Americans Accept Retaliatory Gerrymandering

A surprisingly large share of the public (37% in this poll) says it is justified for states to retaliate by drawing districts to favor their own party when another state does so. That suggests normalization of tit‑for‑tat electoral engineering as a public opinion stance rather than principled rejection of the practice. — If Americans view retaliatory gerrymanders as legitimate, legal and political safeguards against partisan advantage may face weaker public support and escalation dynamics at the state level could harden.