Alabama's Black voters packed and cracked into 7th congressional district

 

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Black people account for more than one-quarter of Alabama's population. But, for decades, white Republicans have ensured that only one of Alabama's seven members of Congress is Black. They've accomplished this by gerrymandering the state's Congressional districts to limit Black voting power. The process is called "packing" and "cracking." First, as many Black voters as possible are packed into a single Congressional district. Then the remaining black voters are cracked — split into multiple districts — to limit their voting power.

Sources:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts (US, AL); 

U.S. Census Bureau (AL 7CD)