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

The overall impact of the changes -- alongside a Supreme Court ruling limiting race-based redistricting -- remains unclear.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

California Congressional District 47 race: Democratic incumbent Dave Min defends his Orange County seat after redistricting transformed it into a safely Democratic area.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

And it could affect places still redistricting for 2026, including, most importantly, Florida.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

They can require compact and contiguous districts under state law, reduce unnecessary splitting of counties and neighborhoods, strengthen protections for local communities, and establish independent or bipartisan redistricting commissions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 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