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# Why Can Politicians Draw Their Own District?
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/civics-made-easy/episode/why-can-politicians-draw-their-own-district-sn7kwq/
- Published: 2026-10-27T00:45:20.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-27T02:30:37.000Z
- Description: Why do politicians get to pick their voters? Ben Sheehan unpacks partisan gerrymandering.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Civics Made Easy, Season 2, Episode 2, #ZZZ_Episode_4ca000df-edbc-4bae-88b2-94c354615fef, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_7f4de95f-18d9-43ae-9b1d-8d17732a6075, #v1.16

Your vote should count as much as anyone else’s. But in most states, lawmakers draw the political districts, and they do it to help their party win elections. It’s called partisan gerrymandering. Ben Sheehan and Princeton’s Sam Wang explain how it works and why it’s legal. Then, Katie Fahey shares how her social media post caused Michigan to let citizens draw the districts instead of politicians.