"But gerrymandering — the drawing of political boundaries for the benefit of one party or group over another — is a far more complex topic than some analysts and partisans care to acknowledge. As our gerrymandering series has shown, there’s no “right” way to draw a district. Prioritize one goal — competitiveness or nonwhite representation, for example — and you have to sacrifice others.
Gerrymandering contributes to issues like the drop in competitive elections, extremism and gridlock, but it’s far from their sole cause. If you want to solve these problems — and the problems themselves are very real — you need to understand what’s really behind them."
Five Thirty Eight
A really good read tackling the important, but poorly understood, issue of gerrymandering.
Recommended for anyone concerned about noncompetitive elections or political polarization.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/ending-gerrymandering-wont-fix-what-ails-america/