redistricting

American  

[ree-dis-trik-ting] / riˈdɪs trɪk tɪŋ /

noun

1. the activity or process of dividing an area or region into new districts, such as for administrative or electoral purposes.

   The program is focused on issues of voting rights and elections, money in politics, and redistricting and representation.

   As school committee chair, she was tasked with a complicated and controversial redistricting of the town’s elementary schools.

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Etymology

Origin of redistricting

redistrict ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

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redistricting

He does not want federal judges interfering in the redistricting process, not even to prioritise black Americans like himself.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

Two Republican House incumbents, Young Kim and Ken Calvert, share the newly drawn 40th District after redistricting and face a Democratic field spanning Orange and Riverside counties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

Protesters described the current redistricting fights as part of a broader national struggle over democratic representation, particularly in states where Black-majority districts are once again under legal and political pressure.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

State Sen. L. Louise Lucas had recently helped push for Virginia’s redistricting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

In November 2004 she learned of a school redistricting plan and shook her e-mail chain to mobilize opposition.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times