Question

multiple choice
which of the following scenarios best fits the concept of gerrymandering?

a u.s. senator has a medical emergency and is no longer able to fulfill her elected - duty. as a result, her seat goes to a runoff election.
a candidate for u.s. president wins the popular vote by 1 million votes, but loses the electoral - college vote by 56 votes.
congressional district 1a is drawn in such a way that party x wins with nearly 80% of the vote, but party x loses in congressional districts 1b, 1c, and 1d (which surround district 1a) with approximately 30% of the vote.
a state representative wins re - election by a margin of 60% to 40%. he claims that if voter turnout had been higher, he would have likely won by a larger margin.
two new school districts are created, which requires the redrawing of school board trustee lines in such a way that two trustees from district a will now be elected for district b.

Explanation:

Gerrymandering is the practice of manipulating the boundaries of electoral districts to favor a particular political party or group. In the highlighted scenario, a congressional district is drawn in a way to give an advantage to Party X in one district while surrounding it with districts where Party X has fewer votes, which is a classic example of gerrymandering.

Answer:

The scenario where congressional district 1A is drawn in such a way that Party X wins with nearly 80% of the vote, but Party X loses in congressional districts 1B, 1C, and 1D (which surround district 1A) with approximately 30% of the vote.