Gerrymandering is when elected officials manipulate district lines in order to pre-determine the results of an election. Partisan gerrymandering occurs when this map-drawing process is intentionally used to benefit a particular political party — to help that party win more seats or more easily protect the ones it has.

Georgia has a long history of producing maps that seek to limit the voting power of black, brown, immigrant, and other people of color. When this happens, elected officials are less likely to feel accountable to these communities and residents do not have a fair chance to elect the representative of choice.

Gerrymandering can happen at any level of government. When our communities stand together we can stop gerrymandering from further weakening our voting power. 

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Georgia has a long history of producing maps that seek to limit the voting power of black, brown, immigrant, and other people of color - this is called racial gerrymandering.