulte• December 21, 2020

Dave Hansen stated on March 05, 2017 in an interview:

Wisconsin is "the most -- if not Number 1, number 2 -- gerrymandered state in the country" for state legislative boundaries.

By Tom Kertscher• March 17, 2017

Jerry Tillman stated on November 15, 2019 in a speech:

Says the U.S. Constitution "doesn’t say anything about (redistricting) being fair. … it’s set up to be partisan."

By Paul Specht• November 26, 2019

Byron Donalds stated on May 04, 2026 in an interview:

Congress passed the 1965 Voting Rights Act because “the Democrat party at the time, especially in the South, were racially gerrymandering districts to disenfranchise Black voters.”

By Samantha Putterman• May 8, 2026

Ted Budd stated on March 21, 2022 in a tweet:

“Pat McCrory appointed the ‘Republican’ judge who sided with Democrats in the partisan Democrat lawsuit/power-grab over redistricting.”

By Paul Specht• March 29, 2022

Nikema Williams stated on June 25, 2013 in a party press release:

"Georgia is nearly 50 percent Democratic and (the Republican majority) diminished our voting strength to 32 percent through gerrymandered maps."

By Janel Davis• July 19, 2013

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

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

Thomas Norment, Jr. stated on March 29, 2011 in a press release.:

On bipartisan redistricting.

By Jacob Geiger• April 8, 2011

Robyn Vining stated on October 25, 2020 in an interview:

My 2018 election was the first time Speaker Robin Vos has lost a Republican-held seat

By Eric Litke• October 29, 2020

Nina Turner stated on December 30, 2011 in a news release:

Says that after she declared her candidacy for Congress, "the redistricting process was manipulated to allow incumbent politicians to guarantee their re-election."

By Henry J. Gomez• January 10, 2012

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

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

New York Times Editorial Board stated on June 14, 2017 in a New York Times editorial:

A political map circulated by Sarah Palin’s PAC incited Rep. Gabby Giffords’ shooting

By John Kruzel• June 15, 2017

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

Beto O'Rourke stated on March 16, 2018 in remarks on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher":

"Texas is one of the most gerrymandered states in the union."

By Louis Jacobson• August 16, 2018

Follow us

Stand up for the facts!

I would like to contribute

Search results for "TN Republicans just gerrymandered the state to a 9-0 GOP Congressional Map"

People (90)

Fact-checks (23261)

Articles (7955)

JD Vance called California’s congressional map ‘outrageous.’ It’s not an outlier

What is redistricting? And why should voters care?

The legal fight over NC gerrymandering isn’t over. How we got here, and what’s next.

Latino power in Texas

PolitiFact Wisconsin's most clicked items for August 2019

On whether Wisconsin is the most gerrymandered state

Is Florida’s mid-decade redistricting plan ‘illegal,’ as some Democrats say?

Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos?

Canadian nurses and Trump's plan to renegotiate NAFTA

Do NC, Texas face more election lawsuits than all other states combined?

Trump's actions could affect the 2026 midterm elections. What will it mean for voters?

Hakeem Jeffries ‘maximum warfare’ comment was about redistricting, not a call to violence

Will children be counted if Missouri Amendment 3 passes? It depends

Your guide to the Sunday June 15 news shows

PolitiFact California's Top 10 fact checks (so far) in 2017

Your guide to the Sunday, July 27 news shows

What is the scope of the proposed Jan. 6 commission? And is there a Plan B?

Did Michael Whatley appoint a sex offender to party roles while GOP chair?

It's Election Day -- Go Vote

Yes, House budget bill eliminates federal Medicaid dollars for trans adults’ gender-affirming care