A U.S. national flag flies at half-mast at the Washington Monument in commemoration of the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in Washington D.C., the United States, on Sept. 11, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)
"People choose to draw a line through our community," says Fayetteville Mayor Mitch Colvin. "It increases confusion. It dilutes representation."
NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- As the midterm election nears in the United States, the topic of districts redrawn is being picked up again in Fayetteville, North Carolina, which mirrors political division in the city, and even in the state and the whole nation, reported Carolina Public Press on Thursday.
In North Carolina, districts were redrawn three times from 2010 to 2019, due to court cases that considered previous drawings to be cases of gerrymandering, a political practice committed by both Democrats and Republicans, that forms maps in a way that favors one political party over another.
Two of the maps in the 2010s split Fayetteville. "Those drawings, including the map for the 2022 election, split the city along Hay Street, a major downtown business corridor," said the report.
"People choose to draw a line through our community," Fayetteville Mayor Mitch Colvin was quoted as saying. "It increases confusion. It dilutes representation."
Statewide, the new maps are projected to be more evenly divided between the two parties with seven polled toward Republicans, six to Democrats and one toss-up, according to the report. ■