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

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

The court had applied Purcell inconsistently across cases, eventually expanding its application to redistricting cases, including Milligan and Callais.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

But Virginia’s constitution gives redistricting to a bipartisan commission.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“I don’t think the California redistricting commission has ever been in greater jeopardy than it is right now,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 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