In most states, the redistricting process is controlled by whichever party is in control at the statehouse at the time of redistricting. According to FiveThirtyEight's Atlas of Redistricting, for instance, it's possible to draw a map that includes nine safe Democratic seats, a net gain of four seats. FiveThirtyEight's number-crunchers also tried to improve on the current Republican gerrymander. Given the sharp and narrow political divides in Congress these days, changing the partisan makeup of just one state's House delegation has the potential to bring national consequences. In North Carolina, for instance, you could turn the current 10-to-3 districting in favor of Republicans into an 8-to-5 Democratic majority.

Source: Washington Post February 09, 2018 18:07 UTC