Gerrymander

Joe Fluke,16, sits at a table with fellow members of the Smithsburg High School Marching Band inside the Dixie Diner, in downtown Smithsburg, Maryland, on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. Smithsburg is a very different town than the southern part of the district that includes Potomac and Germantown. Originally a District that was mostly rural, but included towns like Frederick and Hagerstown, Maryland's 6th District was redistricted in 2011, combining rural northern Maryland regions with more affluent communities like near Washington D.C. turning the district from Republican to Democrat.

CREDIT: John Boal for The Wall Street Journal
GERRYMANDER

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Joe Fluke,16, sits at a table with fellow members of the Smithsburg High School Marching Band inside the Dixie Diner, in downtown Smithsburg, Maryland, on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. Smithsburg is a very different town than the southern part of the district that includes Potomac and Germantown. Originally a District that was mostly rural, but included towns like Frederick and Hagerstown, Maryland's 6th District was redistricted in 2011, combining rural northern Maryland regions with more affluent communities like near Washington D.C. turning the district from Republican to Democrat. <br />
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CREDIT: John Boal for The Wall Street Journal<br />
GERRYMANDER