Use the demographic and geospatial representations of gerrymandering to answer the question.

Question

An illustration shows an oval shape containing 4 squares labeled B and 11 squares labeled W. The boxes are scattered randomly inside the oval. Two groups of squares are encircled. On the left side of the oval, 4 boxes labeled W and 3 boxes labeled B are circled together by a solid line. On the right side of the oval, 7 boxes labeled W and 1 box labeled B are circled together by a solid line.

Number/Percentage of White Voters Number/Percentage of Black Voters Number of Districts Number/Percentage of White Districts Number/Percentage of Black Districts Effect on Congress
11 / 73% 4 / 27% 2 2 / 100% 0 / 0% ?
What is likely to be the effect on Congress?

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Responses

Congress reflects rough parity in party affiliation by region.
Congress reflects rough parity in party affiliation by region.

Congress reflects increased weighted favoring of one party despite rough parity in voter affiliation.
Congress reflects increased weighted favoring of one party despite rough parity in voter affiliation.

Voices in Congress are likely to reflect both minority and majority races.
Voices in Congress are likely to reflect both minority and majority races.

Voices in Congress are likely to reflect the majority race.
Voices in Congress are likely to reflect the majority race.
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Answer 1

The likely effect on Congress, given the demographic distribution of voters and the gerrymandered districting, is:

Congress reflects increased weighted favoring of one party despite rough parity in voter affiliation.

This conclusion is based on the fact that the districting splits the population such that all districts are dominated by one group (in this case, the White voters), leading to a lack of representation for the minority group (the Black voters). While there are more voters in total (11 White vs. 4 Black), the way the districts are drawn results in a situation where minority voices are effectively minimized within Congress, despite their overall percentage of the population.