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Cracking and Packing
Definition
Two forms of gerrymandering. Cracking splits a cohesive group across multiple districts so they cannot form a majority in any. Packing concentrates a group into as few districts as possible, wasting their votes and limiting their overall influence. Both can constitute vote dilution under Section 2.
Examples
- •The Robinson court found Louisiana cracked the Black population across multiple districts while packing Black voters into a single district (District 2) rather than allowing a second opportunity district.