Racial gerrymandering may be here to stay

The Supreme Court has barred considering race when crafting legislative districts. But race could remain embedded in political gerrymandering, despite vehement claims to the contrary.

By: Claire B. Wofford, College of Charleston and Jordan Ragusa, College of Charleston, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: May 11, 2026

Words: 1,424

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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By Claire B. Wofford, College of Charleston and Jordan Ragusa, College of Charleston

The outrage was swift and severe when the U.S. Supreme Court, by an ideologically divided 6-3 vote, recently struck down Louisiana’s majority Black congressional district as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Critics lambasted the court for gutting the Voting Rights Act, the federal law that had until recently garnered strong bipartisan support and had ensured Black political representation in the South …

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