Here are the solutions to the "Gerrymandering Game." In theupper map, you can see how district lines are drawn to "pack" mostof the Democratic voters into a central district. Thus, On election day,one Democrat and three Republicans are likely to be elected. In a citythat is 56 percent Democrat and 44 percent Republican, these districtswould give the majority party only 25 percent of the seats, while theminority party would get three out of four seats.

In the second map, you can see how district lines divide Republicansupporters evenly among the four districts. Thus, though a sizeable minorityin the city (44 percent), they will probably see no Republicans elected.Democratic voters with a small numerical majority will get all therepresentation.

Of course, politicians know that Gerrymandering is more than a meregame. Every ten years, after the census, the redistricting process beginsanew, and each time, parties who play a role in the districting processwork to create "safe districts" for their candidates. Thisproblem cannot be avoided using Single-Member Districts and Winner-Take-Allvoting -- only elections using Multi-Member Proportional Districtscan eliminate the problem of Gerrymandering and assure election resultsthat accurately reflect the views of voters.