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A political map of the United States shows the country divided into congressional districts, colored in varying shades of red and blue to indicate partisan lean. The majority of the map's geographic area, particularly across the Great Plains, South, and Mountain West, is dominated by shades of red. Blue areas are concentrated in urban centers, parts of the West Coast, the Northeast, and scattered districts across the South.

What Congress would look like without gerrymandering

A 435-district map drawn without partisan favoritism shows what fair districts would look like nationwide — more representative, more competitive, and close to guaranteeing that whichever party wins the popular vote wins the House.
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