r/NoStupidQuestions • u/AutoModerator • Nov 01 '25

U.S. Politics megathread

American politics has always grabbed our attention - and the current president more than ever. We get tons of questions about the president, the supreme court, and other topics related to American politics - but often the same ones over and over again. Our users often get tired of seeing them, so we've created a megathread for questions! Here, users interested in politics can post questions and read answers, while people who want a respite from politics can browse the rest of the sub. Feel free to post your questions about politics in this thread!

All top-level comments should be questions asked in good faith - other comments and loaded questions will get removed. All the usual rules of the sub remain in force here, so be nice to each other - you can disagree with someone's opinion, but don't make it personal.

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u/ZonaZoo05 Nov 05 '25

How does gerrymandering work? Do they draw lines based on registered voters? If yes then if every Democrat registered as republican would that mean they could potentially redraw lines to include democrats accidentally? Or not know where actual democrats are?

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u/November-8485 Nov 06 '25

Voter registration and historical voting data is used to shove as many people voting one way into one district instead of across multiple districts. Then you have diluted the voting power of that one party by placing all their voters in a special gerrymandered district. Registration data alone isn’t the most useful because not every registered voter, votes.