How Democrats Evened the Congressional Map

<p>In the past, Republicans have been able to secure what some see as an unfair political advantage by gerrymandering political districts.</p><p>But after the recent redrawing of zones, the congressional map across the U.S. is perhaps more evenly split than at any time in the past 50 years.</p><p>What happened?</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/nate-cohn?smid=pc-thedaily">Nate Cohn</a>, a domestic correspondent for The Upshot at The New York Times.</p><p>Have you lost a loved one during the pandemic? The Daily is working on a special episode memorializing those we have lost to the coronavirus. If you would like to share their name on the episode, please RECORD A VOICE MEMO and send it to us at <a href="mailto:thedaily@nytimes.com">thedaily@nytimes.com</a>. You can find more information and<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/03/podcasts/daily-memorial-covid.html"> specific instructions here</a>.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/us/politics/redistricting-congressional-maps-elections.html"> surprisingly fair congressional map</a> defies the expectations of many analysts — and it is something of an accident.</li></ul><p>Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>