The political data website FiveThirtyEight, by contrast, described Illinois as the most unfairly gerrymandered state in in the entire country.

What happens in Illinois if it changes and Republicans gain the majority? More gerrymandering in their favor? Undoubtedly. I would suggest to LaHood and Nowlan that they get their Republican peers ...

The worst Democratic gerrymander in the country is arguably in Illinois, as it set off a high-stakes game of musical chairs among the state’s five Republican House members. Nathaniel Rakich: One ...

Illinois election results show gerrymandering's bad outcome Gerrymandering is not a Republican or Democrat problem, it is a problem for our democracy, writes U of I professor Sheldon H. Jacobson.

The new Illinois congressional district map was given an "F" grade by a nonpartisan evaluation group because of the gerrymandering tactics border drawers used to give Democrats a significant ...

For better or worse, November 2024 elections were a triumph for Republicans nationwide. And margins for the GOP in deep-blue Illinois were no exception. For the Illinois House, Republicans ...

The maps Illinois Democrats approved in 2021 sealed in their political power for a decade — adding one Hispanic-majority blue seat in Congress and forcing two Republicans out of their districts.

Imperfect Union Illinois Democrats drew new maps. The changes pushed the GOP to the right. The state’s congressional redistricting illustrates how gerrymandering hollows out the political center ...

How some are fighting back against gerrymandering 03:49. In North Carolina, Democratic state Senate candidate Kate Barr is knocking on doors and meeting voters in a district just outside of ...

Former U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis talks about gerrymandering in Illinois and its effect on congressional races, and former President Donald Trump’s prospects so far.