The League of Women Voters believes responsibility for redistricting should be vested in an independent special commission, with a membership that reflects the diversity of the unit of government, including citizens at large, representatives of public interest groups, and members of minority groups.

Why it matters

Political and racial gerrymandering distorts and undermines representative democracy by allowing officials to select their voters rather than voters to elect their officials. When done for purposes of racial discrimination or to ensure the dominance of one political party, gerrymandering runs counter to equal voting rights for all eligible voters.

Watch the video - The Basic Math of Gerrymandering 

Watch the video - What is Redistricting? CLICK HERE 

What we’re doing

Our League in conjunction with the State and National  supports apportionment and redistricting based substantially on the population of all voting districts, with additional consideration given to compact and contiguous territory and with respect given to municipal boundaries. 

We are working closely with Fair Districts PA, a project of the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania. Fair Districts PA is a nonpartisan, statewide coalition of organizations and individuals working to create a process for redistricting that is transparent, impartial, and fair. 

Carol Kuniholm of Fair Districts PA and a Board Member of the  League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania gave an update about how the 2020 census will affect the redistricting of Pennsylvania.  She also discusses the proposed state constitutional amendment to map state-level judicial elections geographically instead of state-wide. To watch the presentation CLICK HERE

Review solutions on how to fix the problem and stop gerrymandering in Pennsylvania Click Here

What can you do

• Advocate with Our League and Fair Districts PA and Fair Districts Delco
• Sign the Petition (Fair Districts PA)
• Contact Your Legislator
• Join  Our League  to help us advocate to end gerrymandering
• Like our Facebook Pages - Central Delaware County & Fair Districts PA

• Check out: 

• People Powered Maps (LWV - National)

• Draw the Lines

• Fair Vote - Gerrymandering Key Facts

• Princeton Gerrymandering Project

• Report - Best Practices for Collaborative Policymaking

• Fair Districts - Mapping Tool for Delaware County 
• Additional Mapping Resources - CLICK HERE

For additional information contact League Members: jodinemayberry [at] comcast.net (Jodine Mayberry) , Legislative Advocacy Committee Chair; and/or Deirdreg84 [at] gmail.com (Dierdre Gibson), Fair Districts PA Delaware County Coordinator