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  • 6 - The Policy and Social Consequences of State Legislative Gerrymandering

  • Alex Keena, Virginia Commonwealth University, Michael Latner, California Polytechnic State University, Anthony J. McGann McGann, University of Strathclyde, Charles Anthony Smith, University of California, Irvine
  • Book:
    Gerrymandering the States
    Published online:
    02 July 2021
    Print publication:
    22 July 2021, pp 117-134

  • Summary

    We investigate the political and social consequences of the 2010 election and the gerrymandering that followed. We show that many of the governing parties that drew extremely biased maps also enacted greater restrictions on voter eligibility and ballot access prior to the 2016 presidential election. Furthermore, we find evidence that the level of partisan bias present in state legislatures influenced policy outcomes, distinct from partisan control of the legislatures. Many state legislatures, including those in crucial swing states, have effectively insulated themselves from public accountability at the same time that their constituents face growing public health challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.