The fight over Louisiana’s congressional map is once again sparking emotional debate at the State Capitol, with lawmakers and ...

It took the Voting Rights Act in 1965, and its revisions decades later, to restore Black congressional representation in the South after Reconstruction.

If you’re a conservative living in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, Hawaii, or Delaware, the arithmetic is ...

If Americans want to curb gerrymandering and strengthen representation, they must stop expecting politicians to perfect a ...

The redistricting frenzy across Republican-controlled Southern states threatens to resurrect some of the gravest racial ...

Presidents’ Day — or as the federal government designates it, George Washington’s Birthday — occurs each year on the third Monday in February and is understood by many as an occasion to celebrate the ...

In the face of widespread pessimism about the political fate of the United States and growing political polarization, scholars and citizens across the country are reimagining how American democracy ...

Eric Holder, chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, talks with NPR's Michel Martin about a Supreme Court ruling that could pave the way for a drop in Black representation in ...

The United States could be headed toward the largest-ever decline in representation by Black members of Congress, depending on how the Supreme Court rules in a closely watched redistricting case about ...

Professor of Political Science Katherine Tate was not surprised by the findings of her most recent research project: In Congress, “representation of minorities does matter substantively,” she said in ...