[fernandopj]

"Gerrymandering" is a word difficult enough to grasp, and "partisan gerrymandering" (for me at least) doesn't ring any bells either, so for those of us who don't come from an USA background, but are interested in how someone could mathematically define that, I found this link:

https://www.senate.mn/departments/scr/REDIST/Red2000/ch5part...

> Partisan (or political) gerrymandering is the drawing of electoral district lines in a manner that discriminates against a political party.

[jon_richards]

Gerrymandering is by definition partisan (or political). The term comes from when Governor Gerry redrew districts to benefit his party, resulting a district some described as looking like a salamander, causing it to be named the "gerrymander".