State rankings
Most Gerrymandered States
California has the highest Among the most Gerrymandered in 2024 (52), followed by Texas (38) and Florida (28). Rhode Island has the lowest (2).
Politics & Government47 states · 13 metricsUpdated Sep 18, 2025Original page
13 sources
- Partisan Advantage Tracker - Michigan State University Institute for Public Policy and Social Research
- Gerrymandering Project - Princeton
- The Worst 10 Gerrymanders Ever
- Redistricting plans in 50 states, graded (correctly)
- The Top 10 Most Gerrymandered States in America - Medium
- The Most Gerrymandered States Ranked by Efficiency Gap and Seat Advantage - Element 84
- Gerrymandering Explained - Brennan Center for Justice
- Congressional mapmakers receive "F" grade in five states - Axios
- Wisconsin is the most gerrymandered state in the country. The race for Wisconsin Supreme Court could change that. - Recombobulation Area
- Texas May Have The Worst Gerrymander In The Country - FiveThirtyEight
- Gerrymandering in the United States - Wiki
- What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State - FiveThirtyEight
- Redsistricting the Nation - Azavea.com
Year 202444 of 51 states
Among the most Gerrymandered, 2024
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Median
7.5
Middle half 4 – 11.25
Average
9.75
44 states
Highest
52
California
Lowest
2
Rhode Island
Data
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47 states · # = rank by Among the most Gerrymandered
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  California | 52 | -3.75 | Democrat | B |
| 2 |  Texas | 38 | 2.26 | Republican | F |
| 3 |  Florida | 28 | 3.85 | Republican | F |
| 4 |  New York | 26 | -0.91 | Democrat | A |
| 5 |  Pennsylvania | 17 | 0.48 | Republican | B |
| 5 |  Illinois | 17 | -2.67 | Democrat | F |
| 7 |  Ohio | 15 | 1.6 | Republican | D |
| 8 |  Georgia | 14 | 1.56 | Republican | F |
| 8 |  North Carolina | 14 | 3.25 | Republican | — |
| 10 |  Michigan | 13 | -0.16 | Democrat | A |
| 11 |  New Jersey | 12 | -1.86 | Democrat | A |
| 12 |  Virginia | 11 | -0.14 | Democrat | A |
| 13 |  Washington | 10 | -0.09 | Democrat | A |
| 14 |  Arizona | 9 | 0.77 | Republican | A |
| 14 |  Tennessee | 9 | 1.3 | Republican | F |
| 14 |  Massachusetts | 9 | -1.32 | Democrat | A |
| 14 |  Indiana | 9 | 1.2 | Republican | A |
| 18 |  Missouri | 8 | 1.08 | Republican | A |
| 18 |  Maryland | 8 | -0.45 | Democrat | B |
| 18 |  Colorado | 8 | -0.14 | Democrat | A |
| 18 |  Wisconsin | 8 | 1.53 | Republican | F |
| 18 |  Minnesota | 8 | — | — | A |
| 23 |  South Carolina | 7 | 1.53 | Republican | F |
| 23 |  Alabama | 7 | -0.1 | Democrat | A |
| 25 |  Kentucky | 6 | 0.49 | Republican | A |
| 25 |  Louisiana | 6 | -0.02 | Democrat | F |
| 25 |  Oregon | 6 | -0.31 | Democrat | D |
| 28 |  Oklahoma | 5 | 0.87 | Republican | C |
| 28 |  Connecticut | 5 | -1.23 | Democrat | A |
| 30 |  Utah | 4 | 0.69 | Republican | F |
| 30 |  Nevada | 4 | -0.86 | Democrat | F |
| 30 |  Iowa | 4 | 0.97 | Republican | B |
| 30 |  Arkansas | 4 | 0.81 | Republican | C |
| 30 |  Kansas | 4 | 0.59 | Republican | F |
| 30 |  Mississippi | 4 | 0.51 | Republican | C |
| 36 |  New Mexico | 3 | -1.09 | Democrat | D |
| 36 |  Nebraska | 3 | 0.32 | Republican | A |
| 38 |  Idaho | 2 | 0.35 | Republican | A |
| 38 |  West Virginia | 2 | 0.16 | Republican | — |
| 38 |  Hawaii | 2 | -0.25 | Democrat | A |
| 38 |  New Hampshire | 2 | -0.05 | Democrat | B |
| 38 |  Maine | 2 | 0.05 | Republican | B |
| 38 |  Montana | 2 | 0.48 | Republican | A |
| 38 |  Rhode Island | 2 | -0.56 | Democrat | A |
| — |  North Dakota | — | — | — | Ins |
| — |  Alaska | — | — | — | Ins |
| — |  Vermont | — | — | — | Ins |
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Among the most Gerrymandered?
- California has the highest Among the most Gerrymandered in 2024, at 52, followed by Texas (38) and Florida (28).
- Which state has the lowest Among the most Gerrymandered?
- Rhode Island has the lowest Among the most Gerrymandered in 2024, at 2.
- What is the median Among the most Gerrymandered across US states?
- The median is 7.5 across the 44 US states with data in 2024.
- Where does this most gerrymandered states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Partisan Advantage Tracker - Michigan State University Institute for Public Policy and Social Research; Gerrymandering Project - Princeton; The Worst 10 Gerrymanders Ever; Redistricting plans in 50 states, graded (correctly).