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Incumbency, Reapportionment, &
RedistrictingUnit 4: Institutions
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I. Scope of incumbency advantage (What kind of advantages do incumbents have?)
12 Terms-24 yearsHOR
10 Terms-21 YearsHOR
Former Sen. Ted Kennedy (MA)47 Years in Senate
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A. Reelection rate in House :> 90% (96% in 2002)
B. Reelection rate in Senate :> 80% (86% in 2002)
C. Relatively few seats are seriously contested in the House. Most are “safe seats.”
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D. Charges of a “Permanent Congress.”
E. Counter points to these charges: Assumptions about Incumbents Retirements open up seats
Thinking: Pros and Cons of having so many incumbents getting re-elected?
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II. Advantages of incumbency
A. Franking privilegeB. Staffers in officesC. PatronageD. Name RecognitionE. CaseworkF. Campaign $ PACs
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III. A special incumbency advantage for House
members: gerrymandering
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A. To understand gerrymandering, you first need to understand reapportionment: the redistribution of the 435 seats in the House on the basis of changes in state populations. 1.Number of Rep’s per state is
determined by population.2.Census conducted every 10
years Reapportionment Video
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B. Census will show population changes in state these changes must be reflected in state representation in House; same in the state legislature.
To make the people fit they REDRAW the lines Redistricting:
Gerrymandering (type of redistricting): Redrawing boundaries to favor the party in power of the state legislature & HOR
Redistricting Song
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1. Origin of term: from 19th century Mass. Governor Elbridge Gerry, who drew district lines himself. Some of his districts had such strange shapes that they looked like salamanders, prompting one wag to instead refer to them as “gerrymandering”
2. The party in power can get a majority of seats in the House by:
1. “Packing:”.2. “Cracking:”
3. Effects of gerrymandering:
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III. Packing vs. CrackingTake a look at our district here at home...
CA 43rd District
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C. Redistricting requirements
1. Districts must be as near equal in population as possible
a) Baker v. Carr, 1962: “one man, one vote” State of TN was redistricting areas of the state to give benefit to some and leaving others out. Principle applied to state legislative districts to correct overrepresentation (mal-apportionment) of rural areas.
b) Wesberry V. Sanders, 1964: applied same principal to House districts.
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Racial gerrymandering is prohibited(Shaw v. Reno, 1993).
Race may not be the primary factor in drawing district lines (Miller v. Johnson, 1995).
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IV. Impact of Redistricting on Democracy
How these lines are drawn are crucial for allowing people to have voice
Mapping Our Future
Changes in Redistricting in CaliforniaProp 11 2008
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Lecture DQs
1. Discuss 2 advantages of incumbents in congressional races.
2. Describe the process of Reapportionment and Redistricting in your own words