The Supreme Court's gerrymaxxing

The Supreme Court's gerrymaxxing

From Today, Explained by Vox

May 4, 2026 · 26 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of the Supreme Court's decision on partisan gerrymandering and its implications for upcoming elections.

States are already making changes to their election maps after the Supreme Court decided to unleash a new era of partisan gerrymandering. And just in time for the midterms! This episode was produced by Dustin DeSoto and Kelli Wessinger, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Activists protesting gerrymandering outside the Supreme Court. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Host: Sean Rameswaram

Topics covered

  • gerrymandering
  • Supreme Court
  • election maps
  • midterms
  • partisan politics

Keywords

  • gerrymandering
  • Supreme Court
  • election maps
  • midterms
  • partisan politics
  • activists
  • Vox

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