2010 United States redistricting cycle

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The 2010 United States redistricting cycle was the nationwide process following the 2010 Census in which congressional and legislative district boundaries were redrawn across all states to reflect population changes.

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2010 United States redistricting cycle canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political event
redistricting cycle
aim to adjust representation in response to population shifts
to equalize population among electoral districts
appliesTo United States federal electoral districts
surface form: U.S. House of Representatives districts

state house or assembly districts
state senate districts
appliesToJurisdiction District of Columbia (for some local districts)
all 50 U.S. states
basedOn 2010 United States census
surface form: 2010 United States Census
characterizedBy numerous state and federal court challenges
partisan gerrymandering controversies
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endTime around 2012
fieldOfWork U.S. electoral politics
electoral geography
followedBy 2020 United States redistricting cycle
follows 2000 United States redistricting cycle
hasPart 2010 congressional redistricting
2010 local and county redistricting in some states
2010 state legislative redistricting
includesEvent Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
surface form: Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission 2011 maps

California Citizens Redistricting Commission 2011 maps
Florida 2010s redistricting
North Carolina 2011 redistricting
Ohio Redistricting Commission
surface form: Ohio 2011 redistricting

Pennsylvania 2011 redistricting
Texas 2010s redistricting
involves federal courts
governors
independent redistricting commissions in some states
state courts
state legislatures
legalBasis U.S. Constitution requirement for decennial census
Voting Rights Act of 1965
one person, one vote principle
notableIn Republican Party gains in 2010 state legislative elections
resultedIn Republican-favored congressional maps in many states
changes in the partisan balance of U.S. House delegations
startTime 2010
subjectOf numerous U.S. Supreme Court cases on redistricting
public debates on electoral fairness
triggeredBy population changes identified in the 2010 Census
usedFor 2012 United States House of Representatives elections
elections in the 2010s decade
subsequent congressional elections until new maps after 2020 Census

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Texas's 35th congressional district createdBy 2010 United States redistricting cycle
Tennessee's 6th congressional district redistrictingEvent 2010 United States redistricting cycle