Overwhelming majority of Americans oppose gerrymandering: Poll

The overwhelming majority of Americans view gerrymandering as a problem for the country, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports survey.

Overall, 86% of likely U.S. voters considered it a "problem" when states draw congressional district lines to favor one party over the other, including 61% who deemed it a "very serious problem."

The finding comes as Virginia voters are set to decide on a constitutional referendum that would allow Democrats in the state legislature to redraw the congressional district maps mid-decade.

The effort is part of a nationwide effort by both parties to give themselves an advantage in the November midterms. Democrats have billed the Virginia effort as a means of counteracting Republican efforts in other states.

Conducted March 11-12, the survey questioned 1,137 likely voters and has a margin of error of +/- 3%.

The term "gerrymandering" refers to former Vice President Elbridge Gerry and is a portmanteau of his surname and "salamander." The amphibian component refers to the shape of a particularly partisan congressional district that he signed into law as governor of Massachusetts.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.