Gerrymandering & redistricting

Fights over electoral district maps and the Voting Rights Act: partisan and racial gerrymandering, redistricting, and the weakening of VRA protections (Section 2, preclearance).

Soapbox Score on this issue (last 30 days)
L+6.0
285 mentions across 243 episodes
Lean trend · L ↔ R
Range L+7.3 to L+3.8 · rolling 7-day index
Attention trend · mention volume
Peak 87 · Low 8 · rolling 7-day mention count
Left-leaning position
Courts/commissions should curb gerrymanders; enforce the VRA
Right-leaning position
Map-drawing is the legislature's job; limit race-based mandates
Who's driving this issue this week
Gerrymandering & redistricting is L+6.6 over the last 7 days, weighted by audience reach.
L+8.03× · 10M
L+9.23× · 2.3M
L+8.74× · 1.3M
L+9.02× · 5.3M
L+9.01× · 5.6M
L+5.83× · 2.1M
R+9.01× · 3.5M
L+8.41× · 2.2M
L+8.41× · 2.1M
L+7.01× · 6.5M
L+8.02× · 500K
L+9.01× · 1.4M
53 mentions
← Pulls LPulls R →
The Matt Walsh Show · R+9.0

“ليس لدينا ما يكفي من المال لخدمات الطوارئ الخاصة بكم، لكن لدينا ما يكفي من المال للقيام بإعادة تقسيم الدوائر، التي حاربنا من أجلها وفزنا”

This is The Most Impressive Democrat in Years →
MS NOW (MSNBC) · L+8.0

“as Republicans in the Florida House rammed through a redistricting scheme to drastically reduce Black representation in Congress, Representative Angie Nixon walked the House floor with a pink bullhorn, objecting that what her Republican colleagues were doing was unconstitutional.”

The Rachel Maddow Show - Oct. 12 | Audio Only →

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Channels covering this issue

last 30 days, sorted by share of voice
LMS NOW (MSNBC)
L+6.4
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 203
LLegal AF
L+6.3
21 mentions · share-of-voice weight 144
LBrian Tyler Cohen
L+9.0
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 107
MThe Hill
L+3.4
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 52
MABC News
L+6.2
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 49
LVox
L+8.2
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 47
LMeidasTouch Network
L+7.0
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 45
MForbes Breaking News
L+6.8
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 42
LZeteo (Mehdi Hasan)
L+9.2
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 37
LAdam Mockler
L+8.8
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 36
LAll In with Chris Hayes
L+8.1
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 34
MThe NPR Politics Podcast
L+4.9
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 33
MPBS NewsHour
L+6.3
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 31
MCBS News
L+6.2
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 30
LThe Joy Reid Show
L+6.4
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 28
RFox News
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 26
LThe Don Lemon Show
L+8.3
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 24
LKatie Phang
L+6.8
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 22
LDavid Pakman Show
L+7.4
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 21
LI've Had It
L+4.1
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 21
MBreaking Points
L+7.7
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 19
LIndisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey
L+9.8
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 19
LWhat A Day
L+8.2
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 19
MThe Lead with Jake Tapper
L+7.3
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 19
LTHE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent
L+5.5
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 18
LTalking Feds with Harry Litman
L+4.8
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 18
LToday, Explained
L+7.6
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 18
LThe Warning with Steve Schmidt
L+8.1
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 18
MThe Bulwark Podcast
L+2.8
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
MThe Chris Cuomo Project
L+7.7
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
LMorning Joe
L+7.2
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
LPod Save America
L+7.0
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
LDeadline: White House
L+8.3
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
RLiberal Hivemind
R+3.2
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
LThe Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
L+7.5
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
RThe Rob Carson Show
L+3.7
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
LRadio Atlantic
L+6.5
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 12
RThe Dan Bongino Show
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 12
RThe Matt Walsh Show
R+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 12
MThe Fox News Rundown
L+0.9
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
MTo The Contrary with Charlie Sykes
L+8.0
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
LThe Briefing with Jen Psaki
L+8.0
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
MMeet the Press
L+6.5
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
MHasan Minhaj
L+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
MMain Justice
L+8.8
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
LThom Hartmann Program
L+7.5
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
MTangle
L+4.4
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
LThe Jim Acosta Show
L+7.3
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
RBlazeTV
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
RFox News Clips
R+3.4
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
RThe Megyn Kelly Show
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
MUp First from NPR
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
LThe View
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
LPolitics War Room
L+7.3
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
LThe Ring of Fire
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
LThe MeidasTouch Podcast
L+8.4
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
RThe Liz Wheeler Show
R+9.3
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
RConservative Review with Daniel Horowitz
R+2.5
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
LThe Damage Report
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
LThe Lincoln Project
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
MNBC News
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
RThe Trish Regan Show
R+5.3
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
LAggressive Progressive
L+5.9
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
RInteresting Times with Ross Douthat
L+7.3
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
RMichael Knowles
R+5.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
LEgberto Off The Record
L+7.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
RGlenn Beck
R+1.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
LThe Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
L+5.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
RReal Coffee with Scott Adams
L+8.2
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
MThe Focus Group
L+7.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
RThe Sean Hannity Show
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
LPivot
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
MWashington Week PBS
L+6.2
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
ROANN
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
MCNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
L+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
LThe Beat with Ari Melber
L+4.7
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
LRaging Moderates
L+6.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
MAnderson Cooper 360
L+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
RSidebar with Viva Frei
L+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
MThe Source with Kaitlan Collins
L+4.3
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
MThe Rest Is Politics: US
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
RAmerican Conservative University
R+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
MNext Up with Mark Halperin
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
RBrian Kilmeade Show
L+1.7
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
RRuthless Podcast
R+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
RJohn Solomon Reports
R+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
LStay Tuned with Preet
L+8.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
MThe Rest Is Politics US
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
RMorning Wire (Daily Wire)
R+5.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
RSteve Deace Show
R+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
LHeadlights: Voices from The Progressive South
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
RVictor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words
R+3.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
MThis Week with George Stephanopoulos
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
MHacks on Tap
L+5.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
RPredictable with Stu Burguiere
R+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
LFast Politics
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
LPolitical Gabfest
L+5.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
LHell and High Water
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
MPlain English with Derek Thompson
L+5.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
MThe Bret Baier Podcast
L+5.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
RWSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 1
MLeft, Right & Center
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 1