The Gerrymanderers Are Coming! Legislative Redistricting Won't Affect Competition or Polarization Much, No Matter Who Does It

@article{Masket2012TheGA,
  title={The Gerrymanderers Are Coming! Legislative Redistricting Won't Affect Competition or Polarization Much, No Matter Who Does It},
  author={Seth Masket and Jonathan Winburn and Gerald C. Wright},
  journal={PS: Political Science \& Politics},
  year={2012},
  volume={45},
  pages={39 - 43}
}
Abstract Redistricting received substantial attention in the popular media in 2011, as states redrew state legislative and congressional district boundaries. Many reformers continue to argue for a de-politicization of the redistricting process, claiming that partisan redistricting is responsible for declining electoral competition and increasing legislative polarization. Our analysis of evidence from state legislatures during the last decade suggests that the effects of partisan redistricting… 
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