Racial Gerrymandering

Racial gerrymandering is a political practice that dilutes the voting power of racial minorities as a method of voter suppression. Gerrymandering (racial or otherwise) is conducted to provide an unfair advantage to a particular candidate or party. There are two methods used in gerrymandering, colloquially referred to as ‘cracking’ and ‘packing.’ Cracking refers to the process of splitting up voters into disparate districts to dilute their vote. Packing concentrates the vote of a particular group into a singular district thereby ensuring that they have fewer representatives in office.

Source: National Organization for Women