What is the term for the practice of drawing district boundaries to benefit a political party?

The practice of drawing district boundaries to benefit a political party is known as gerrymandering. This term refers specifically to the manipulation of electoral district boundaries to give one political party an advantage over others during elections. Gerrymandering can involve creatively shaping districts to include or exclude certain demographics or neighborhoods, thereby influencing electoral outcomes in favor of the party in control of the redistricting process.

Redistricting is the general process of drawing these boundaries after a census, but it does not inherently carry the connotation of partisanship that gerrymandering does. Reapportionment refers to the process of reallocating congressional seats among the states based on population changes, which precedes redistricting. Stacking is not a widely recognized term in the context of district drawing or political manipulation. Thus, gerrymandering stands out as the specific and targeted practice that directly relates to partisan advantage in electoral politics.